US EditionThe Wheels Come Off Trump’s Attempt To Pass A ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
- House Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson struggled in early May 2025 to pass President Trump's tax and spending bill known as the 'big, beautiful bill'.
- The effort faced intraparty conflicts over Medicaid cuts, deficit concerns, and conflicting signals from Trump, with some moderates rejecting deep spending reductions.
- Republicans debated imposing work requirements, eligibility checks, and spending caps on Medicaid, which covers over 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, while vulnerable GOP members resisted harsh cuts.
- Thirty-Two House Republicans warned the reconciliation bill must not increase the deficit, while Senate Republicans expressed frustration that the complex bill risked becoming a 'train wreck'.
- The stalemate jeopardized extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, delayed the bill past the Memorial Day target, and suggested continued GOP divisions may undermine their legislative goals.
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Trump pushes tax hikes for wealthy as 'big, beautiful bill' deadline looms
House Republicans are trying to find the right cocktail of tax reductions and new revenue to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" by Memorial Day. No taxes on tips is politically popular and is a key campaign promise of the president, but a coalition of deficit hawks could block that if the GOP fails to find revenue to cover the gap. That is why the president pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., this week to raise taxes on th…
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and the GOP’s Bungled Boondoggle - Liberty Nation News
By James Fite One big beautiful bill or two smaller but more manageable ones? That’s the question congressional Republicans asked when President Donald Trump laid out his plan for government funding, tax breaks, and the rest of the commander-in-chief’s admittedly ambitious legislative agenda. The one-bill faction seemed to win the debate, and a framework was eventually agreed upon. […]
GOP Senators Panic as Trump’s Agenda Spirals Into ‘Train Wreck’ Before Midterms
Republicans are in damage control mode as President Donald Trump’s agenda starts to unravel, with one GOP lawmaker warning it’s turning into a “train wreck.” “We can’t really get on the same page,” one GOP senator said. “I’m worried that this is potentially a train wreck.” That blunt warning came after a closed-door Senate GOP retreat Wednesday at the Library of Congress. Lawmakers are trying to rescue Trump’s agenda — a sweeping package that in…
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