Trump, Republicans and US Senate
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Senate Republicans have unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the Medicaid program, with changes policy analysts warn could lead to even greater coverage losses and pain for hospital systems than the aggressive proposal passed by the House of Representatives last month.
Top Senate Republicans are running into some resistance from several key senators about the details of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” potentially complicating plans to deliver that package by their own July 4 deadline.
A Senate tax package softens some blows imposed on renewables by a House version of the bill. But it still terminates many credits for clean power.
The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.
The fast-moving legislation comes on the heels of a 2024 campaign cycle in which the crypto industry ranked among the top political spenders in the country.
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Senate Republicans have released their version of the tax legislation. It included some significant changes from the House version of the tax bill.
A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.
Terry Moran, who was ousted at ABC over his post tearing into Stephen Miller, tells NYT it “wasn’t a drunk tweet” and he stands by it. He also said ABC’s characterization that it simply wasn’t renewing his contract isn’t true and that the network was “bailing” on an “oral agreement” to renew him for three years.