The Republican-led House of Representatives has passed a sweeping budget package that would fulfill many of President Donald Trump's priorities. The Republican-led Senate next takes up the package, with significant changes likely.

The 2026 midterms will prove crucial to Democrats and Republicans as both chambers of Congress hang in the balance.

The libertarian-aligned Kentucky Republican opposed Trump’s “big beautiful bill” over debt concerns, just like he has in the past — while escaping serious primary trouble.

Spadea and Ciattarelli fought behind the scenes — and publicly — for months over Trump’s backing in a primary where the president carries a lot of influence with base GOP voters. Trump’s backing cemented Ciattarelli’s status as the primary’s heavy favorite.

President Donald Trump had targeted the law firm of Jenner & Block, blocking security clearance for several attorneys through executive order.

Others could see their monthly benefits reduced if the bill were to become law, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.

Republicans in the House are now attempting to enact his vision. Hardliners in fact want deeper and faster cuts to Medicaid and other social programs. Whatever finally makes it through the House then has to pass the Senate, where there are stricter rules about what can or cannot be included in a budget reconciliation bill.

For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.

Some lawmakers whose districts are home to targeted campuses have expressed concern, meaning that Penn State may face a harder time getting approval for state funding this year.