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PoliticsWhat’s in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’, from $5 trillion in tax cuts to a 21% tax on university endowments
By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressMay 14, 2025
PoliticsGOP House members and senators rip Medicaid cuts and booming deficits in tax bill as Trump says ‘The Bill is GREAT’
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressMay 13, 2025
PoliticsTrump told Republicans to ‘Close your eyes and get there’ on his budget bill but holdouts forced House Speaker to halt the vote
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 10, 2025
Politics‘I’m tired of the fake math in the swamp’: Conservative House Republicans are stalling action on Trump’s bill of tax breaks and spending reductions
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 9, 2025
PoliticsSenate GOP approves framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts, but 2 Republicans dissent — ‘Something’s fishy’
By Lisa Mascaro, Leah Askarinam, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressApril 5, 2025
By Fatima Hussein, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2025
PoliticsHouse Republicans dare Democrats to reject spending bill with the deadline to avert a government shutdown just days away
By Kevin Freking and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2025
PoliticsWhat’s next for Trump budget after House GOP approves tax breaks and spending cuts blueprint: ‘Nothing about this is going to be easy’
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2025
PoliticsHouse GOP pushes through budget blueprint in step toward Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’, with $4.5 billion in tax breaks and $2 billion in spending cuts
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Matt Brown and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2025
PoliticsSenate stays up all night to push $340 billion GOP package for Trump’s mass deportations and security measures
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Matt Brown and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2025
PoliticsAfter his falling out with Trump, Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek reelection, ending his long tenure as the GOP’s power broker
By Bruce Schreiner, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025
HealthRepublicans consider slashing Medicaid—a move that could siphon billions from the health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans
By Amanda Seitz, Andrew DeMillo, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2025
PoliticsOne by one, Republicans are speaking up against billionaire Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn DOGE tactics
By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2025
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