Syedah Asghar
Capitol Researcher at NBC News
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2 weeks ago |
nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Frank Thorp V |Julie Tsirkin |Syedah Asghar
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted to approve their sweeping budget plan in the early hours of Saturday morning with the aim of eventually passing President Donald Trump's agenda along party lines in one massive bill. The 51-48 vote included support from every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcnews.com | Julie Tsirkin |Syedah Asghar |Sahil Kapur |Frank Thorp V
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans managed to proceed to debate their massive budget plan Thursday night, but not before an unexpected delay caused by some of their own who have concerns about their strategy on tax cuts and potential cuts to Medicaid. The delay occurred as those Republicans met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to talk through their concerns.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Sahil Kapur |Frank Thorp V |Julie Tsirkin |Kate Santaliz |Syedah Asghar
1 hour agoGrievance politics can only carry him so far. Last night, X’s “For You” algorithm offered me up what felt like a dispatch from an alternate universe. It was a post from Elon Musk, originally published hours earlier. “This is the first time humans have been in orbit around the poles of the Earth!” he …
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Scott Wong |Brennan Leach |Syedah Asghar
It isn’t just Republicans getting an earful at local town halls in the wake of President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s federal job and spending cuts. From Colorado to Maryland, Democrats, too, have faced fired-up crowds this week who want them to step up their fight against Trump.
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Frank Thorp V |Syedah Asghar
WASHINGTON — With Democrats divided and pointing fingers, the GOP-controlled Senate will press forward Friday afternoon with a key procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline. If enough Democrats join Republicans to cross the 60-vote threshold, the Senate will move to a final vote on the six-month funding extension, where a simple majority is needed for passage. The bill cleared the House on a party-line vote earlier this week.
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