Republicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into crucial week

'I don't work for them!' MAGA rep shrugs off GOP colleagues as he knifes key cut

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) is not on anyone's radar as a foe of the Trump agenda — he even came under controversy for being present at the Jan. 6 attack, though he was never charged with any crimes.But he poses a threat to President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," consolidating tax cuts, en...

The Fight That Will Define This GOP Congress Is Happening Right Now

Piece by piece, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans are assembling President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” House committees have acted fast on their instructions laid out in the budget resolution, slashing or increasing spending to deliver on the agenda that propelled Republicans to victory in the November elections. Nevertheless, the biggest fights, on taxes and major spending cuts, lie ahead. Seven of the 11 House comm…

Congress tries to figure out how to do less with less

Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: So, did members of Congress have a nice spring vacation? How were things in their home district? Mitchell Miller: Things are a little bit rough for a lot of lawmakers. They got an earful from many people at town halls as they try to work their way through all of these huge budget issues that we are now seeing them tackling. And of course, it’s all under the big umbrella of the president’s so-called “one big, b…

Six Republican ‘Red Lines’ Could Upend Trump’s Agenda

“As Republican lawmakers hammer out a ‘big, beautiful bill’ to enact President Donald Trump’s policy plans, they’re running into a problem: their colleagues’ growing list of red lines,” the Washington Post reports. “Some House Republicans say they won’t vote for a bill that cuts Medicaid. Others have refused to support the legislation unless it lets their constituents deduct more of their state and local taxes. Last week, one Senate Republican r…

Senate prepares to change the House’s ‘big, beautiful’ Trump bill

The NewsMany Republican senators are watching with a mixture of dread and optimism as the House tries to send a massive tax/spending cut/national security bill to them by Memorial Day.And some of them aren’t watching much at all.“I shut most of that out because they debate a lot of stuff. I call it a sandstorm of bad ideas,” quipped Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, of the House’s efforts.As House Republicans consider combining everything from Medicai…

Republicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into crucial week

House Republicans are barreling into a crucial week in their effort to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, with key policy hang-ups threatening to upend leadership’s timeline for approving the sprawling package. Those disagreements have already prompted delays as lawmakers haggle over how to address contentious issues while meeting deficit reduction targets. The Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees areas including Medicaid and gr…