Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Senate votes to advance Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature before a Friday deadline.
Politics Jul 14 Senate GOP lawmakers consider Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in spending Trump's Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit a request to cancel previously approved funding authority. The request triggers a 45-day clock under which the funds are frozen. If Congress fails to act…
Politics Jul 02 House Republicans sprint towards final vote on Trump’s tax and spending bill, daring critics to oppose Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on Trump's tax and spending cuts package — determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy…
Politics Jun 30 Senate begins debating amendments to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill The White House says it's counting on Republican lawmakers to "get the job done."…
Politics Jun 29 WATCH: Senate debates Trump’s budget package after reading full text of 940-page bill Unable to stop the march toward passage of the 940-page bill by Trump's Fourth of July deadline, Senate Democrats are using the tools at their disposal to delay and drag out the process.
Politics Jun 28 What’s in the latest version of Trump’s ‘big bill’ Senate Republicans are trying to pass At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
Politics Jun 28 WATCH: Senate Republicans advance Trump’s big budget bill after dramatic procedural vote Capping a tumultuous night, the Republican-controlled Senate advanced President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased deportation money, with more weekend work ahead as Congress races to meet his Fourth of July deadline for passage.
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: OMB Director Vought testifies on Trump’s rescission request in Senate hearing A Senate panel challenged on a bipartisan basis the merits of cancelling billions of dollars in spending for foreign aid and public media as part of a contentious hearing Wednesday examining the White House's request for the cuts.
Politics Jun 12 WATCH: House approves Trump’s request to take back foreign aid, public media funding The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump's administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.