A group of 13 House Republicans who cast decisive votes for President Donald Trump’s signature spending bill are now calling on Senate GOP leaders to scale back its deep cuts to clean energy incentives, signaling regret over provisions that could disrupt energy projects and investment nationwide. In a letter sent …
Read More »Trump-backed Giant Tax and Spending Bill Bloats Deficit by $2.4T, Nonpartisan CBO says
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released detailed analysis Wednesday showing Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” would increase federal deficits by $2.4 trillion during the next decade. CBO projects that if enacted as written, the legislation would result in 10.9 million people losing access to health insurance by 2034, a number that …
Read More »Elon Musk Blasts Trump’s Tax-and-Spending Bill as “Disgusting Abomination”
Tech mogul Elon Musk launched a scathing public attack on President Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill Tuesday, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a surprise social media tirade that threatens to fracture the Republican coalition ahead of a critical Senate vote. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a …
Read More »Republicans Aim To Punish States That Insure Unauthorized Immigrants
President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and …
Read More »House Republicans Pass Monumental Trump Tax Plan, Targeting Safety Net and Raising Debt Ceiling
In a razor-thin 215-214 vote, House Republicans passed a landmark piece of legislation Thursday that advances the core of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda: trillions in tax cuts, tougher work requirements for safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and a $4 trillion increase in the nation’s debt ceiling. The …
Read More »Giant Tax and Spending Bill in House Remains Snagged by GOP Disputes
The U.S. House Republicans who have yet to rally behind the party’s “big, beautiful bill” huddled in the speaker’s office Tuesday as different factions tried to hash out agreement on taxes, Medicaid and a few other outstanding issues. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters before those meetings began there were …
Read More »GOP-Led House Budget Committee Rejects Trump-Backed Spending Bill, Exposing Republican Divisions
In a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump, the Republican-led House Budget Committee on Friday rejected a sweeping multitrillion-dollar spending package central to Trump’s economic agenda. The 16-21 vote exposed deep divisions within the GOP and throws into doubt the party’s ability to advance the bill before …
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