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Partisan blame game falls on the Senate parliamentarian … again

The Senate parliamentarian was never meant to be in the spotlight — let alone an office with political influence. But as Republicans lurch toward a habit of using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to fund key government agencies, they are increasingly putting the fate of the party’s biggest spending priorities…

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Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ballroom Hits a Wall as Republicans Admit There’s No Appetite for the Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana says the money is officially out, at least for now.

The Mary Sue

Why Trump is pushing for Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to be fired

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Trump Claims New $400M White House Ballroom Will Feature A Military Complex Underneath and Has 'Great Sniper Capacity'

Donald Trump touts a $400m 'drone-proof' White House ballroom with sniper posts and a military complex below, as Senate rules and online critics challenge the project's scope and purpose.

International Business Times UK

White House ballroom symbolizes failure

The president’s only legacy will be greed and corruption

Salon

‘Absolutely magnificent’: Donald Trump’s dream ballroom hit a Senate rule, and his response was to pressure John Thune into firing someone

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GOP support for ballroom security funding gets wobbly

A key senator suggested Monday that Republicans may be prepared to ditch security funding connected to plans for a White House ballroom in a reconciliation bill focused on immigration enforcement. Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the $1 billion in Secret Service funding, which has drawn concerns from several…

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Trump’s massive ballroom funding bill strikes out in the Senate — for now

Top Senate Democrat says taxpayers ‘shouldn’t spend a single dime on Trump’s gold-plated ballroom boondoggle’

The Independent UK

Trump Faces Embarrassing Setback as $1bn Ballroom's 'Security' Funding Gets Torched in Senate

A Senate ruling has blocked parts of a Republican funding plan linked to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, forcing lawmakers to rewrite key sections of the bill.

International Business Times UK

‘Byrd rule’ poses challenge for voter ID bill in reconciliation

Republicans have started talking seriously about using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to get the GOP voter ID bill — a top priority of President Donald Trump — through the narrowly divided Senate. But budget experts say the effort faces long odds due to the complexities of the Senate’s “Byrd rule.” The House-passed bill…

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Republican Discord Threatens Trump Agenda

US President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill faced major roadblocks Friday, as his Republicans struggled to overcome differences and many of the spending cuts proposed to pay for his tax breaks were deemed against Senate rules.

International Business Times

Not so fast, sir ... One Capitol Hill bureaucrat stands in the way of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Fourth of July

Republicans now have to rewrite a key part of their plan for Medicaid with vacation clock ticking

The Independent UK

US Senate votes against resolution to limit Trump’s Iran war powers – as it happened

Democrats unsuccessful in bid to curb president from escalating conflict without approval as vote fails 53-47

The Guardian - US

Senate parliamentarian’s role under scrutiny over as Republicans call for her firing over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Elizabeth MacDonough branded ‘an unelected swamp bureaucrat’ after blocking provisions in Trump’s signature legislation on budgetary grounds

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Trump news at a glance: No mention of ‘big beautiful bill’ July 4 deadline in president’s final pitch

Trump appears to have dropped his expectations that his marquee tax spending bill will pass before the holidays as it faces roadblocks in the Senate – key US politics stories from Thursday 26 June at a glance

The Guardian - US

Trump makes case for ‘big, beautiful bill’ and cranks up pressure on Republicans

President calls for passage of signature tax bill but it’s not yet clear whether Senate Republicans have sufficient votes

The Independent UK

GOP plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

A plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber’s rules

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Tesla Tells Feds To Stay Tight-Lipped On Robotaxi Safety Data

Today on Critical Materials: Tesla tells feds its Robotaxi data is confidential, USPS EV scrappage would cost $1.5 billion, and China dumps excess EVs on Brazil

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Houston, we still have a problem: Shuttle move blocked by ‘Byrd rule’ - Roll Call

A late move to transfer the space shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Houston was blocked, at least for now, on a Senate procedural review.

Benzinga

GOP Can't Kill USPS EV Fleet Under Tax Bill, Says Senate Parliamentarian

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough says Republicans cannot force the United States Postal Service or USPS, to scrap thousands of EVs and charging equipment under the new tax bill.

Roll Call

Why reconciliation is a ‘privilege’ for lawmakers, not a right - Roll Call

A look at the nuances of the budget reconciliation process' "Byrd rule" compared with a "privilege scrub."

The Independent UK

Trump wants his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ to sail through the Senate. These five factions stand in the way

ANALYSIS: Between fiscal hawks, defenders of Medicaid and a potential stumbling block that may surprise you, this will be the first major test for Majority Leader John Thune, Eric Garcia writes

Reason

Republicans Just Killed California's E.V. Mandate. Will They Regret It?

The vote could set a dangerous precedent and empower progressive policymaking in the future.

Salon

Senate parliamentarian could thwart MAGA

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he'll follow the parliamentarian's rulings, but he'll be pressured not to

The Independent UK

One unelected woman in the Senate could stand in the way of Trump and his immigration plans

Trump and his hardline allies intend to crack down on immigration and strip back protections for migrant minors

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