It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
The congresswoman from New York is in line to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But first, her colleagues need her vote to pass their embattled budget plan.
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Businesses are betting that tax cuts will be extended and the math will work out.
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.
For Representative David Valadao of California and other Republicans whose constituents depend on Medicaid, a vote for their party’s budget could be politically fatal. President Trump’s agenda hangs in the balance.
Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.
Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators were engaging in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.
President Trump’s executive order also directed federal departments and agencies to ensure that federal funds do not encourage people to come to the United States illegally.
Mr. Trump’s call for “one big beautiful bill” came just hours after he gave conflicting directions to congressional Republicans on cuts to social safety net programs.
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.
The math doesn’t seem to work with the House budget proposal, and the president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts.