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Tennessee Rep. Burchett predicts Senate will make cuts with SALT on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
SALT is a tax break that allows taxpayers to deduct part or all of what they paid in state and local taxes from their federal tax return.
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GOP Sen Scott: 'I'd vote no' on the current House GOP budget bill if no changes are made
"If they brought it to the floor right now, there’s not a chance it will get the 51 votes it needs," Sen. Rick Scott said.
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Former New York congressman Charlie Rangel, Korean War Purple Heart recipient, dies at 94
The "Lion of Lenox Avenue" in Harlem died seven months after his wife of 60 years, who was also 94.
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GOP senator says House-passed megabill doesn't cut spending enough
"Listen, this is the weekend we honor the service and sacrifice of the finest among us. You know, more than a million that died defend this nation. I don't think they served in sacrifice to leave our children completely mortgaged their future and their prospects diminished," he says
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House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Senate not to 'meddle' too much with House-passed megabill
"I have a very delicate balance here, very delicate equilibrium that we’ve reached over a long period of time," he says
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Here's what's in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
Most of the cost stems from the Ways and Means committee’s portion, which deals with codifying most of the sunsetting 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law.
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Grassley accuses Durbin of 'playing politics' by blocking confirmations of US attorney nominees
Durbin derailed the Trump administration's hopes of quickly confirming U.S. attorney nominations this week, by announcing he would block the confirmation of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida nominee Jason Reding Quiñones.
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House version of Trump’s 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' creates federal tax on electric, hybrid vehicles
The annual national registration fee would be $250 for electric vehicles and $150 for hybrids. The fee will rise over time based on inflation. Currently, by avoiding a gas tax, sales of those cars reduce the amount of money that funds interstate highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Bill would prevent congressional members from trading stocks
The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act requires all members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to put their stocks in a qualified blind trust or divest the holding.
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USDA ends 'maximum pain bird flu gain-of-function experiments' with Wuhan lab parent
Secretary Brooke Rollins tells Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., at hearing that "it is my understanding that those [experiments] have been discontinued," and "if they haven't, then 100% yes."
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Watchdog finds billions in potential savings via Medicare, Head Start reforms
“Action to address open matters can produce tens of billions of dollars in future financial savings or improve the effectiveness of federal agencies and programs and help position the nation to address future challenges,” the report reads.
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Wisconsin congressman demands judge's ouster after courthouse video shows her helping migrant flee
Footage shows Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan walking a defendant through the court building past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers there to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
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House GOP campaign arm tells lawmakers to tout reconciliation bill, Dems predict it'll cost majority
The messaging comes as lawmakers in both chambers of Congress return home for the long Memorial Day weekend. The House will return next week, but the Senate is not expected back until June.