Sentencing bill splits conservatives but expected to pass

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to ease federal sentencing laws is pitting conservatives against each other as President Donald Trump looks to score a major legislative win before the end of the year.
The Senate is expected to advance the bill Monday. Final passage would come later in the week, but not until the chamber has debated and voted on a series of amendments.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and others want to exclude more prisoners from earning earlier release to a halfway ho