Jun 28 WATCH: Senate Republicans advance Trump’s big budget bill after dramatic procedural vote By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:10 The major snags holding up Trump’s ‘big bill’ as the Senate prepares to vote By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams A make-or-break weekend lies ahead for Trump’s big budget bill and his hope of passing it by July 4. Republican senators had not yet posted text of their proposal as of Friday afternoon, but PBS News Hour has learned that… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:14 Who gains and who loses under Trump’s big budget bill By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Karina Cuevas President Trump’s big budget bill faces a significant test as the Senate prepares to start voting as soon as Friday. It comes as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that some major Medicaid changes in the bill do not qualify for the… Continue watching
Jun 26 WATCH: Trump hosts ‘big bill’ event as key provision found to violate Senate rules By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Trump hosted House Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP lawmakers in the East Room at the White House joined by truck drivers, firefighters, tipped workers, ranchers and others that the administration says will benefit from the bill. Continue reading
Jun 25 4 ways Trump’s big bill could change the U.S. immigration system By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of the United States' southern border wall to detention centers to thousands of… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 4:38 Time running out for GOP to pass massive tax and spending plan by Trump’s deadline By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens Time is running short for Capitol Hill Republicans hoping to pass President Trump’s massive tax and spending plan by his self-imposed deadline. Republicans don't need a single Democratic vote if they can keep their side of the aisle united. Congressional… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:03 How proposed cuts to Medicaid could affect rural hospitals By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura Rural hospitals across the country, many already struggling to stay afloat, could face devastating consequences if proposed Medicaid cuts in the domestic spending bill become law. To help understand what’s at stake, Geoff Bennett spoke with Tim Wolters, the director… Continue watching
Jun 12 WATCH: House approves Trump’s request to take back foreign aid, public media funding By Kevin Freking, Associated Press 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. Continue reading