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Trump said on Tuesday he was in favor of spending cuts, adding he had a "good meeting" with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans.
Reuters |
The U.S. House of Representatives aims to move forward on Wednesday on a measure that would extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, but first the majority Republicans must overcome internal di...
Detroit News |
The standoff between the House and the Senate over what Trump calls his “big, beautiful bill” is exposing the limits of the GOP's long campaign to cut federal spending, especially at a time of econom...

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