The House today by a vote of 216 to 212 approved the Senate’s 2018 budget resolution, effectively clearing the way for Congress to continue working on tax reform. Today’s action will allow a tax reform bill to pass through the Senate with a simple majority vote, rather than a 60-member majority. The House is expected to release draft language of the bill next week.
Republic First Bank closed in Pennsylvania
State regulators closed Republic First Bank, doing business under the Republic Bank brand, in Philadelphia, and appointed the FDIC as...