Politics Jul 03 WATCH: House Minority Leader Jeffries gives marathon speech criticizing GOP tax cut bill There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.
Politics Jul 02 WATCH: House Republicans pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill Republicans overcame multiple setbacks to approve Trump's signature second-term policy package Thursday before a Fourth of July deadline.
Politics Jul 01 Senate passes Trump’s reconciliation bill with Vance casting tie-breaking vote The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 WATCH: Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill on tax and spending cuts The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber's version.
Politics Jul 01 Senate works a tense overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill Thune wants to satisfy Republicans worried the bill's reductions to Medicaid will leave millions more people without care and those in his conservative flank seeking steeper cuts to hold down deficits ballooning with the tax cuts.
Politics Jun 26 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Congress gets classified intelligence on Iran strike Senators are set to meet with top national security officials Thursday as some lawmakers question President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites and whether those strikes were ultimately successful.
Politics Jun 24 New U.S. intelligence report suggests Iran’s nuclear program only set back by months after strikes The report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, they were not "completely and totally obliterated," as Trump said.
Politics Jun 24 Trump administration pospones classified briefings on Iran strikes Democrats in Congress, along with some Republicans, have questions about Trump’s unilateral decision to launch military action, arguing he should have gone to Congress for approval.
Politics Jun 23 Republican tax bill would loosen regulations on silencers, some rifles and shotguns The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns.
Politics Jun 21 Trump wins immediate praise from Republicans in Congress after strike on Iran Congressional Republicans — and at least one Democrat — immediately praised President Donald Trump after he said Saturday evening that the U.S. military bombed three sites in Iran.