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There Were Only 2 GOP Holdouts on Big Bill

Thomas Massie didn't back down

(Newser) - Numerous House Republicans criticized parts of the "Big Beautiful Bill" in the days leading up to Thursday's vote, but in the end, there were only two GOP holdouts—the same number as in the Senate vote . As with the Senate vote, multiple Republican lawmakers ended up supporting the...

Social Security Tax Break Won't Affect Richest, Poorest Seniors

But the proportion not paying taxes on benefits will rise from 64% to 88% under spending bill

(Newser) - President Trump has promised that the "Big Beautiful Bill" approaching a final vote in the House will "eliminate" taxes on Social Security benefits—but while many seniors are set to get a tax break if the bill passes, the truth is a little more complicated. Some 64% of...

Murkowski Defends Her 'Agonizing' Yes Vote

'Do I like this bill? No,' says GOP senator, who hopes the House changes it

(Newser) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of the last Republican holdouts to switch her vote to yes on President Trump's spending bill , but the Alaska senator hopes the House doesn't simply rubber-stamp the legislation she just voted for in the Senate. "My hope is that the House is...

Big Bill's AI Regulatory Ban Was Shot Down 99-1

Last-ditch GOP effort to save provision failed

(Newser) - A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The Senate voted 99-1 to strike the AI provision from the legislation...

Democrats Delete Name of 'Big Beautiful Bill Act'

But they couldn't stop the actual legislation

(Newser) - Senate Democrats were unable to stop their Republican counterparts from passing what has been called the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," but they did score a symbolic victory by killing the name, reports the Washington Post . Democrats used parliamentary rules to ditch the Trump-centric "beautiful" label.

With JD Vance's Vote, Senate Passes Spending Bill

Vice president had to break the tie

(Newser) - Senate Republicans passed President Trump's spending bill on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push it over the top, per the AP . The outcome capped...

Senate GOP Shy of Magic Number, With Murkowski Key

Vote marathon continues on the 'big beautiful bill'

(Newser) - The Senate has been up all night voting and haggling on the "big beautiful bill" that would pay for President Trump's agenda, but Senate Republicans still don't have the needed votes, reports Punchbowl News . Trump wants the bill passed by July 4.
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Musk Says He'll Create a New Party if Big Bill Passes

He says lawmakers who support bill 'will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth'

(Newser) - As the Senate moved toward a final vote on President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," Elon Musk stepped up his criticism of the bill he once called a "disgusting abomination"—and renewed his threat to form a new political party. "If this insane spending bill...

Despite 2 GOP Nays, Senate Advances 'Big Beautiful Bill'

51-49 procedural vote nearly derailed the measure

(Newser) - Senate Republicans cleared a major hurdle Saturday in their bid to pass the sweeping "Big Beautiful Bill" measure crucial to President Trump's agenda. They did so by a whisker, with a procedural vote of 51-49, reports the Washington Post . Among other things, the bill seeks to extend...

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is 'Evolving'

Senate GOP will be hustling over the weekend to work on passing legislation by July Fourth deadline

(Newser) - The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Trump's package of tax breaks and spending cuts, aka his "big beautiful bill," by his July Fourth deadline. Republicans are using their congressional majorities to push aside Democratic opposition, but...

Senate Parliamentarian Deals Blow to 'Big Beautiful Bill'

A key Medicaid provision violates Senate rules

(Newser) - The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a key Medicaid provider tax overhaul that's central to President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" doesn't adhere to procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow to Republicans rushing to finish the massive package this week.
  • Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled on Thursday
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House GOP Balks as Senate Rewrites Trump Tax Bill

Senate changes on Medicaid, SALT drive Republican backlash

(Newser) - House Republicans are threatening to derail a sweeping tax and immigration bill backed by President Trump and Senate GOP leaders, citing major changes to the original House version. The Senate's rewrite of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act adds deeper Medicaid cuts, which detractors warn could hurt rural...

Trump: 'Trump Accounts' Will Give Babies 'Big Jump on Life'
Expert: Trump's $1K for
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Expert: Trump's $1K for Babies Idea Is 'Upside-Down'

President says 'Trump accounts' for kids will give them a 'big jump on life'

(Newser) - President Trump turned his attentions Monday to one of the provisions in the GOP's spending bill that's making its way through Congress: the so-called Trump accounts that his administration hopes to set up for nearly all babies born during his second term. The tax-deferred savings accounts would be...

CBO: Budget Bill Slashes Taxes by $3.7T, Adds $2.4T to Deficit

White House preemptively pushes back against report, calling office 'historically wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump's big budget bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The analysis comes at a crucial moment in...

Elon Musk Extends His Criticism Into the Night

He's clearly no fan of the spending bill

(Newser) - After calling the Big Beautiful Bill that passed the House to pay for President Trump's domestic agenda a "disgusting abomination" on Tuesday, Elon Musk didn't exactly move on. The Daily Beast reports a "flurry" of new X posts followed into the wee hours of Wednesday morning,...

Greene: I Would Have Voted No If I Knew What Was in Bill

Leading some critics to suggest she maybe should have read all of it first

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene apparently admitted to not reading all of President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" before voting for it in the House of Representatives. "Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to...

Mike Johnson: Musk Is 'Terribly Wrong'

Democrats say they agree with Musk's 'disgusting abomination' remarks about bill

(Newser) - Elon Musk came out swinging against the "Big Beautiful Bill" on Tuesday, delighting its opponents on both sides of the aisle and perturbing its supporters, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. "With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill," Johnson...

Trump Slams Rand Paul, Who Doubles Down

They are bickering over the 'Big Beautiful Bill' spending package

(Newser) - The political fighting over the "Big Beautiful Bill" is intensifying by the day. Tuesday featured not only a scathing condemnation from Elon Musk of the spending package favored by President Trump, but also some back and forth between Trump and GOP Sen. Rand Paul. Like Musk, Paul hates the...

'Disgusting Abomination': Musk Blasts Trump's Bill

He blasts 'Big Beautiful Bill' now being debated in the Senate

(Newser) - Last week, as he prepared to exit his DC role, Elon Musk told CBS News that he was "disappointed" in the Big Beautiful Bill that passed the House to pay for President Trump's domestic agenda. That comment was restrained compared to the criticism he leveled on Tuesday:
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'Medicaid Moderates' Speak Up Within GOP

Small group of Senate Republicans opposed to cuts hold sway over the 'big beautiful bill'

(Newser) - The Senate returns to business on Monday, with the biggest item on the agenda being debate over the "Big Beautiful Bill" that passed the House. Senate GOP leader John Thune can afford only three defections within the Republican ranks if he hopes to get the spending bill—crucial to...

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