Chris Stein

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Politics Reporter, Guardian US at The Guardian

Senior politics reporter for @GuardianUS

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Republican Iowa congresswoman booed at town hall over Trump policies

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Constituents booed Republican congresswoman Ashley Hinson at a town hall in her Iowa district Wednesday when she praised Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending plan and spoke approvingly of the “department of government efficiency’s” (Doge) efforts to downsize the federal government.
Trump to address West Point graduates as he tries to impose agenda on military

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Donald Trump will address graduates of West Point on Saturday, as his administration moves to implement a rightwing agenda at military service academies that has prompted the disbandment of student clubs, the removal of certain books and at least one faculty resignation.
Trump signs executive orders to spur US ‘nuclear energy renaissance’

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Friday intended to spur a “nuclear energy renaissance” through the construction of new reactors he said would satisfy the electricity demands of data centers for artificial intelligence and other emerging industries. The orders represented the president’s latest foray into the policy underling America’s electricity supply.
Tax cuts and mass deportations: what to know about Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed the One Big Beautiful Bill act, which will enact Donald Trump’s taxation and spending priorities. The legislation will now be considered in the Senate, where the Republican majority will probably make its own changes.
House passes Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill and sends it to Senate | House of Representatives

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Chris Stein

Republicans in the House of Representatives won passage on Thursday of a major bill to enact Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities while adding trillions of dollars to the US debt and potentially prevent millions of Americans from accessing federal safety net benefits. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was approved in the early morning hours along party lines by the slim Republican majority, with 215 votes in favor and 214 against.
The new Trump-led tax bill promises an American ‘golden age’ - that conveniently ends with his presidency

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Congressional Republicans passed a massive spending bill on Thursday morning that, for some taxpayers, may deliver the “golden age” Donald Trump has promised – but only while he is president. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed narrowly with 215-214 votes, is centered on permanently extending tax cuts enacted during Trump’s first term, while also creating new deductions to make good on his campaign promise of providing relief to the working class and families.
Trump visits Capitol to urge House Republicans to pass ‘big, beautiful bill’

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Donald Trump traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday to insist that the fractious House Republican majority set aside their differences and pass his wide-ranging bill to enact his taxation and immigration priorities.
US House Republicans propose fees on immigrants to fund Trump’s crackdown

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Congressional Republicans are proposing an array of new fees on immigrants seeking to remain in the United States in a move that advocates warn will create insurmountable financial barriers. Legislation moving through the GOP-controlled House of Representatives could require immigrants to pay potentially hundreds or thousands of dollars to seek asylum, care for a minor in the government’s custody, or apply for humanitarian parole.
House Republicans block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in major setback

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Stein

Rightwing lawmakers derailed Donald Trump’s signature legislation in the House of Representatives on Friday, preventing its passage through a key committee and throwing into question whether Republicans can coalesce around the massive bill.
Republican Tax Bill Could Slap ‘Terrorism’ Label on Non-Profits Opposed to Trump

3 weeks ago | portside.org | Chris Stein

Republican Tax Bill Could Slap ‘Terrorism’ Label on Non-Profits Opposed to Trump Published May 14, 2025 Non-profit groups are sounding the alarm over an attempt by Republican lawmakers to insert a provision allowing the government to cancel the tax-exempt status of organizations it deems “terrorist supporting” in a massive bill under negotiation in the House of Representatives.