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Trump lands first major legislative win after Congress passes his massive domestic policy bill
Republican lawmakers have handed President Donald Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following ...
They will ‘pay’: Dems on warpath vs. deficit-busting MAGA budget - that some in GOP ‘don’t like'
The House narrowly passed Republicans' massive tax and spending bill to advance President Trump’s agenda. The Congressional ...
Dems railing against Trump budget bill’s Medicaid reforms have backed work requirements themselves
One of the chief grievances that congressional Democrats have had against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the new work ...
I’m an Economist. The GOP Budget Undeniably Takes From the Working Class and Gives to the Rich
Take one jarring symmetry: the spending cuts to health care and food assistance programs in the bill will average about $120 ...
CNN Host Grills Fence-Sitting GOP Rep Over Budget Indecision
Rep. Tim Burchett had his flip-flopping support for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) called out live on CNN—but the ...
‘Potentially catastrophic’: While Congress cuts safety net, Mass. lawmakers pass budget short on cash for SNAP caseworkers
The state budget for fiscal year 2026, which lawmakers sent for Governor Maura Healey’s signature, slashed more than $40 ...
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Who would be affected by health care cuts in Senate version of Trump’s budget bill
Recent changes to President Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending over the ...
House Republicans’ Budget Could Cut Pell Grants for Millions of Students
But the House’s version of the bill comes with some unexpected—and troubling— strings attached that could put college out of ...