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GOP Rift Over Earmarks Complicates September Funding Push

A failed Senate bid to curb earmarks underscores tensions before a Sept. 30 deadline.

CBO Confirms One Big Beautiful Bill Will Swell Deficits by $4.1 Trillion

Senate Republicans Clash Over Trump’s Tax-and-Spending Bill After Musk’s ‘Disgusting Abomination’ Critique