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Five groups in the Senate that will determine the fate of the One Big Beautiful Bill

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

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Author: Eric Garcia

Plans, states warn of Obamacare chaos due to GOP megabill

A last-minute change to the House bill threw a curveball to Obamacare insurers who already set their rates for 2026.

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Author: Robert King

Democrat announces run against Joni Ernst after ‘we’re all going to die’ comments

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Author: Andrew Howard

Economists Question G.O.P. Bill: Why Increase the Deficit in Good Times?

Huge deficits are already making bond investors nervous. Economists warn that could make it harder to respond to future crises.

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Author: Ben Casselman,Colby Smith

Donald Trump’s tax bill heads to Senate: Speaker Mike Johnson says, ‘millions not losing Medicaid unless they want to’

House Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s tax bill, featuring $625 billion in Medicaid cuts with work requirements. Speaker Mike Johnson called the Medicaid changes “commonsense” and said millions won’t lose coverage unless they choose. The bill now faces Senate scrutiny.

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Author: Ravi Hari

The federal budget undercuts Pell Grants. That’s bad for Florida

Protecting Pell means progress for Florida’s skilled workforce.

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Author: Braulio Colón

Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most

Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.

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Author: Michael Shepherd and Miranda Yaver, opinion contributors

The fantastical world of Republican economic thinking

The elites of the American right cannot reconcile the inconsistencies in their policy platform

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Author: The Economist

The upside-down priorities of the House budget: Adding significantly to debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%

As economists who have devoted our careers to researching how economies can grow and how the benefits of this growth can be translated into broadly shared prosperity and security, we have grave concerns about the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. The most acute and immediate damage…

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Author: Jen Abella

Trump’s tax bill helps the rich, hurts the poor and adds trillions to the deficit

The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy

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Author: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Senate tries to pass Trump’s budget plan. And, people burned in Colorado attack

Senate Republicans return to session with a big task ahead: passing Trump’s big, beautiful bill. And, Boulder’s Jewish community is concerned after a recent attack.

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Author: Brittney Melton

Carried interest: the tax break that symbolizes divisions within the Republican Party

On Friday, Jamie Dimon, the iconic CEO of JPMorgan, called for the elimination of carried interest, a tax break that benefits private equity funds. This measure divides Republican lawmakers, despite…

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Author: Antoine Alves d’Oliveira

Republicans face new pressure to extend expiring Obamacare tax credits

If the money lapses this year, 5 million are expected to lose coverage and others would face premium hikes in 2026. A new coalition is pushing reluctant GOP lawmakers to extend it.

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Author: Sahil Kapur

Fact Check: Trump and G.O.P.’s False Claims on Bill’s Medicaid Cuts and Deficit Hikes

President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate claims.

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Author: Linda Qiu,Jamie Leventhal

Ernst posts snarky reply after telling town hall ‘we all are going to die’

The outrage over the senator’s glib response to concerns about Medicaid cuts was immediate. Then, Ernst doubled down on her remarks with a sarcastic post.

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Author: Mariana Alfaro

Readers’ Forum: ‘Big, beautiful bill’ aims to strip federal courts of power

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Author: Readers’ Forum

Letter: Our senators should reject big beautiful bill

“I am urging both Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King to vote no on the so-called Big Beautiful Bill when it comes before the Senate.”

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Author: Opinion Contributor

4TR WEB EXTRA: Miller-Meeks addresses provision to weaken courts & potential town hall

Thanks for clicking on this Web Extra. We didn’t have time to bring you all of Host Jim Niedelman’s conversation with Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks on 4 the Record. Here w…

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Author: Jim Niedelman,Charlie Roiland

‘Work of fiction…’: Will Donald Trump bury US government in debt with multitrillion-dollar tax breaks? Even Elon Musk is concerned

International Business News: Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ faces skepticism from Republican senators, international investors, and even Elon Musk, due to concerns about

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Author: TOI Business Desk

Former GOP Strategist Who Created Fake Grindr Account in Victim’s Name Is Convicted of Stalking

Former GOP operative Daniel Duffey, according to witnesses and prosecutors, stalked his victim and created a fake Grindr account in the victim’s name.

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Author: Peter Wade

Loomer, GOP senator push back on Trump NASA decision

Conservative provocateur Laura Loomer and Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) pushed back on a decision by the White House to pull the nomination of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator. “A…

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Author: The Hill

Sen. Ron Johnson proposes ‘line-by-line’ cuts to pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., called for a return to pre-pandemic spending and ‘line-by-line’ cuts to get President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ across the finish line.

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Author: Amy Nelson

Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” holdout Sen. Rand Paul says “the math doesn’t really add up”

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Author: Kaia Hubbard

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has Republicans squabbling over math

Johnson still predicts it will be signed into law by July 4.

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Author: Avery Lotz

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