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Trump, US Senate Republicans Face Test

Trump, US Senate Republicans face test as 'Big Beautiful Bill' deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies in the Senate face a political free-for-all over passage of his sweeping tax-cut and spending legislation, which Republican congressional leaders hope to enact in coming days despite growing resistance from different party factions.
Senate revises Trump big, beautiful bill; see tax on tips, senior 'bonus deduction' changes
The Senate's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill takes the shine off some of Trump's most popular promises. Here's why.
Polls show Trump's big bill is unpopular as Republicans stare down their deadline for passage
President Donald Trump is facing political headwinds for his "big, beautiful bill" as Republican leaders hope to begin votes on it in the Senate this week.
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Gets Slimmed Down in Senate
Provisions related to food aid and the consumer-protection agency are set to get dropped from the final bill after ‘Byrd bath.’
How Senate Republicans want to change the tax breaks in Trump’s big bill
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans are taking slightly different approaches when it comes to the tax cuts that lawmakers are looking to include in their massive tax and spending cuts bill. Republicans in the two chambers don’t agree on the size of a deduction for state and local taxes.
What to know as the Senate tries to pass Trump’s agenda bill next week
It’s go time in the Senate for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill.
Senate Republicans set up potential clash with House on ‘big, beautiful bill’
Senate Republicans have given themselves a July 4 deadline to pass their version of the bill. What stays in and what is amended could affect support not only in the Senate, where Republicans have a three-vote majority,
US monthly budget deficit falls to $316 billion as tariffs boost customs receipts
Gross customs receipts jumped last month from $6 billion in May 2024 as Trump's tariffs on goods from nearly all trading ...
US Tariff Revenue Hits Fresh Record, Helping Shrink May Deficit
US customs duties climbed to a record in May, helping shrink the budget deficit for the month, while doubts remain about the ...
US tariff revenue hits record high in May, helping cut budget deficit
The Treasury Department recorded $23 billion in customs-duties revenue for May, according the agency's monthly budget ...
Shrieks and shrugs meet alarming US debt pile
For all the trepidation about America's gaping fiscal deficit, mounting public debt, credit downgrades and the precipitous ...
House Tax Bill Boosts Deficit $2.8 Trillion, CBO Analysis Shows
The House-passed version of Republicans’ tax and spending bill would add $2.8 trillion to US deficits over the next decade, ...
Bessent Predicts US Budget Deficit Nearing 7% This Year
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is suffering from "the biggest blow out for the deficit in history," and blamed ...
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Kazakhstan’s Budget Deficit Reaches $6.9 Billion in 2024
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Taiwan Central Bank Says US Debt Rising Too Fast May Impact Trust in Treasuries
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's central bank governor warned on Saturday that rapidly rising U.S. debt could be "unfavourable" to ...
Disability rights advocates have 'mixed feelings' on Medi-Cal eligibility compromise in state budget
A cost-saving measure in the current version of California's budget could add an extra financial barrier for seniors and ...
Deficits from 'big beautiful bill' to rise nearly $2.8T under new dynamic estimate: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office projected that the House GOP tax bill – dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – would add ...
US monthly budget deficit falls as Trump tariffs boost customs receipts
The U.S. government posted a $316 billion budget deficit for May, down 9%, or $31 billion, from a year earlier, as customs ...