Facing pressure at home, GOP lawmakers warn Johnson against ‘hatchet’ spending cuts
On the eve of their first major vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, key House Republicans are warning Speaker ...
Nearly All Republicans Vote Against Conditioning Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
An overwhelming majority of Republican Senators voted against Democratic amendments concerned with tax breaks for the wealthy ...
GOP Split on Medicaid Imperils Trump’s Tax-Cut Plans
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy ...
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...
Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an ...
Trump’s vow to preserve Medicaid collides with House GOP plan for tax cuts
President Trump’s vow to keep Medicaid intact is colliding headlong into the Republicans’ strategy to extend their 2017 tax ...
I helped Trump get his first tax cut bill through Congress. Failure is not an option this time
I worked for Donald Trump when we got his tax cut bill through Congress. Now, Republicans have a tiny majority and must work ...
Trump Says Medicaid Won’t Be ‘Touched.’ House Republicans Want It Cut by Hundreds of Billions.
The president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts, which would seem required for his big goal of extending ...
US Senate Republicans push border security bill, leaving tax cuts for later
The U.S. Senate wrangled long into the early hours of Friday morning on a Republican bill to advance President Donald Trump's ...
US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts
The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigration, energy and defense policies in the ...
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Republicans Aim to Extend a $684 Billion Tax Break That Benefits Many of Them
Proponents claim "small businesses" rely on the pass-through deduction, but the benefits greatly favor the very rich.
House GOP group wants to pump brakes on big spending cuts
A group of House Republicans raised alarms about the minimum $1.5 trillion in spending cuts required by the chamber’s budget ...