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WASHINGTON—President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week as he tries to overcome GOP concerns about deficit spending, while the White House is preparing to try to get trade talks with China back on track,
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Tests Unity of Republican PartyMeet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the prospects for President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as it heads to the Senate after the House narrowly passed it.
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New York Magazine on MSNTrump Could Spoil a Republican RealignmentThe GOP made gains with Black and Latino voters last year, but it wasn’t necessarily enough of a shift to endure.
As Trump appears to dismiss a 2028 White House run, GOP figures like JD Vance and Marco Rubio gain attention, while Democrats begin early moves in next presidential race.
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Explícame on MSNEnhanced deduction for Social Security seniors vs. rule banning Trump's proposed total tax eliminationA new $4,000 deduction offers temporary relief to seniors, but Trump’s key promise to end Social Security taxes remains unfulfilled.
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AlterNet on MSNRepublican town halls 'buzzsaw of criticism' as Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' roils the SenateThe Hill reports Republican lawmakers are running ‘into a buzzsaw of criticism’ back home from constituents worried President Donald Trump’s budget proposal will cut too deeply into federal programs.
The president cajoled, coaxed and cursed as he pushed fractious House lawmakers to pass a sprawling tax-and-spending bill.
Republicans Thomas Massie, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul have emerged as a consistent bloc against some of the president’s agenda.