Senate Republicans Scramble to Address Challenges for Their Megabill
Senate Republicans are scrambling this week to finalize and pass the bill containing much of President Trump’s legislative agenda. GOP leaders are...
Republicans Slash Official Cost of Megabill With Accounting ‘Gimmick’
A new analysis of the Republican megabill currently under consideration in the Senate finds that it could be much less costly than previously...
Senate GOP’s Megabill Faces Pushback From Republicans
The Senate version of Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill has drawn some stiff pushback from GOP lawmakers this week, raising concerns that the...
Social Security, Medicare Funding Outlook Worsens
The combined Social Security trust funds are expected to be depleted by 2034, one year earlier than projected a year ago, according to a new report...
Trump's Big Bill Would Increase Deficits by $2.8 Trillion on a Dynamic Basis: CBO
The sweeping Republican tax-and-spending bill that would deliver on much of President Donald Trump's agenda would increase deficits by about $2.8...
Americans Oppose Republicans' Big Bill by Nearly a 2-1 Margin: Polls
If the budgetary analyses of Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" have produced some less-than-beautiful projections, the polling numbers for the...
Senate Republicans Unveil Trickiest Parts of Their Big Tax Bill
The Senate Finance Committee late Monday afternoon released the long-awaited text for its portion of the Republican budget reconciliation bill...
Chart of the Day: A CBO Report Card
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican reconciliation bill currently under consideration in the Senate will add nearly $3...
Bessent Touts ‘Successful’ Tax Season, Claims Tariffs Aren’t Taxes
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Trump’s tax and trade policies in the face of intense Democratic questions at a Thursday hearing...
House Republicans Vote to Claw Back $9.4 Billion in Funding for Foreign Aid, PBS and NPR
House Republicans on Thursday narrowly passed a White House request to claw back $9.4 billion in approved funding for foreign aid and public...