Trump floats multi-bill strategy as Hill Republicans struggle on budget

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House Republicans face headwinds as they seek to pass budget for Trump's agenda

House Republican leaders are eying a high-stakes vote this week on a sweeping budget resolution to pass President Donald Trump's agenda.
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Will Republicans in Congress agree on a budget plan?

The Senate adopted a narrower budget proposal although Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing ahead with different plan endorsed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
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Trump again floats unconstitutional third term

The 22nd Amendment limits U.S. presidents to two terms in office, but that hasn't stopped President Trump and his supporters from raising the idea of a third term. Josh Chafetz, professor of law ...
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An anti-Trump strategy: Never wrestle with a pig

The anti-Trump strategy of the Democratic politicians and media has been ineffective, with Trump thriving on the attacks and the media's focus on his opponents.
The Hill - 4d
House Republicans scramble to pass budget plan

House Republicans are still working to pass a budget plan backed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
CBS News - 1d
Some House Republicans unsure of Johnson's budget plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson is working toward a vote for his budget plan, which President Trump has endorsed. This comes as the Senate works on a different proposal and as some GOP members voice ...
CBS News - 8h
Warren Davidson is the latest Republican to oppose the House budget

He joins at least three other Republicans who are leaning against Speaker Mike Johnson's plan. Still others are undecided.
Politico - 7h
Trump and Musk float 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not benefit.

President Donald Trump recently touted the of "DOGE dividends," which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.
NBC News - 2d
Sanders: Democrats' strategy to combat Trump policies 'not good enough'

Senator Bernie Sanders believes that Democrats need to face a broken political system and address the needs of the working class.
The Hill - 4d
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections

Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote
ABC News - 4d
Republicans start to feel the heat on budget cuts: From the Politics Desk

House Republicans will face a budget resolution vote after hearing concerns from constituents about Trump and Musk's budget cuts.
NBC News - 3d
Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE

Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.
ABC News - 20h
Budget vote in jeopardy as Johnson plays Republican whack-a-mole

House Republicans remain divided over the budget blueprint to jumpstart the process to advance Trump's agenda, putting a vote planned for Tuesday evening in jeopardy.
ABC News - 4h
Democrats struggle to reverse Trump's gains with Latinos

Democrats are struggling to reverse the rightward shift among Latino voters seen in November, when President Trump made significant gains with the once reliably blue voting bloc. While a majority ...
The Hill - 2d
Ohio Republican pushes for Congress to act on Trump's orders

Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) on Thursday urged Congress to act on President Trump's executive orders, saying the national legislature "must do its job." "It’s up to us on Capitol Hill to make ...
The Hill - 4d
Republican lawmakers show displeasure of Trump’s mass firings

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new polls on Trump's approval rating that have dipped below 50 percent and the growing outrage over mass layoffs.
NBC News - 2d
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test

Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.
NBC News - 4d
Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle

Politico - 21h
Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement

“Did not see that one coming,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
Politico - 6d
Republicans put the sick in sycophancy as they compete to fawn over Trump

From adding the president’s face to Mount Rushmore to pushing for him to serve a third term, party members are getting inventive in their brown-nosing. If proof were needed that Donald Trump’s ...
The Guardian - 3d
Republicans who got an earful from constituents have message for Trump and DOGE

After hearing from constituents at town hall meetings in their districts last week, one Republican congressman says he wants to convey their concerns about DOGE to Trump.
ABC News - 4h
Some Republicans Sharply Criticize Trump’s Embrace of Russia at the U.N.

Their pointed remarks followed votes on Monday in which the United States broke with allies to side with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
The New York Times - 2h
Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters

Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.
Politico - 4d
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny

PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.
Los Angeles Times - 4d
US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan

Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in House. US politics live – latest updates The US Senate has passed a budget resolution that ...
The Guardian - 4d
Conservatives threaten to tank House budget vote needed to advance Trump agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he is plowing forward this week with a vote on House Republicans' multi-trillion-dollar budget blueprint, a crucial test for President Donald Trump's legislative ...
NBC News - 5h
Trump’s latest budget nominee avows funding freeze, pledges to follow Vought

Politico - 2h
In the Trump Era, Crafting a State Budget Becomes More Complicated

With funding from Washington uncertain, New Jersey, like other states, is budgeting cautiously.
The New York Times - 1h
Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.
The New York Times - 4d
At town halls, Republicans feel the heat from Trump and Musk's firing and cutting spree

Republicans members of Congress who held town halls back home this week got an earful from constituents upset about Donald Trump and Elon Musk's firing spree.
NBC News - 3d
Senate adopts $340 billion budget blueprint for Trump's agenda after marathon 'vote-a-rama'

The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday morning adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, energy production ...
NBC News - 4d
Graham defends Senate budget resolution amid Trump opposition: 'Complete game changer'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended the Senate's budget resolution, which rolled in during the wee hours of Friday morning and involves a two-track process instead of the one large spending bill ...
The Hill - 4d
Senate adopts GOP budget plan in "vote-a-rama," despite Trump backing competing House plan

The Senate has adopted a slimmed-down GOP budget proposal focusing on defense, border security, and energy priorities, despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing plan put forward by ...
CBS News - 4d
Live updates: Trump whips GOP holdouts in budget battle; Musk to join first Cabinet meeting

House Republican leadership is working to pass a budget resolution on Tuesday to pave the way for President Trump's agenda, but opposition has emerged from all sides of the conference.
The Hill - 3h
My Struggle to Stop Loving Him

On a post-divorce bicycle ride through Paris with her ex-husband, a woman weighs the costs of divorce.
The New York Times - 4d
Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism

The ‘special relationship’ has underpinned the UK’s security since the Suez Canal debacle — but the world has changed
Financial Times - 4d
Austin Hill dominates, wins third consecutive Xfinity Series race at Atlanta

Richard Childress Racing\\\"s Austin Hill won his third consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in another dominant performance on a drafting-style track in the Bennett ...
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Clint Hill: "Secret Service Agent Number 9" | 60 Minutes Archive

In 1975, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace spoke with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto JFK's limousine after the president was shot. Hill, who was forced to retire early because he ...
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s $8.4 million Beverly Hills mansion broken into

They are far from the only A-listers whose homes have been targeted by criminals in recent months.
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