Happy Friday, readers of the newsletter! President Donald Trump’s tariff (Market reaction) It is the story of the week, but there is an essential step towards more of its local political agenda is now ongoing in the Senate – and our Congress team collapses how it highlights some divisions in the narrow majority of the Republican Party. Before “Meet the Press” this weekend, Christine Wilker passes the three main questions facing Trump and his management of customs duties. In addition, we answer the reader’s question about Elon Musk’s role in the government.
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The Republican Party is concerned about the strategy of lowering taxes and looming in the Senate budget
Written by Jolie Tsrkin, Sida Asghar, Sahil Kapoor, and Frank Thorp V
President Donald Trump’s tariff also behaves, the Senate Republicans are Transfer through procedural steps to prepare Trump’s tax plans And other priorities for the main local spending. But it will not be easy for them to agree on what exactly should be done.
The Republicans in the Senate managed on Thursday It offers a huge budget plan For discussion, but not before an unexpected delay resulting from some of them who have concerns about their strategy about tax cuts and capabilities Discounts to medicaid.
Before the discussion of the procedure began on Friday, the delay occurred as these Republicans met with the majority leader of the Senate John Thun, Ruby, to speak through their concerns.
Some members of the Senate feel more anxious about a Budget change The party uses a zero price price to expand Trump’s tax cuts, which are estimated by the official degree guard at Congress at a cost of $ 4.6 trillion over a decade.
Republicans delay the account on the issue after they bypassed a parliamentarian in the Senate on the issue of whether they can use the “current policy” foundation to treat Trump’s tax cuts for 2017, which is scheduled to end this year, as it does not cost anything. But this means that this step can be stabbed at a later time, and it can explode the draft law if Parliament rules it against it-what the Senate has not voted to cancel, which some have gripped by carrying the base of the 60 votes.
A handful of Republicans have fears that they will be asked to do this later in this process.
Another Senator, Josh Holie, R-MO, said that he “has great concern” about the Medicaid Bill-and took his fears directly to Trump in a phone call Thursday evening before the vote.
Hawly added that there is twenty-one percent “from my state receiving Medicaid-CIP or Medicaid. So, I made it clear that I will not vote for Medicaid. I think the president’s guarantee tonight is completely unambiguous,” saying that this confirmation made it comfortable to vote to start the process.
This is easier than doing it. The budget approved at the home, which is approved by Trump, makes it It is impossible sportingly for Republicans to achieve their goals Without cutting or medicaid. Legionships say they want to reduce waste and fraud, as well as impose possible work requirements for Midikid. Moreover, they did not specify ways to reduce spending.
Three questions about Trump’s tariff
Written by Christine Wilker
The wonderful new tariff for President Donald Trump rocked the markets and raised new concerns about the high potential prices. While Trump carried a campaign to implement the definitions, more questions remain as you enter.
First, how will the Trump administration explain the definitions of the American public?
“People do not understand what the plan is, what is the strategy,” said former MP Carlos Corplo, R. Florida, “Meeting the Press Now” on Thursday, adding later: “There are Republicans on the hill wondering: Where are we going?”
Another major question: How will economic repercussions look?
Trump has warned that his commercial policies would lead to a “little disturbance” in His speech in front of Congress last month. We already see the markets shaken by the new definitions, raising questions about the possibility of national or even global recession.
Some Republicans indicated that the administration may need to rethink its policies if it leads to an economic shrinkage.
Senator John Kennedy, R. La, said.
Finally: When will the Americans gain the benefits of this commercial policy?
Trump told me Again in December It “cannot guarantee” that American families will not pay more, adding later that the definitions “will make us rich.”
The President at Air Force One said last night that it could take a “year and a half to two years” to intensify American manufacturing. But the administration has not yet necessitated when the ordinary Americans will start taking advantage of these definitions.
We will delve into these questions and more on “Meet the Press” this Sunday with Treasury Secretary Scott Pesin, Senator Jim Lancford, R-OKla, and Senator Adam Chef, D-Calif.
I also spoke to our friends at NBCU on how to prepare “Meet The Press”. Check the video here!
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- ⚖ In the courts: A committee of three judges from the Court of Appeal in North Carolina ruled that more than 65,000 votes should be narrated in the disputed race of the state’s Supreme Court in 2024-winning the Republican candidate in the shaving competition, which could raise the results in his interest. Read more →
- ➡ NSA output: The director and official of the National Security Agency were expelled from their positions yesterday, with Laura Lumer-a developed right-wing plot of the right-wing plot that met Trump this week-with the removal of removal operations. Read more →
- ➡ FDA exit: More vaccine organizations in the Food and Drug Administration left either or were forced to go out after the resignation last week from the best vaccine officials in the agency, which experts say can be approved for new vaccines and other drugs. Read more →
✉ Postpartum: Will the government pay musk?
Thanks to everyone who sent us via email this week! This is the reader’s question this week:
“Is Elon Musk receive a government salary?”
To answer this, we turned into the national political correspondent Bin Kamisar. This is his response:
Elon Musk is what is known as a “private government employee”, a sign given to external experts who have been transferred to the government to provide their expertise on a part -time basis without becoming a full -time administration employee. He does not draw a salary, but he must adhere to certain rules such as handrails that oppose interests, and it is expected that only 130 days of 365 days will work. Here’s more about the position of the “private government employee” and how the White House says it is dealing with Elon Musk, especially on the issue of conflict of interest.
This is all from the policy office at the present time. The newsletter was collected today by Scott Bland and Faiith Wardwell.
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