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Time of India
10-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
'You could bake a Turkey before Biden finishes…': Senators torch ex-staffers over health cover-up - The Economic Times Video
Tensions erupted during a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as GOP Senators accused Democrats of orchestrating a years-long cover-up of former President Joe Biden's cognitive health. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) delivered a blistering rebuke, demanding answers on who was truly making decisions in the White House. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned law professor John Harrison over the moral obligation of staffers to tell the American Public about President Biden's physical and mental health.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
‘Biden couldn't finish a sentence without a nap': Senate erupts over explosive autopen revelation
Tensions erupted during a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as GOP Senators accused Democrats of orchestrating a years-long cover-up of former President Joe Biden's cognitive health. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) delivered a blistering rebuke, demanding answers on who was truly making decisions in the White House. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned law professor John Harrison over the moral obligation of staffers to tell the American Public about President Biden's physical and mental health. Show more Show less
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Big Beautiful Bill House vote: What happens after Republicans lose 4 votes? Where will the bill go now?
President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill faced a significant setback in the House rule vote on Wednesday after four Republicans initially voted against the spending measure. Republicans could not lose more than three votes, with the House in full attendance, for the bill to pass. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) talks to reporters before the Big Beautiful Bill vote(Getty Images via AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} Four Republicans, including Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), voted 'no' on a critical procedural vote, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson very little time to convince at least one of them to flip their vote. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Read More: Bill Beautiful Bill House vote: What happens if there's a tie? Can Mike Johnson pass the bill? What happens after Republicans lose 4 votes? The House was voting on a procedural 'rule' to set debate terms for the bill, a prerequisite for final passage. Four defections could cause the rule vote to fail, with a potential 216-216 tie or shortfall (217 needed to pass with 432 members present). {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} A failed rule vote prevents the bill from reaching the floor for a final vote, effectively stalling it. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} A failed rule vote prevents the bill from reaching the floor for a final vote, effectively stalling it. {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} The failure to pass the rule vote means the bill is dead for now, as House rules require a majority to advance legislation, and a tie results in defeat. The bill cannot proceed to President Trump's desk without House approval of the Senate-amended version, which was passed earlier this week. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} The failure to pass the rule vote means the bill is dead for now, as House rules require a majority to advance legislation, and a tie results in defeat. The bill cannot proceed to President Trump's desk without House approval of the Senate-amended version, which was passed earlier this week. {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} Read More: 'Biggest tax cuts in history': Trump confident of 'Big Beautiful Bill' passing US House vote Where will the bill go now? {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} Read More: 'Biggest tax cuts in history': Trump confident of 'Big Beautiful Bill' passing US House vote Where will the bill go now? {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} Speaker Johnson could pull the bill, revise it to address concerns, and schedule another vote. However, Trump's July 4 deadline has passed, and he conceded it might slip. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} Speaker Johnson could pull the bill, revise it to address concerns, and schedule another vote. However, Trump's July 4 deadline has passed, and he conceded it might slip. {{/usCountry}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} If the House cannot pass the bill, Trump could pursue parts of his agenda via executive orders, such as border security measures or temporary tax relief, though these face legal challenges and cannot replicate the bill's scope. If GOP defections persist, the bill could be shelved, forcing Republicans to prioritize smaller, targeted legislation. This would be a massive blow to Trump's agenda. SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
The Star
29-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill clears first US Senate hurdle
Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and John Kennedy (R-LA), U.S. Capitol., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate advanced President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill in a key procedural vote late on Saturday, raising the odds that lawmakers will be able to pass his "big, beautiful bill" in the coming days. The measure, Trump's top legislative goal, passed its first procedural hurdle in a 51 to 49 vote, with two Republican senators voting against it. The result came after several hours of negotiation as Republican leaders and Vice President JD Vance sought to persuade last-minute holdouts in a series of closed-door negotiations. The procedural vote, which would start debate on the 940-page megabill to fund Trump's top immigration, border, tax-cut and military priorities, began after hours of delay. It then remained open for more than three hours of standstill as three Republican senators - Thom Tillis, Ron Johnson and Rand Paul - joined Democrats to oppose the legislation. Three others - Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee and Cynthia Lummis - negotiated with Republican leaders into the night in hopes of securing bigger spending cuts. In the end, Wisconsin Senator Johnson flipped his no vote to yes, leaving only Paul and Tillis opposed among Republicans. Trump was monitoring the vote from the Oval Office late into the night, a senior White House official said. The megabill would extend the 2017 tax cuts that were Trump's main legislative achievement during his first term as president, cut other taxes and boost spending on the military and border security. Nonpartisan analysts estimate that a version of Trump's tax-cut and spending bill would add trillions to the $36.2-trillion U.S. government debt. Democrats fiercely opposed the bill, saying its tax-cut elements would disproportionately benefit the wealthy at the expense of social programs that lower-income Americans rely upon. Chuck Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat, demanded that the bill be read aloud before debate could begin, saying the Senate Republicans were scrambling to pass a "radical bill". "If Senate Republicans won't tell the American people what's in this bill, then Democrats are going to force this chamber to read it from start to finish," the New York Democrat said. (Reporting by David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Nicole Johnson, additional reporting by Jason Lange, Ryan Jones and Steve Holland; writing by Phil Stewart and Humeyra Pamuk, Editing by Scott Malone, William Mallard, Andrew Heavens, Aidan Lewis, Will Dunham, Diane Craft and Chizu Nomiyama)
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Wasteful spending': Sen. John Kennedy backs Trump's rescission package request, 'you be the judge'
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) came out swinging on the Senate floor, voicing full support for US President Donald Trump's proposed $9.4 billion rescission package. In a fiery speech, Kennedy slammed what he called 'wasteful spending', foreign aid and public broadcasting projects funded by taxpayers and urged the American people to 'be the judge.' Show more Show less
