Here’s what the Senate removed from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Here’s whats left of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” after Senate cuts due to the “Byrd rule.” President Trump’s spending bill introduces changes to student loan programs, including new borrowing caps and repayment plans. Graduate students will have a $100,000 lifetime borrowing cap, while medical
President Trump’s big bill passes Senate with help from JD Vance President Donald Trump’s amended bill was narrowly passed by the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance’s vote breaking the 50-50 tie. The Trump administration may eliminate federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, impacting after-school programs nationwide. The cuts will affect nearly
Hannah Natanson and Jeff Stein | Washington Post U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) privately asked the Trump administration last week to release funding for a Mercedes-Benz plant to convert to the production of electric vehicles, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. In a two-page letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Mace
The winners and losers in the ‘big beautiful bill’ These are the potential winners and losers from the tax bill, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the ‘big beautiful bill’. Congress is closer than it’s been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid. On June 10, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. Senate
Dominic Basulto | The Motley Fool Brazen ‘wrench attacks’ are on the rise For crypto traders, online encryption doesn’t matter when someone takes you hostage to coerce you into revealing your password. On June 17, the U.S. Senate officially passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (Genius) Act, which will create a
Benzinga | Detroit Free Press Trump slams Fed chair as interest rates hold steady amid tariff fears President Donald Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the Fed held rates steady, citing risks from Trump’s expanding tariffs. The president labeled Fed chair Jerome Powell ‘too late’ and ‘an American disgrace,’ arguing that the Fed’s
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget all were approved. Rhode Island
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget
House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget Rhode Island House Democrats proposed a $14.3 billion budget that increases health care funding without raising income taxes on the wealthy. The budget includes a tax on second homes valued over $1
Bram Berkowitz | The Motley Fool White House claims ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise deficit White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise the deficit, but nonpartisan analysts say otherwise. The U.S. House of Representatives has unveiled a legislative package dubbed “One Big, Beautiful bill,” a phrase President Donald Trump