13 h. ago Why Republicans are angry about Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

President’s signature legislation moves to Senate after narrowly passing House but could face a raft of further objections on everything from tax cuts to Medicaid

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26 h. ago Harvard says Trump administration’s block on international student enrollment ‘unlawful’ – US politics live

In a major escalation between Trump and Harvard, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says move to halt enrollment should ‘serve as a warning’Trump administration halts Harvard’s ability to enroll international studentsIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, has accused unnamed European officials of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington took place, Reuters reports.Israel has faced a blizzard of criticism from Europe of late as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Tax cuts and mass deportations: what to know about Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill

All the key points laid out in US president’s House-approved sweeping bill as it awaits Senate considerationThe Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed the One Big Beautiful Bill act, which will enact Donald Trump’s taxation and spending priorities. The legislation will now be considered in the Senate, where the Republican majority will probably make its own changes.Here is what the version of the bill passed by the House would do: Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill, from tax cuts to mass deportations

All the key points laid out in the US president’s House-approved sweeping bill as it awaits Senate considerationThe Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed the One Big Beautiful Bill act, which would enact Donald Trump’s taxation and spending priorities. The legislation will now be considered in the Senate, where the Republican majority will probably make its own changes.Here is what the version of the bill passed by the House would do: Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Trump administration halts Harvard’s ability to enroll international students – live

In a major escalation between Trump and Harvard, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says move should ‘serve as a warning’Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, has accused unnamed European officials of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington took place, Reuters reports.Israel has faced a blizzard of criticism from Europe of late as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump’s ‘One, big, beautiful bill’ would ban care for transgender people on Medicaid and Obamacare

‘It's one more example of health care that they're trying to rip away,’ Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, tells The Independent

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34 h. ago House passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax and spending bill after months of wrangling – US politics live

Sweeping legislation will now be sent to the SenateThe Kremlin said on Thursday that a report in the Wall Street Journal which said US president Donald Trump had told European leaders that President Vladimir Putin did not want to end the war in Ukraine contrasted with its own knowledge.The Journal said Trump had briefed European leaders after talking to Putin by phone on Monday and said Putin wanted to keep fighting in Ukraine because he thought he was winning.With a narrow 220-212 majority, House Speaker Mike Johnson could not afford to lose more than a handful of votes from his side.Republicans on the party’s right flank had pushed for deeper spending cuts to lessen the budget impact, but they met resistance from centrists who worried they would fall too heavily on the 71 million low-income Americans enrolled in the Medicaid health program. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ passes the House of Representatives after contentious fight in dead of night

The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will inevitably face major changes

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42 h. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears key committee after contentious fight in dead of night

Conservatives in the House Rules Committee fold, setting up the bill for final passage on the House floor

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46 h. ago What Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill means for the US economy

The president has staked his second-term agenda on the sprawling tax-and-spend legislation

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46 h. ago To save Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ Republicans disregard the math

Analysis: The leadership doesn’t like the debt-exploding numbers of Donald Trump’s proposal exposed by the Congressional Budget Office, Eric Garcia writes

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48 h. ago First cryptocurrency safeguard bill passes key vote: What to know about the Genius Act

Supporters celebrated the legislation as a way to protect consumers and set standards for the industry while critics argue it’s not a check on conflicts of interest

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50 h. ago Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill edges closer to passing. Here’s what it says, and what it means for you

The bill looks to slash taxes and increase spending on oil drilling, the military, and immigration, while also making cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs

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54 h. ago Democratic rep. records GOP colleague falling asleep during Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hearing

A Democratic lawmaker recorded her Republican colleague appearing to fall asleep in an early morning hearing on Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”

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54 h. ago Johnson hails deal on $3tn Trump budget bill but Republican hardliners hold out

House Speaker overcomes sticking point on taxes, but must placate fiscal conservatives ahead of key vote

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58 h. ago House Republican goes scorched earth on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in Fox News appearance

Rep. Mike Lawler refuses to back down after being personally attacked by president over vote holdout

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69 h. ago Mike Johnson inches closer to passing Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ but holdouts remain

Trump made clear he wants the SALT caucus to cut a deal. That could end up saving — or dooming — his ‘big, beautiful bill’

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3 d. ago Trump visits Capitol to urge House Republicans to pass ‘big, beautiful bill’

President says party has ‘unbelievable unity’ to ensure passage in House but some lawmakers remain opposed Donald Trump traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday to insist that the fractious House Republican majority set aside their differences and pass his wide-ranging bill to enact his taxation and immigration priorities.In a speech to a closed-door meeting of Republican lawmakers in Congress’s lower chamber, the president pushed representatives from districts in blue states to drop their demands for a bigger State and Local Tax (Salt) deduction, and also sought to assuage moderates concerned that the legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, would hobble the Medicaid health insurance program. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Plenty of time’ to solve climate crisis, interior secretary tells representatives

Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threats than warmingThe US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, told a House committee on Tuesday.The comment came on his first of two days of testimony to House and Senate appropriators in which he defended Donald Trump’s proposed budget, dubbed the “one big, beautiful bill”, that would extend tax reductions enacted during Trump’s first term, while cutting $5bn of funding for the Department of the Interior. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump pressures Republicans to pass ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill

President tells members of congress they will face significant increase in taxes if they fail to pass the legislation

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