Including President Trumps own family. Well speak with Minnesota Democratic Congress member keith ellison. Then to honduras, where tenofof ousandndof protesters poured to t thetreetsts after t contested president i e electn. Theys the counting of the votes when the incumbent was trailing opposition candidate keith calling nasralla was to stop the crackdown on protesters. In this moment im not calling on the general of the armed forces or the kernels of the armed forces because they have already failed the people. On the base calling of the armed forces to rebel against their bosses. Amy at least ththree protesters have been killed so far. We will go to honduras for the latest. Finally, constitutional attorney john bonifaz on the growing movement to impeach President Trump. Dissatisfiedabout about certain policies of the president. This is about the basic fundamental principle in this country that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amamy goodman. Senatete republicans have passea sweeping rewrite of the u. S. Tax code that will dramatically impact not only household income, but also health care, domestic spending, even oil and gas drilling. It would cut taxes by nearly 1. 5 trillion dollars with most of the cuts benefiting the richest americans, including President Trump and his own family. The bill passed the senate and the Early Morning hours saturday on a vote of 51 to 49 with every democrat voting against the bill and all republicans voting for it except for senator bob corker of tennessee. Democrats blasted Republican Leaders for only making the text of the nearly 500 page bill available a few hours before the vote. The final draft had handwritten notes scribbled in the margin. Among those condemning the bill was bernie sanders. Text of thesen. Sanders the ln passed last night gives incredibly large tax breaks to the very, very wealthy. Millions ofxes on middleclass families. It leaves 13 million more americans without Health Insurance. It raises Health Insurance premiums by 10 a year. And it raises the deficit byy 1. 4 trillion. Amy it would roll back the estate tax and inheritited weal, which currently applies to about 5000 of the wealthiest u. S. Families. According to a report, more than half of all registered lobbyists in washington, d. C. , worked on the tax bill. Republican leaders are preparing to form a conference to midi to hash out differences between the bills has by the house and senate. We will have more on the tax bill after headlines with keith ellison. President trumps former National Security adviser, general Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty friday to a single felony county of lying to the fbi about conversations he had last december with russias ambassador to the u. S. Flynns plea came as part of a deal that will see him cooperate with special counsel Robert Muellers probe into alleged russian government meddling in the 2016 election and could see flynn testify against President Trump and members of his inner circle. The deal also raises the prospect flynn may have worn a wire for the fbi or otherwise secretly recorded conversations with administration officials. Documents handed to investigators as part of the plea deal show flynn was ordered to speak with Russian AmbassadorSergey Kislyak by a very Senior Member of the president ial Transition Team cited by many news o outlets as jarered kushn, President Trumps Senior Adviser and soninlaw. Kushner reportedly ordered flynn to work with russian officials to delelay a u. N. Sesecurity col vote on a resolution condemning illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. On saturday, President Trump reacted to the news as he prepared to leave the white house for fundraisers in new york. Pres. Pres. Trump what has been shown is no collusion no collusion. There has been absolutely no collusion, so o we are very hap. And frankly, last night was one of the big nights. Amy over the weekend, trump lashed out against the russia investigation in a series of tweets, writing that the fbis reputation is in tatters and repeating his claim that former fbi director james comey lied when he testified that trump asked him to call off the bureaus investigation into Michael Flynn. In another tweet, trump wrote i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. Legal scholars say the tweet could be used to prove that President Trump committed obstruction of justice when he fired comey as fbi director. On saturday, trumps personal lawyer john dowd claimed he was the one who drafted the tweet, saying he had made a mistake. In honduras, thousands of protesters poured into the streets sunday to denounce alleged Election Fraud and to support opposition president ial candidate Salvador Nasralla. Our vote,defending defending the rights of the people. If we do not defend our rights, then there will be no one here to defend us. Amy at least three people were been killed as Honduran Security Forces opened fire on the protests. Among the victims is 19yearold kimberly fonseca, who was shot in the head as soldiers opened fire on a blockade erected in capital tegucigalpa on friday