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The Republican-led House narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill late early Thursday morning, sending the package to the Senate where it is likely to be revised.
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GOP leaders insist they aren't trying to end the 60-vote rule. Democrats warned that by ignoring the parliamentarian in this case, they are "going nuclear" on the filibuster.
With the possible exception of springtime pollen, there are few things more predictable in Washington than the opportunism with which Democrats and Republicans switch sides on the question of the Senate filibuster.
I’m looking at this budget making some hard decisions and hard cuts, because that’s what governing is, and that’s what being an adult is,” the Democratic leader said.
Stablecoin legislation advanced on the Senate floor Monday in an early win for the crypto industry, but the bill is expected to face a lengthy amendment process that will likely push a final vote
The GOP has mounted little resistance to the president. But his “big, beautiful bill” is his toughest test yet.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday tried to convince conservative holdouts to back their sweeping tax and budget bill ahead of a self-imposed Memorial Day deadline, but a White House meeting reportedly failed to resolve the lingering opposition to the plan.
At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.