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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Politics of appropriations

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted July 28, 2025 at 3:04pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is one of several GOP senators who have expressed concern over foreign aid and public broadcasting cuts in the rescissions package. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Big test on rescissions

By Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted July 14, 2025 at 4:08pm
Republicans are eager to promote their bill on the campaign trail, but Democrats smell blood.

Political fallout of ‘big, beautiful bill’

By David Lerman and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 7, 2025 at 2:09pm
The Senate parliamentarian has flagged several key provisions of the GOP's reconciliation bill as violations of the Byrd rule that restricts what can be considered.

‘Big, beautiful’ bill picked apart

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted June 23, 2025 at 3:54pm
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., seen here on June 10, said Medicaid cuts must be scaled back before he could vote for the reconciliation bill.

Medicaid and ‘SALT’ divide GOP

By Caitlin Reilly, Sandhya Raman and David Lerman
Posted June 17, 2025 at 3:59pm
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., fired a warning a shot to Senate Republicans urging them not to lower the cap on state and local tax deductions.

‘Big, beautiful’ bill on the line

By David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Caitlin Reilly
Posted June 9, 2025 at 2:20pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seen here on May 22, will be walking a tightrope to push the budget reconciliation bill through the Senate.

Reconciliation headaches in Senate

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 2, 2025 at 3:15pm
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is pushing to soften the impact of Medicaid cuts in the House-passed reconciliation bill.

‘Big, beautiful’ bill heads to Senate

By Caitlin Reilly, Peter Cohn and David Lerman
Posted May 23, 2025 at 4:23pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he opposes the reconciliation bill partly because it wouldn't cut Medicaid deeply enough.

Medicaid cuts in play

By David Lerman, Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann
Posted May 12, 2025 at 6:17pm
President Donald Trump arrives for a ceremony with the Philadelphia Eagles, winners of the 2025 Super Bowl, on the South Lawn of the White House on April 28.

Trump’s budget ax

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted May 5, 2025 at 2:27pm