night. The protesters charge the countrys Electoral Commission which is controlled by u. S. Backed incumbent president Juan Orlando Hernandez with rigging the vote count and delaying its announcement of the outcome of the november 26 election. Well have more on the crisis in honduras later in the broadcast. In yemen, there are conflicting accounts about the fate of former president ali abdullah saleh, with iranian media reporting g he was kililled by Houthi Rebels after an assault that blew up his residence in the capital sanaa. Salehs office in yemen is denying the reports, which came as Houthi Rebels and forces aligned with saleh fought pitched battles in the streets. The rebels had been in an Uneasy Alliance with salehs until he threw his support to the Saudiled Coalition on saturday, effectctively switchining side meanwhile, an airstrike by the u. S. Backed Saudiled Coalition killed at least 12 people in the city of sadaa on sunday. This is a person who was badly wounded in the bombing. They targeted my house while there were 18 to 20 guests. The whole family was inside as well as our cattle. Evererything is gone. Theres nothing left. Amy on saturday, top u. N. N. Officials called on the Saudiled Coalition to lift its blockadede of yemens red sea ports, warning the threat of widespread famine in a matter of months is very real. In syria, warplanes struck residences in the rebelheld city of Eastern Ghouta near damascus over the weekend, killing 27 civilians and injuring dozens more. Video posted by the White HelmetsCivil Defense group appears to show the workers pulling bodies from buildings reduced to rubble, with children among the injured and d dead. In israel, tens of ththousands f people marched through tel aviv saturday calling for the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to step down and for an end to government corruption. A bill expected to be approved by the Israeli Knesset next week would bar police from publishing findings in two investigations into netanyahu, whos facing possible criminal charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Netanyahu has been accused of trading political favors for luxury gifts, including cigars and champagne, and other crimes. Meanwhile,e, president is expecd to decidee today whether the u. Will recognize jerusalem as israel capital city and whether the u. S. Will move its embassy there from tel aviv. Trumps planned announcement comes after Senior Adviser jared kushner, his soninlaw, told the forum and washington, d. C. , that trump had not yet made a decision. Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since 1967 and papalestinian leaderers have condemned any plans by the u. S. To recognize jerusalem as israels capital. In malta, police have arrested eight people in connectionon wih the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana galizia, who died in october when a powerful bomb planted in her car exploded near her home. Police will have 48 hours to question the suspects before either charging or releasing them. Galizia was known for her work exposing corruption, tax evasion and the organized crime. Back in the United States, more than 5000 people rallied at utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City saturday protesting President Trumps plan to open up protected federal lands to mining, logging, drilling, and other forms of extraction. Trumump is scheduled to visit uh today, where hes expected to announce hes shrinking the bears ears and grand staircaseescalante national monuments. On sunday, over 100 protesters dressed in white lay on the lawn of the utah Capitol Building and spelled out the words go home trump with their bodies. Former access h hollywood host billy bush has responded to reports that President Trump is denying the veracity of a 2005 videotape in which trump boasts about sexually assaulting women. In a New York Times oped published on sunday, bush writes President Trump is currently indulging in some revisionist history, reportedly telling allies, including at least one United States senator, that the voice on the tape is not his. This has hit a raw nerve in me. Bush writes that he believes the stories of natasha stoynoff, rachel crooks, Jessica Leeds and jill harth who say trump kissed them without consent as well as kristin andersons account ththat trump groped her genitals at a new york nightclcb inin the 1990s. In california, former republican governor and Hollywood StarArnold Schwarzenegger canceled a planned appearance at an awards dinner for California Common cause friday, amid renewed protests over his history of Sexual Harassment allegations. In 2003, the l. A. Times reported six women accused schwarzenegger of groping, harassing, or humiliating them on movie sets or in other settings over a morethan 20year period. New york citys metropolitan opera has suspended d longtime condnductor james levine over multiple sexual abuse claims. At least three men have accused levine of abusing them decades ago when they were teenagers. Walmart has stopped selling a tshirt that advocates for the lynching of journalists. The shirt, which was available