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The House voted 216 to 214 to approve the Senate’s budget blueprint, a first step towards passing President Trump’s plans for spending and tax cuts. The budget had faced opposition from some ...
and House Republicans who have expressed skepticism about a budget resolution to proceed with his legislative agenda. “I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of ...
Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday at the White House with President Donald Trump and House Republicans holding out against voting for the Senate-approved budget bill to fund Trump's agenda.
Maryland lawmakers passed a $67 billion budget that includes spending cuts and tax increases. The budget addresses a deficit by cutting spending and raising taxes on higher earners and certain ...
But then something notable happened in the wee hours of Saturday morning when Senate Republicans advanced a budget blueprint that could make $3.8 trillion disappear. Math is notoriously fuzzy in ...
"I mean, if the Senate actually is able to deliver on meaningful deficit reduction, we could just pass the Senate amendments to the House budget resolution," Harris said. "But again, I'm not ...
Senate GOP leaders will move as soon as Wednesday to begin advancing a budget plan — the next key step to unlock President Donald Trump’s massive agenda through a party-line bill. Under the ...
President Donald Trump wants action now, unity later, on his legislative agenda. The result is a budget with numbers that don’t match up. The split screen could be stark, at least on paper.
The ANC says the government of national unity's statement of intent doesn't bar it from negotiating with non-member parties to get it over the line. But the DA says this will spell the end of the ...
Talks between the ANC and the DA to reach an agreement on the passing of the Budget, broke down on Friday. These talks have since resumed, with an exchange of policy positions between the two parties.
The ANC says it is confident the controversial budget tabled earlier this month will be passed and not lead to the collapse of the government of national unity (GNU). The budget will go before ...