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Senate Majority Leader John Thune is lending crucial support for President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, citing the need to aid the administration’s fentanyl crackdown efforts.
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Thune can only afford to lose three Republicans when the Senate holds a procedural vote on a revised budget resolution to unlock Trump's agenda.
Senators are touting Trump's endorsement of the Senate plan as motivation for their colleagues to swiftly pass the resolution.
From the daily newsletter: how the Trump Administration is threatening to push the Senate to obsolescence—and whether the Senator Majority Leader will try to save it.
President Trump indicated he was looking for ways to serve a third term, which is not allowed under the 22nd Amendment, in an interview with NBC News.
The chamber voted 52-48 to begin debate on a multitrillion-dollar plan that would cut taxes, boost spending for immigration enforcement and the military, and raise the debt limit.
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AlterNet on MSN'Uncharted waters': Trump 'playing with fire' as Dems force GOP senators into 'uncomfortable vote'While Democratic lawmakers have been outspoken in their opposition to the steep new tariffs President Donald Trump is pushing, many of their GOP counterparts are reluctant to openly criticize Trump — even if they are privately worried about the effect tariffs could have.
Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal that’s central to President Donald Trump’s agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security.