Jul 11 WATCH: Trump rolled back energy tax credits for homeowners and developers. Here’s what that means for you By Tim McPhillips Blackouts and power outages could be 100 times more common in the U.S. by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 10 Democratic leader Jeffries heads to Speaker Johnson’s home state to decry cuts in Trump’s megabill By Jack Brook, Associated Press The top Democrat in the U.S. House is holding a town hall Thursday in Louisiana, home to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and his deputy, to rally against the health care cuts in the GOP bill that President Donald Trump signed into law. Continue reading
Jul 09 What experts think of the $50 billion rural health fund in Trump’s big bill By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" amounts to the largest cut to Medicaid and rollback in health care coverage in history. The Rural Health Transformation Program is being touted as a way to offset the effects of those cuts, but… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:36 Breaking down what’s in Trump’s big policy act and how it will affect Americans By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz It has been a week since Congress passed the Republicans' major budget act. But what’s in it and how it will affect Americans' day-to-day lives remains a mystery to most. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins read the nearly 900-page law and… Continue watching
Jul 04 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks before signing tax and spending cuts megabill at White House By Darlene Superville, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package will add $3.3 trillion to the deficit over the decade and 11.8 million more people will go without health coverage. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 7:47 House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura The so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" overcame thin Republican majorities and weeks of tense negotiations, just meeting the president's self-imposed Independence Day deadline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins takes us through the policy and politics of the GOP's signature bill. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:57 Why Republicans once staunchly opposed to Trump’s bill changed their minds By William Brangham, Shrai Popat For more on how Republicans, even those who were staunchly opposed to the so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill," have since come around, William Brangham spoke with Sarah Longwell, a Republican strategist and publisher of The Bulwark. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:18 How businesses and manufacturers will benefit from Trump’s big bill By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Among the big winners with President Trump's bill are corporations and small businesses. The bill would make permanent the tax breaks from his first term, expand provisions on expenses and itemizations and allow companies to deduct the cost of new… Continue watching
Jul 03 WATCH: Trump discusses House’s final passage of his big bill as he departs for Iowa By Associated Press GOP leaders worked overnight to pass Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill, and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to his desk to become law. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH: House Minority Leader Jeffries gives marathon speech criticizing GOP tax cut bill By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway. Continue reading