Trump, Senate and House

GOP fight over Medicaid cuts stalls Trump agenda in the House as Senate forges ahead
As GOP hardliners spent the weekend pushing party leaders to cut deeper into Medicaid in an effort to advance Donald Trump’s tax and border agenda, swing-district Republicans have been warning the president directly that it would cost him control of the House.
House, Senate fight to kickstart plan on Donald Trump's legislative agenda
Now that they have it, they're scrambling to prove to President Donald Trump they can use it to deliver on his campaign promises. GOP senators will attend a private dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night,
With House Republicans stuck, Senate pushes ahead with its plan to fund Trump's agenda
Senate Budget chair Graham wants to plow forward on a funding package that bundles border security and defense spending as the House continues to struggle with its plan.
GOP tension on Trump agenda bill grows as Senate diverges from House's path
The conflict over strategy comes as top House Republicans met Thursday with Trump, who has indicated a preference for a one-bill approach but largely steered clear of the dispute.
Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump’s deportation and defense funds, as House stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — As House Republicans missed another deadline Friday to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending, Senate Republicans jumped ahead, unveiling a more tailored $340 billion blueprint focused on President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda and bolstered U.S. defense spending.
Republicans in House, Senate on collision course over sweeping Trump budget bill
House and Senate Republicans are on a collision course as they both race to pass their respective blueprints to enact President Donald Trump's agenda.
House Republicans want to pass a budget bill that would support Trump's policies
House Republicans are racing to advance a budget bill that would allow the party to pass many of President Trump's top policy priorities without the threat of a Senate filibuster from Democrats.
House, Senate lawmakers move to slap limits on NGOs aiding illegal immigrants amid Trump funding crackdown
A Texas lawmaker is reintroducing legislation to revoke tax exempt status from NGOs that do not certify they are not assisting with human smuggling or trafficking.
Senate Advances Gabbard, Signaling Quick Confirmation
The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.
Senate tees up final vote on Tulsi Gabbard nomination to be nation’s intelligence chief
The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday evening to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as President Trump’s ...
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Few differences to negotiate as House, Senate adopt budgets
The $1.1 billion tax relief package the House and Senate approved doesn't look like the one that Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed ...
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Senate Democrats call for DOGE to halt until details are provided
The letter to the White House chief of staff and counsel notes that some of billionaire Elon Musk’s actions via DOGE “may be ...
Virginia's Democratic-led House and Senate pass separate proposals for amending the state budget
Virginia's Democratic-led Senate and House of Delegates debated tax relief and economic stability Thursday before passing ...
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Russell Vought as the next head of the Office of ...