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Republicans muscled President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP’s self-imposed deadline of July ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday set a new House floor speech record with a “magic minute” address ...

President Donald Trump took a victory lap celebrating the passage of the “big, beautiful bill” through Congress at the Iowa ...

As the US House of Representatives heads for final vote in passing Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, the US President on Thursday lashed out at Republican party senators for stalling the bill in a ...

House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump's big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final ...

Many factors figured into the election defeats of McCann and Faulconer. Their ties to the president were among them.

President Trump slammed Democrats in Congress who voted against his “big, beautiful bill” that the House passed on Thursday ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Donald Trump of pushing a bill that served billionaires like Elon Musk at the expense of ...

As the House moved to pass the GOP's marquee bill, Democrats began testing out the attacks they hope will win them back ...

Republicans' tax policy bill will have massive consequences. Both parties are hoping it will boost them in the 2026 election.

President Donald Trump, assisted by Vice President JD Vance, remained in talks with lawmakers throughout the week to coax ...