Capitol agenda: GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts

Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on

Politico - 13h

When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump's spending cuts and tariffs

From reducing NIH funding to slashing USAID to new tariffs, Republican lawmakers are beginning to speak out — carefully — against some of Trump's actions.

NBC News - Feb. 13

Musk divides GOP

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk divides GOP, seen by some as liability Republicans on Capitol Hill are divided over tech billionaire ...

The Hill - 3d

House GOP skeptical it can advance Trump agenda by week’s end

House Republicans are growing increasingly skeptical that they can advance a framework for President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda by the end of the week, with internal disagreements over ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Democrats aim to maximize GOP pain in passing Trump agenda

Democrats on Capitol Hill have little power to prevent GOP leaders from moving President Trump’s ambitious policy agenda through Congress this year. But they’re going out of their way to make the ...

The Hill - 1d

4 groups to watch as House GOP eyes vote on advancing Trump agenda

House Republicans are eyeing a vote next week on their budget resolution to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, an effort that increased in urgency after Trump endorsed the lower chamber’s ...

The Hill - 1d

What is a vote-a-rama, the Senate GOP’s next hurdle on Trump’s agenda

The Senate is gearing up for an overnight marathon voting session as Republicans look to clear a key hurdle, known as a vote-a-rama, on the path to delivering President Trump a major legislative ...

The Hill - 4h

Inside the House GOP clash over tax cuts

Hardliners are squaring off against their top tax writer as Republicans try to assemble a package President Donald Trump's priorities.

Politico - Feb. 9

Republicans put health care cuts front and center to advance agenda

House Republicans are putting cuts to Medicaid at the top of their list of budget cuts to help pay for their wide-ranging agenda that spans tax cuts, energy production and border security. ...

The Hill - 6d

Musk's money looms over GOP primaries

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk-funding primary threats scare GOP senators GOP senators are terrified over the prospect of facing ...

The Hill - Feb. 10

GOP lawmakers divided on Musk, seen by some as a liability

Republicans on Capitol Hill are divided over tech billionaire Elon Musk being the public face of President Trump’s aggressive bid to shrink the government, with some souring on Musk’s prominent ...

The Hill - 3d

Inside the Elon Musk-Jim Jordan ‘mind meld’ shaking up Capitol Hill

Musk has a White House office and growing pull across federal agencies. Now he's burrowed into the House Judiciary Committee.

Politico - Feb. 5

House GOP divided on key issues as Senate moves forward on Trump agenda plan

House Republicans are divided over some of the thorniest issues at the center of their plan to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, disagreements that are threatening to derail their timeline ...

The Hill - Feb. 10

Senate GOP to vote on its plan for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing House plan

Senate Republicans plowing ahead with their efforts to advance the first stage of their two-part package to pay for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing the House’s plan.

ABC News - 1h

GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings

House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation bill with up to $2 trillion in savings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

House GOP releases budget calling for trillions in cuts to taxes and spending

House Republicans released a budget resolution that calls for cutting taxes by up to $4.5 trillion and sets a goal of slashing federal spending by $2 trillion.

NBC News - Feb. 13

Sweeping safety-net cuts have GOP centrists questioning Johnson’s budget

Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.

Politico - 6d

Morning Report — How to spend, where to cut: GOP counts the ways

In today’s issue: Republican lawmakers have budget specifics to craft, a looming fiscal deadline next month and internal divisions galore over how to get President Trump’s agenda woven into ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump’s vow to preserve Medicaid collides with House GOP plan for tax cuts

President Trump’s vow to keep Medicaid intact is colliding headlong into the Republicans’ strategy to extend their 2017 tax cuts, complicating the GOP effort to secure a major policy win in the ...

The Hill - 14h

As Trump, GOP grow leery of Medicaid cuts, here’s who may foot tax-cut bill

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump are hurtling toward a collision over tax reform, exposing a growing ideological rift over healthcare spending that could threaten the ...

MarketWatch - 1d

GOP senators terrified of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers

GOP senators are terrified over the prospect of facing primary challengers funded by Elon Musk if they stick their necks out by opposing President Trump's agenda The White House has signaled that ...

The Hill - Feb. 10

Musk and markets: why Doge is not cutting through

Also in today’s newsletter, JD Vance gives investors something other than tariffs to chew on for a change

Financial Times - 2d

Musk, Trump defend DOGE cost-cutting

In a Fox News interview that aired Tuesday night, Elon Musk and President Trump defended the massive layoffs in the federal government that have been initiated by DOGE. CBS News chief White House ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda

President Donald Trump and key members of his administration are lashing out at judges who have halted some of his second-term agenda.

ABC News - Feb. 11

House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, steep spending reductions

The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee voted along party lines to advance a massive budget blueprint to slash taxes and spending by trillions of dollars.

NBC News - 6d

Live updates: Trump, Musk sit for joint interview; Senate GOP will take up budget resolution

President Trump and Elon Musk are sitting for a joint interview on Fox News Tuesday night where they are addressing their working relationship and how they came to know each other. The interview is ...

The Hill - 1d

Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government

“It's something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5,” the Ohio Republican said.

Politico - Feb. 9

Musk’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

Musk defends government cuts in surprise White House appearance

The tech billionaire was questioned by reporters on what Democrats have called a "hostile takeover" of government.

BBC News - Feb. 11

Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves

Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, pledged full transparency in his efforts to cut wasteful federal government spending. It comes as Democrats ...

NBC News - Feb. 11

Elon Musk takes questions from Oval Office about government cuts

Elon Musk answered questions on Tuesday in the Oval Office next to President Donald Trump about his dramatic makeover of the federal government, saying they have identified billions of dollars in ...

NBC News - Feb. 12

Elon Musk defends federal cuts, insists he has no conflict of interest

During a joint press conference appearance with President Trump Tuesday in the Oval Office, Elon Musk said his DOGE group was fighting waste, and defended the deep cuts that he has been making. ...

CBS News - Feb. 12

Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts

Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.

CBS News - Feb. 12

Elon Musk turns his sights to Social Security. Could he cut it?

For tens of millions of Americans, Social Security is the most vital federal program of all

MarketWatch - Feb. 12

What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?

US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.

BBC News - 6d

Federal employee layoffs begin after Trump and Musk order cuts

The United States government is beginning a new wave of mass firings following President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s order for sweeping cuts. It comes as the Trump administration advised all ...

NBC News - 6d

Capitol agenda: GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts

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