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.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
