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Committee Chairwoman Sen. Susan Collins

Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts—but Republican senator says ‘nobody really knows what program reductions are in it’

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks after a policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump rattles Senate Republicans with ‘blank check’ request to cut $9 billion from budget—and no time to review details

By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press

John Thune

DOGE is on the Senate’s agenda, with the future of public broadcasting at stake

By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks behind his security detail through a crowd of reporters as he tries to push President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP can’t pass Trump’s tax bill as holdouts on center and far-right push back in late-night session

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others

File – (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Overnight Senate voting on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ pushed off after early vote barely passes

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., departs following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

After a dramatic vote, the Senate pushes ahead on Trump’s tax break and spending cut plan

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a closed-door Republican meeting to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate eyes key vote on Trump’s tax bill, while Musk calls it ‘utterly insane and destructive’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump says ‘NO ONE GOES ON VACATION’ until the big, beautiful bill is done, but not all GOP lawmakers are on board

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., departs after President Donald Trump signed a bill blocking California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, at an event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House barely approves DOGE cuts of $9.4 billion in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Donald Trump arrive for a House Republican conference meeting, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

CBO says tax breaks in ‘big, beautiful bill’ would increase deficit by $3.8 trillion while Medicaid and other cuts will only shave $1 trillion in spending

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

President Donald Trump, center, surrounded by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., speaks to reporters before a House Republican conference meeting, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump implores GOP to support his ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ but holdouts say ‘no’: ‘We’re still a long ways away’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump is heading to Congress to push his ‘big, beautiful bill’ as it risks collapse ahead of votes this week

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others

U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ advances in rare Sunday night vote, but conservatives want more cuts: ‘The bill does not yet meet the moment’

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Republicans look to get Trump’s big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others