Syedah Asghar

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Capitol Researcher at NBC News

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As GOP concerns grow about Medicaid cuts, hard-liners pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on lower deficits

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Scott Wong |Kyle Stewart |Syedah Asghar

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda with hopes of advancing it through a House committee next week.
Republicans hit early snags as they start crafting a massive bill for Trump's agenda

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Melanie Zanona |Julie Tsirkin |Syedah Asghar

WASHINGTON — Republicans are already hitting some snags as they begin the work of crafting a bill for President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy agenda. And they haven’t even made some of their hardest decisions yet. Fresh off a two-week recess, House committees have begun marking up their respective pieces of the package, which aims to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, boost funding for immigration enforcement and the military, and increase the debt ceiling.
Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson shoot down millionaire tax hike

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Sahil Kapur |Syedah Asghar

/ Updated WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., came out against a tax increase on millionaires, appearing to close the door on an idea that some Republicans have considered to pay for their massive party-line bill. "I think it would be very disruptive, because a lot of the millionaires would leave the country," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the proposal on Wednesday. "The old days, they left states.
Senate adopts new budget for Trump's agenda after GOP divisions emerge

1 month 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.
GOP concerns about tax cut strategy and Medicaid loom over Senate budget

1 month 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.
Cory Booker's record-breaking speech ignites a Democratic base 'desperate' for a fighter

1 month 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 …
Democrats face demands to step up their opposition to Trump at fiery town halls

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.
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown

2 months 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.
House Republican adjourns hearing after exchange over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride

2 months ago | today.com | Raquel Coronell Uribe |Syedah Asghar

By and A House hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after an exchange between a Republican and a Democratic committee member over the GOP chair’s misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride. At the hearing hosted by the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, recognized McBride, D-Del., to speak and misgendered her in the process. McBride is the first openly trans member of Congress.
House Republican adjourns hearing after exchange over misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Raquel Coronell Uribe |Syedah Asghar

A House hearing ended abruptly ended Tuesday after an exchange between a Republican and a Democratic committee member over the GOP chair’s misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride. At the hearing hosted by the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, recognized McBride, D-Del., to speak and misgendered her in the process. McBride is the first openly trans member of Congress.

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