Questions swirl after GOP senator appears to freeze in TV interview - but he blames it on the ear piece The Louisiana Republican appeared to freeze up while saying a line he’s used many times before The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Trump 'Brags' About Illegally Bribing GOP Congressman to Vote for 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'I Did Him a Very Big, Big Favor' President Trump admitted to attempting to sway Republican lawmakers with personal favors in exchange for their votes on his big, beautiful bill during a speech. Latin Times · Jul 17, 2025
Lawmakers hope to modify crucial dates in reconciliation bill - Roll Call Some Republican lawmakers who supported President Trump's big reconciliation bill now seek changes in effective dates. Roll Call · Jul 16, 2025
Senate panel faults Secret Service over Trump shooting attempt - Roll Call A Senate report finds the Secret Service unaccountable for failures more than a year after an attempted shooting of President Donald Trump. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2025
How a handful of Republicans learned to stop worrying and love the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after switching their votes Republicans who thought the spending cuts were insufficient or that the bill cut too much into Medicaid suddenly seem at ease with their vote, Eric Garcia writes The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Bill Kristol Is Alarmed That a President Would Ship Accused Foreign Enemies to an Overseas Prison The hawkish defender of Guantanamo Bay and the post-9/11 security state worries President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is threatening civil liberties. Reason · Jul 11, 2025
Elon Musk revives third party idea after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ passes The billionaire Tesla founder has clashed with President Donald Trump over the bill’s increase to the US deficit. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025
Twisted arms and late-night deals: how Trump’s sweeping policy bill was passed With narrow majorities and intra-party splits, Republicans faced a battle to give Trump his bill to sign – but they did it The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025
Republican Holdouts Plus: Zohran Mamdani doesn't understand what New York's families need, Lia Thomas titles revoked, and more... Reason · Jul 2, 2025
Lisa Murkowski Defends Alaska Carveouts As Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders And Rand Paul Condemn Trump's 'Big Beautiful' Bill: 'Not Good Enough For The Rest Of Our Nation' On Tuesday, Senate Republicans' narrow passage of President Donald Trump's massive tax-and-spending package is drawing sharp reactions from both sides of the aisle. Benzinga · Jul 2, 2025
Sleepless in the Senate: Here’s everything that went down inside the 24-hour ‘vote-a-rama’ From Thom Tillis unchained, to John Thune’s backroom deal with Lisa Murkowski to a pissed-off John Fetterman, Eric Garcia reveals what it’s like during a 24-hour marathon of votes to pass The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Senate Republicans pass Trump’s big bill – but it may cost them in the future Sweeping policy bill had tumultuous road to passage in Senate – will the final version play well with US voters? The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2025
Senate Republicans barely pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ after record-breaking all-nighter Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote after 50-50 Senate deadlock The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
‘Big, beautiful’ budget reconciliation package passes Senate - Roll Call Senate Republicans pushed a mammoth budget reconciliation bill through their chamber Tuesday morning over vehement Democratic objections. Roll Call · Jul 1, 2025
Fortune · Jul 1, 2025 Elon Musk says Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could spell disaster for America. Here are its biggest pain points, according to critics While President Trump is banking on his “Big Beautiful Bill,” members of the Republican Party remain conflicted over key aspects of the massive piece of legislation.
We Got This Covered · Jun 30, 2025 ‘Finally happening’: Hollywood reject Kevin Sorbo is thrilled about something again that won’t resurrect his long-dead career In the dead of night.
Reason · Jun 30, 2025 Senate's Tax Bill Will Add $270 Billion to the Deficit Next Year, Despite Gimmicks The House-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was fiscally irresponsible. The Senate has made the bill worse.
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025 ‘Vote-a-rama’ drama as these 5 in GOP threaten McCain-like ‘thumbs-down’ moment on Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill Senate to decide fate of president’s lynchpin spending bill Monday, including tax cuts and funds for thousands of new ICE agents
Reason · Jun 30, 2025 Big, Beautiful Bill Finds Its Opponents Plus: The anti-socialist moment, muscle-building drugs counteract Ozempic, arsony gunman in Idaho, and more...
International Business Times UK · Jun 30, 2025 Elon Musk Says Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is Political Suicide—But His Own Grok AI Disagrees Musk, who previously headed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump before a widely publicised fallout, was once a key backer of the president and was often called the 'First Buddy.'
The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2025 Senate Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill in key vote Clearing an important procedural hurdle, the Senate voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation
Al Jazeera · Jun 29, 2025 Senate Republicans vote to advance Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ The US president’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill clears its first hurdle in the Senate.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2025 Senate votes to take up 'big, beautiful' revised budget bill - Roll Call The procedural vote was held open for more than three hours as GOP leaders worked to convince holdouts to let the package move to the floor.
The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025 Ted Cruz wants to stop states from regulating AI. Some of his Republican colleagues aren’t so sure Senate Republicans, Democrats and outside groups are mounting an offensive against Cruz’s push to withhold AI money from states that regulate the technology.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 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