4 h. ago White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill

White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill  The Washington Post

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5 h. ago Public land sales in Alaska, western US removed from federal reconciliation bill again

Public land sales in Alaska, western US removed from federal reconciliation bill again  KTOO

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8 h. ago Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise

The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...

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10 h. ago Trump live: US Senate debates ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Washington

Trump live: US Senate debates ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Washington  Al Jazeera

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11 h. ago Live updates: White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill

Live updates: White House urges GOP to ‘stay tough’ as Senate debates amendments to Trump’s bill  The Washington Post

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13 h. ago Washington, Idaho U.S. senators hold moment of silence for fallen firefighters

Washington, Idaho U.S. senators hold moment of silence for fallen firefighters  KXLY.com

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17 h. ago Interior cancels $14M annual fishing grant cited in Fox report after DOGE highlights Disney ads, salaries

Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst exposes "Washington waste" as Interior Department terminates multi-year grant to fishing promotion nonprofit that received $164 million since 2012.

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33 h. ago Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash

Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash  Los Angeles Times

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33 h. ago Washington Senator Maria Cantwell supports removal of public land sales proposal from GOP budget bill

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell supports removal of public land sales proposal from GOP budget bill  KXLY.com

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53 h. ago What’s in Trump and Senate Republicans’ tax and immigration bill?

What’s in Trump and Senate Republicans’ tax and immigration bill?  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago Washington Roundup: Supreme Court concludes term, Senate weighs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Washington Roundup: Supreme Court concludes term, Senate weighs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’  OSV News

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3 d. ago Alaska's federal lands survive sale proposal struck in budget talks

Alaska's federal lands survive sale proposal struck in budget talks  Alaska Public Media

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3 d. ago House Republican opposing proposed sale of public lands says he's still against Senate bill: 'I remain a no'

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke expressed continued opposition to the Trump-backed Senate reconciliation measure due to his opposition to federal land sales

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3 d. ago With Trump Bill, Republicans Try to Change the Way Budgets Work

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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3 d. ago Republicans Prepare to Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Budget Gimmicks

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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4 d. ago House GOP holdouts threaten revolt over Trump and Senate’s tax bill

House GOP holdouts threaten revolt over Trump and Senate’s tax bill  The Washington Post

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5 d. ago More than 30 arrested at Senate building while protesting Medicaid cuts

More than 30 arrested at Senate building while protesting Medicaid cuts  NBC4 Washington

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6 d. ago Public land sale plan covering millions of acres in WA derails in US Senate

Public land sale plan covering millions of acres in WA derails in US Senate  Washington State Standard

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6 d. ago A Colorado County Shows Why Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Land Failed

Senator Mike Lee hoped to sell millions of acres of federal land through President Trump’s policy bill, in part to ease housing costs. The opposition was bipartisan, in Congress and the West.

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6 d. ago Utah senator says he'll revisit controversial plan to sell public land

Utah senator says he'll revisit controversial plan to sell public land  Axios

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