in walmarts online store, read rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required. The tshirt made headlines last year when a reuters photographer captured images of a man wearing it at a Donald Trump Campaign rally in minnesota two days before the election. Drug storere chain cvs saiaid sy it will Purchase Health insurer aetna in a 69 billion megamerger that could shake up the healthcare system. Analysts say the deal is likely to set off even more mergers in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. And australias parliamement is putting the finishing touches on a Marriage Equality bill after a sizable majority of australians voted in favor of ending heterosexualonly marriage in na public referendum last month. Memberte opened today, of Parliament Tim wilson addressed his partner, ryan bolger, who was sittining in the chambers gallery. This debate has been a soundtrack to our relationship. We both know this issue isnt the reason we got involved in politics. Give us tax reform any day. In my first speech i do f find r bond by the ring that sits on , a day wer left hands can answer questions that we cannot ask. Theres only one thingng left to do. Bolger, will you marry me . Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We begin todays program with President Trumps tax bill. Just before 2 00 a. M. On saturday morning, republicans passed a nearly 500page bill with dramatic impacts on not only the u. S. Tax code but also health care, domestic spending, even oil and gas drilling. The plan would cut taxes by nearly 1. 5 trillion. Major corporations and the richest americans, including President Trump and his own family, would reap the most dramatic benefits. The legislation includes slashing the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 20 and giving further tax cuts to wealthy business owners. The Senate Version would also dramatically cut the estate tax, while a house version of the plan, passed last month, would eliminate the estate tax entire. Tax entirely. Significantly, the senate bill would also repeal the Affordable Care acts individual mandate, which experts say would cause the cost of Health Insurance to skyrocket. It wouould lead to millions of pepeople losing their Health Insurance. A little known provision would even open one of the worlds last pristine wildernesses the Arctic National wildlife refuge to oil and fracked gas drilling. According to a report and public citizen, more than half of all registered lobbyists in washington, d. C. , worked on the tax bill. Overall, the bill is expected to add 1. 4 trillion to federal budget deficits over the next decade. The New York Times reports this debt will be offset by cuts to medicare, social security, and other Government Programs that benefit the poor and middle class. Critics say these cuts could include endidi access toto chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. The bill passed the sesenate 51o 49, with every d docrat votiting against the bill, and all republicans voting for it except for senator bob corker of tennessee. This is vermont independent senator bernie sanders. Sen. Sanders the legislation passed last night gives incredibly large tax breaks to the very, very wealthy. Millions ofxes on middleclass families. It leaves 13 million more americans without Health Insurance. It raises Health Insurance premiums by 10 a year. And it raises the deficit by 1. 4 trillion. Amy were joined now by minnesota democratic representative keith ellison, the muslim member of congress. First ellisoson is also the dedy chair of the Democratic National committee, or dnc. Welcome back to democracy now your response to this well, and the dark of night passage of the tax bill that will overhaul taxes in a way we havent seen in decades . It is really designed to reorder our representative democracy. What they will do with these massive tax breaks is they will buy each other up in more mergers, which will concentrate markets and make it much more difficult for Small Businesses and workers. They will also pay each other off and give each other more bonuses, which they will use to purchase political influence in washington and state capitals all over the country. So youre talking about giving a lot of money to people who are already rich. They pretty much cannot use the money to spark consumer demand because they are already satiated from a financial standpoint it and will be raising taxes on the middle class people and workingclass people. So i think this is more about reordering our society, creating a hereditary aristocracy in the United States, and really taking our country and leading a down a path where we will one day see a very tiny group of very, very, very rich elite people in an ocean of desperate people just trying to hang on and make it every single day. Not too much different from countries we see around the world like honduras, where i recently visited. Amy were going to talk about honduras in our next segment with you and honduran activists, but a want to turn to President Trump speaking in new york city on saturday y night afteter the senate narrowly approvov