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President Donald Trump is expected to sign his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling ...

With the president’s domestic policy law signed, states will have to administer many of the cuts and decide how much they can spend to keep their citizens insured and fed.

Kicking off America’s 250th birthday celebration, President Donald Trump’s "big beautiful bill" is unleashing growth and ...

President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders. Trump told reporters ...

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said during a recent interview that the Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump is expected to sign on Friday, will be seen as a “mass ...

Republican strategist Matt Keelen and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks debate how passing the 'big, beautiful bill' will ...

There are serious questions about the wisdom and durability of President Trump’s policies, but on his terms, he can point to ...

Democratic officials are finalizing ambitious plans for rallies, voter registration drives, attack ads, bus tours and even a ...

Looking into the Republican Party’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” I seriously wonder what supporters find so “beautiful ...

US President Donald Trump is to sign his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon, coinciding with 4 July ...