Updates and the latest news as Trump addresses House Republicans about the reconciliation bill and RFK Jr. testifies to Congress about DOGE cuts and his vaccine views.

U.S. Senate Republicans said on Thursday they will seek substantial changes to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill after it narrowly won approval in the House of Representatives, in a sign that significant hurdles remain for the package.

New York Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino “fell asleep in the back” after an all-night session and inadvertently missed the vote.

Republicans say the 1,000-page-plus bill is what voters sent them to accomplish. Critics say it adds to deficits while harming poor Americans.

House Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and immigration agenda Thursday morning, sending to the Senate legislation that the GOP hopes will transform the federal government and the economy and power the White House’s drive to deport immigrants and build up the military.

The House proposal would enact Trump's major campaign promises while dramatically changing Medicaid, food benefits, income taxes and border security.

One of the thorniest issues in negotiations had been how much to raise the state and local tax deduction, now capped at $10,000. That's been a priority of New York lawmakers. The

House Republicans are grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP support and deliver on Trump’s top legislative priority, a multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package, as soon as Wedn

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The bill, passed by a single-vote margin, would fulfill many of Trump's populist campaign pledges. All of the chamber's Democrats and two Republicans voted against it. One Republican missed the vote because he had fallen asleep.