Trump, bill and Tax Cuts
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After a tumultuous day, an overnight cliffhanger of a vote and a record-breaking speech, Republicans managed to wear down internal resistance and muscle their domestic policy bill through the House.
The Republican package would slash taxes, boost spending on immigration enforcement and the military, and impose steep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding.
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Scripps News on MSNTrump’s extensive policy bill moves slowly through procedural House votes after advancing from SenatePresident Trump's legislation that alters taxes, Medicaid, and more could get a House vote as soon as Wednesday — but the bill is currently in a holding pattern, awaiting procedural votes.
Republican leaders barely scaled a key procedural hurdle to bring up the bill, but Democrats delayed its consideration and it was unclear whether the G.O.P. had the votes to pass it.
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The New Republic on MSNTrump Frantically Scrambles to Drum Up Support for His Next BillTexas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has long faced accusations of infidelity and corruption. Senator Paxton blamed the split squarely on her husband’s cheating, while the attorney general blamed the split on “the pressures of countless political attacks.”