In today’s issue: Showtime for House GOP budget President Trump landed a short-term trade deal with China and will be in the Middle East this week to cut some deals. In the meantime, House Republicans turn to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to dissolve discord and deliver what is supposed to be the biggest legislative lift of the president’s...
The stock markets are soaring, but will President Donald Trump also enjoy a political payoff in public opinion polling in the wake of a tariff truce with China?
The latest economic report foreshadowing the negative impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is giving congressional Republicans renewed impetus to move quickly on their “big, beautiful” tax cut bill. But if they do not offset the impact of the bill on the federal deficit, they risk making inflation worse and exacerbating price hikes. Voters, and […]
House Republicans are barrelling into a critical week for passing President Trump’s legislative agenda — even as they remain far apart on a number of key, hot-button issues. The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid policy, are both scheduled to begin...