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The 52–48 vote is the first step in moving forward with the tax cuts, new funding, and other provisions included in the budget resolution.

‘Congress has a constitutional role through the Commerce Clause on trade matters, and we should re-assume that role,’ Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters.

Eric Ueland, acting OMB chief of staff, testifies at his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

The nomination will head to the Senate for a floor vote.

The resolution is the next step toward the passage of Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda.

The push to give members of Congress who are new parents 12 weeks to vote remotely has divided Republicans.

The Republicans won the contests with narrower margins than their predecessors.

Despite passing in the upper chamber, the bill will not make its way to the House. 4 Republican senators voted with Democrats to pass the resolution.

The new version follows weeks of negotiations between the House and the Senate.

‘If there is another accident ... because the Army refused to change its policy ... those deaths will be on the Army’s hands,’ Sen. Ted Cruz says.

The senators argued that the Trump administration should consult with Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign conflicts.

The two GOP wins in the Sunshine State give a boost to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Republicans move to pass Trump’s agenda.