Trump says he intends to suspend gas tax “for a period of time”

Washington — President Trump told CBS News on Monday that he intends to suspend the federal gas tax ‘for a period of time” and phase it back in “when gas goes down.” The president made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes. Suspending the excise taxes — …

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Eye Opener: Americans on hantavirus cruise ship back in U.S.

Eye Opener: Americans on hantavirus cruise ship back in U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Seventeen Americans from the cruise ship stricken with hantavirus have returned to the U.S. Plus, President Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace proposal. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

White House ballroom funds hang over GOP push to fund ICE without Democrats

Washington — The Senate is returning to Washington on Monday from a week-long recess as Republicans prepare to take the next steps in their plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats. But the addition of security funds for President Trump’s overhaul of the East Wing of the …

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Should seniors change their gold investing strategies this May? Experts weigh in

A strategic shift in gold investing could make sense for seniors this May, experts say. Getty Images/iStockphoto Gold prices have dropped from their peak at the beginning of the year, but they’re still relatively high. Hovering steadily around the $4,700-per-ounce range since April, gold has been buoyed by geopolitical turmoil and the recent decision from …

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