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2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Frank Thorp

May 20, 2025, 5:08 PM EDTWASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the "No Tax on Tips Act" on Tuesday, giving its official stamp of approval to an idea that has gained traction since President Donald Trump campaigned on it in 2024. The legislation would create a new tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips, limited to cash tips that that workers report to employers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin |Frank Thorp

May 19, 2025, 9:35 PM EDTWASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday on a bipartisan vote two weeks after every Senate Democrat united to block it. The procedural vote on the GENIUS Act — which would establish the first regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar — was 66-32. Sixteen Democrats voted with the majority of Senate Republicans to advance the bill. Two Republicans, Sens.

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Julie Tsirkin |Frank Thorp

May 15, 2025, 5:44 PM EDTWASHINGTON — As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump's agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., was categorical that the product coming out of various House committees cannot pass the Senate as it currently stands. “No. We’ll make changes,” Hoeven said.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sahil Kapur |Julie Tsirkin |Frank Thorp

NowWith new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall. Come this fall, only older Americans and those with chronic health problems may be urged to get the Covid shot — assuming the vaccine is available at all. For years now, scientific advisers …

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Frank Thorp |Nnamdi Egwuonwu |Zoe Richards

May 14, 2025, 10:49 PM EDTA co-founder of the ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s was arrested Wednesday at a Senate committee hearing that included testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Capitol Police. Ben Cohen was one of seven people who were arrested at the hearing held by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the spokesperson said.