Ken Tran

6 days ago | news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Ken Tran |Suzanne Monyak |Ellen M. Gilmer

Weekahead Highlight: $$ NegotiationsWith Congress out of session again next week, our team will be tracking preparations and informal negotiations with lots of dollar signs attached. Committees will be preparing for hearings as lawmakers try to make good on the goals of their hard-fought budget resolution, and federal agencies will be working on their fiscal 2026 budget wish lists — which in the current environment, may largely turn out to be don’t-spend-on-this lists.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Ken Tran |Zach Cohen

House Republicans are looking to lead on legislation permanently extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and increasing spending toward defense and the border, aiming to keep recent momentum going as soon as lawmakers return to Washington. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters last week that House Republicans will immediately begin holding markups on reconciliation instructions when Congress reconvenes at the end of the month.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Nyah Phengsitthy |Celine Castronuovo |Ken Tran

The Trump administration is planning to propose drastic cuts of more than 30% of the budget for federal health programs under the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg Law. The Office of Management and Budget proposal, which is subject to change, outlines President Donald Trump’s health and human service priorities for his upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Ian K. Kullgren |Ken Tran |Jack Fitzpatrick

President Donald Trump met with House Republican leaders and budget hawks Tuesday at the White House, once again leaving Democrats on the sidelines of the high-stakes negotiations. Trump met with GOP budget holdouts and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an effort to push the Senate-passed budget framework across the finish line. He didn’t extend the same invitation to Democrats — underscoring how he’s focused on a single-party strategy despite Republicans’ thin majority in the House.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Ken Tran |Jack Fitzpatrick

Senate Republicans adopted a new budget plan to pave the way for a sweeping tax bill early Saturday morning. But lawmakers are far from the finish line to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, as House Republicans raise concerns ahead of a vote next week.