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Words, a gross abuse of power. i'll speak with democratic congressman jim himes of the intelligence committee and our correspondents, specialists and guests are also standing by with full coverage. let's begin with the republican victory lap after their big win on taxes. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is over at the white house. jim, a lot of smiles, a lot of back-slapping as gop lawmakers gathered over at the white house. >> reporter: they were happy, wolf. president trump celebrated the passage of his first signature legislative achievement over here at the white house, but ...

Vote for the republican was valid. and now the statehouse race is tied and the winner will be determined by the luck of the draw. this hour, i'll talk with senator richard blumenthal. he's a key democrat on the judiciary committee and the white house director of legislative affairs, mark short, and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. first, let's go to our senior white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, this is certainly a long-awaited, much-needed win for the president. >> reporter: they wanted one, they needed one, and they got one, wolf. president trump celebrated th...

Shutdown in the immediate days ahead. unless lawmakers can come up with a temporary spending bill to keep the lights on in washington. no democrats voted for the tax bill and democratic leaders warn it will come back to bite republicans, saying it favors the wealthy, favors the corporations at the expense of the middle class. our latest cnn poll shows two-thirds of americans share that assessment with more than half apoeing topposing the new . a new poll shows most americans want democrats to control the next congress. democrats are in the minority right now and there are growing fear as membe...

Interest. we probably tried 25 times. >> and what -- >> we hit opposition in that big white building with a dome at the other end of pennsylvania avenue every time we tried. >> reporter: democrats are accusing republicans of raiding the treasury to award their contributors. >> there are only two places where america is popping champagne. the white house and the corporate board room rooms. >> reporter: now republicans are to sell their plan at a critical time, with the upcoming republican elections looming next year. >> absolutely. we're looking forward to it. my view of this, if we can't sell ...