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Democrats say Republicans have given them a political gift with President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” They say they can ...

N.Y., on Tuesday issued a letter to his Senate Democratic colleagues warning them of a coming rescission package by GOP ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) warned in a “Dear Colleague” letter to Democrats Tuesday that a Republican ...

A final vote on Trump's megabill is now underway in the Senate. It needs 51 votes to pass. Some Republican senators to watch ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” is on its way to his desk after a narrow 218-214 vote in the House ...

President Trump on Friday denied knowing that the word “Shylock” is seen as an antisemitic slur after using it at a rally in ...

A fiery Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., took to the Senate floor on Sunday evening to explain his vote from Saturday against the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that President Trump’s tax bill, now nearing final approval, could make it ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pulled a petty move that served no purpose other than to thumb his nose at the president. Schumer’s disdain for President Donald Trump […] ...

As the Republican budget bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nears the July 4 deadline set by the White House, ...