Trump, tariffs and Federal court
Digest more
“I liken it to a death march through a series of choices that nobody really wanted to be making,” said Oren Cass, the chief economist of the right-leaning think tank American Compass and a leading proponent of conservative economic populism among allies of Donald Trump.
It took intense lobbying from President Donald Trump, an all-nighter, and a vote on a bill for which many people did not yet have a clear grasp of the final changes, but House Republicans got it done this week.
While President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have celebrated a provision in their megabill that delivers a tax break for many Americans with car loans, its modest benefit looks set to get blotted out by Trump’s tariffs on the auto sector.
The bill reflects the current tension in the GOP over keeping old guard Republicans, business interests and Wall Street donors happy even as Trump challenges other elements of party orthodoxy.
The Administration has filed an appeal after it was dealt a major blow that would invalidate most of its global tariffs.
Just because the U.S. House and Senate are controlled by Republicans doesn't mean they agree on everything. Here are the key areas where they diverge.
Trump policy agenda: The House Budget Committee late Sunday night revived President Trump’s stalled bill to cut taxes and spending, after a handful of fiscally conservative Republicans relented and allowed it to advance even as they continued to press for deeper reductions to health and environmental programs. Read more ›
Tax cuts for the rich, program cuts for low-income Americans, Star Wars 2.o, and allying with white South Africans.
The agency providing Congress with cost estimates — including projections for the GOP’s major reconciliation bill — has a long