Controversial “Big Beautiful Bill” Stokes Political Finger-Pointing
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The saga of the “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood has ignited a political blame game, with critics alleging that a generational shift among Democrats doomed the proposal. The debate, as fiery as ever, continues to expose partisan fault lines.
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Elon Musk expressed disappointment over Trump's spending bill, citing deficit concerns. The bill passed the House narrowly and now faces Senate challenges.
Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly's death was blamed by some for the narrow failure of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" while Republicans indicated they had the votes either way.
A major milestone for pro-lifers looms if the Senate passes the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
“DOGE is just becoming the whipping boy for everything,” he told the Washington Post. “So, like, something bad would happen anywhere, and we would get blamed for it even if we had nothing to do with it.”
A buried provision in the "big beautiful bill" effectively penalizes single parents who receive SNAP, or food stamps, as compared to households headed by married couples.Why it matters: The provision is part of new stricter SNAP work requirements included in the bill, which are the first of their…
"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful," Elon Musk told CBS News, "but I don't know if it can be both."
Elon Musk tells "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue that he was disappointed by President Trump's budget bill, saying that it "undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing." He explains why in an interview airing only on "CBS Sunday Morning" on Sunday, June 1.
As U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" heads to the Senate, a watchdog group on Tuesday released a report highlighting that dozens of GOP members of Congress worth a total of $2.5 billion are set to benefit from the package, which would cut food…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk appears to be publicly breaking with President Donald Trump, according to a clip of an upcoming interview that was released Tuesday evening.CBS Sunday Morning teased the clip of correspondent David Pogue's interview with Musk, which will air on Sunday, June 1. In the…
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