Matt Gagnon discussed the declining support for the “big, beautiful Bill” in the US Senate, particularly due to opposition from Elon Musk and conservative senators like Mike Crapo and Rand Paul. Crapo warned of two likely no votes, potentially derailing the legislation. Paul opposes the bill due to its $4 trillion debt ceiling increase, while Ron Johnson advocates for a smaller bill focusing on Trump tax cuts and spending cuts. Gagnon criticized the bill’s economic impact, highlighting the CBO’s flawed revenue projections and the growing federal deficit, which he argued was exacerbated by Trump’s policies.
The Democratic National Committee head has decided not to publish a formal assessment of the party's defeat that returned Donald Trump to power and gave Republicans complete control in Washington.
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
