Trump buoyed by tax cuts vote but faces rising tide in Russia scandal

The US President has finally won in the Senate but old ally Michael Flynn could sink his administration

Hail to the chief: President Donald Trump is greeted with a salute as he walks down the steps of Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on his return to his home city yesterday to attend a series of fundraisers Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Ben Riley-Smith and David Millward

Donald Trump took a giant step towards securing the biggest US tax cut in three decades, winning over the final Republican waverers in the Senate.

But the US President has also been dragged further into the scandal surrounding his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.