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A ‘Disgusting Abomination’: Musk Blasts GOP Budget Bill

Happy Tuesday! The White House today sent Congress a long-anticipated package of $9.4 billion in approved spending it wants to see clawed back, including cuts to the State Department, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the U.S…

The Senate Cooks Up Big Changes to Trump’s Big Bill

Happy Monday! As Congress returns to action this week, Senate Republicans will be looking to put their imprint on the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House. Lawmakers in the House, meanwhile, will be starting their work on Fiscal…

The New Legal Battle Over Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

Happy Thursday! Here's what we're watching while waiting to see if the New York Knicks can extend their season.

Elon Musk Gets the Heck Out of DOGE

Happy Friday! On this date one year ago, a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 charges in an election-interference case stemming from a hush money payment to an adult film star. Trump became the first former president to be…

Musk Criticizes Trump’s Big Tax Bill

Happy Wednesday! Have you heard of the "TACO trade"? It's a term describing an approach that investors have reportedly adopted in which they largely shrug off tariff threats by President Donald Trump under the assumption that Trump will…

Trump Escalates His Fight With Harvard

Happy Tuesday! Because it's Tuesday! Not Monday! Here's what's happening.

Trump’s Big Bill Squeaks Through House, Setting Up Senate Battle

They did it. House Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson managed to come together and pass their sweeping tax and spending bill. Here's what you should know.

Trump, GOP Leaders Try to Muscle Through Their Megabill

Good Wednesday evening! It looks like it might be another late night for House lawmakers. Here's what's happening.

Trump Squeezes House Republicans on His Big, Beautiful Bill

Good evening! Who's staying up tonight to catch the scheduled 1 a.m. meeting of the House Rules Committee on the Republican budget reconciliation bill? Here's the latest.

Can Trump Close the Deal on His ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?

Happy Monday. This will be another big week for Republicans as they try to enact the Trump domestic agenda. Here's the latest.

Republican Hardliners Deal Stunning Blow to Trump Agenda

Lots of big news on this Friday. Fiscal hawks handed President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson an embarrassing setback, and the fiscal analysts at Moody's dealt U.S. debt an embarrassing downgrade. We've got details.

House Conservatives Revolt Against Republican Budget Bill

Happy Thursday! On this date in 1800, President John Adams ordered the federal government — and its grand total of 125 employees — to move offices from Philadelphia to the new capital, Washington, D.C. We've got more below on what's…

GOP Tax Breaks and Medicaid Cuts Clear a Major Hurdle

Good evening. House Republicans continue to make progress on their massive budget reconciliation bill. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced some intense questioning in a pair of hearings Wednesday…

'The Most Expensive Legislation Since the 1960s'

Happy Tuesday! It's a big day for the Republican budget bill, so let's get to it.

Republicans Unveil Sweeping Tax Bill, and Billions in Medicaid Cuts

Happy Monday! This is bound to be a wild week, as House Republicans scramble to finalize key elements of their big bill containing much of President Trump's domestic agenda. Trump is heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab…

Plus: Plus, a trade war pause

Trump Floats a Big Cut to China Tariffs

Happy Friday - and a Happy Mother's Day this weekend to all the moms out there. Here's your fiscal update.

Trump Seeks Tax Hike on Top Earners

Habemus papam! We have a new pope - and for the first time, he is American. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old who grew up in the Chicago area, was elected Thursday and took the name Leo XIV. His first address to the thousands…

Fed’s Powell Warns of Rising Stagflation Risk From Trump Tariffs

Happy Wednesday! The conclave to elect a new pope began today at the Vatican, and the first round of voting resulted in black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pontiff was chosen. Here at home, a two-day conclave of…

Bessent to Start Trade Talks With China This Week

Happy Tuesday! On this date 90 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration via executive order. Here's what's happening today.

A Big Week for Republicans’ ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

Happy Monday! Here's what we're watching while waiting to see which looks from the Met Gala, fashion's biggest night, inspire us the most. (No, that's a joke ... unless some star wears a plaid button-down shirt.)