Trump’s Budget Proposal Falls Flat With Some Key Republicans in Congress

Senators expressed concern with a military budget they said was far too scant, and one objected to the plan’s gutting of vital programs, including one that offers home heating assistance for the poor.

House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses

A pledge from the top Senate Republican that his chamber would embrace far deeper cuts than the measure would require persuaded a critical bloc of fiscal hawks to drop their opposition.

The House Republicans Holding Out Against Trump’s Budget and Tax Cut Plan

Hard-line conservatives concerned about the deficit are among President Trump’s most stalwart supporters in Congress. But they say they cannot in good conscience back the budget plan he has endorsed.

Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans

The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.