Special Counsel on Russia-Trump probe broadens scope

<p>On Thursday, President Donald Trump had nothing but good things to say about a certain tax bill.</p><p>&quot;Our tax bill is moving along in Congress, and I believe it&#39;s doing very well. I think a lot of people will be very pleasantly surprised,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wE7MO1uSw" target="_blank">Trump said.</a>&nbsp;&quot;The Republicans are working very, very hard. We&#39;d love to have support from the Democrats, but we may have to go it alone. But it&#39;s going very well.&quot;</p><p>Problem is, that bill doesn&#39;t exist yet.</p><p>The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have said they hope to pass a&nbsp;<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/335346-five-tax-reform-issues-dividing-republicans" target="_blank">tax reform plan</a>&nbsp;this year.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/cohn-mnuchin-unveil-trump-tax-reform-plan/">What You Should Know About Trump's Tax Reform Plan</a></b></p><p>But no tax bill of any kind has been introduced in the House or the Senate. And the White House has only released&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/26/politics/white-house-donald-trump-tax-proposal/" target="_blank">a one-page summary</a>&nbsp;of its proposal.</p><p>GOP leaders have decided to focus on repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama&#39;s signature health care law before tackling tax reform.</p><p>But even Senate Majority Leader Mitch&nbsp;<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/334953-mcconnell-i-dont-know-how-we-get-to-50-votes-on-healthcare" target="_blank">McConnell has said</a>&nbsp;he doesn&#39;t know if Senate Republicans will be able to get the votes needed to pass an Obamacare replacement bill.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/report-trump-mulls-ending-russia-s-hacking-punishment/">Trump Reportedly Considers Ending Some Hacking Sanctions On Russia</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/uk-s-nigel-farage-a-person-of-interest-in-fbi-russia-probe/">The FBI&#039;s Russia Probe Is Reaching Across The Pond</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/donald-trump-withdraws-us-from-paris-agreement/">The US Is Officially Leaving The Paris Climate Agreement</a></li></ul>