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The Senate also pulled out a change to the Pell Grant program, which provides federal aid to low-income students to attend colleges and universities. Right now, students are considered full time and qualify for the maximum amount of aid if they take 12 credits a semester.
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
Senate GOP leaders are looking to avoid a repeat of the lengthy and sometimes bewildering floor process that led to the passage of the Trump tax bill by locking down key details with holdouts before the chamber moves to a vote-a-rama Wednesday on a bill to claw back funding.
The Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on a so-called rescissions package, significantly impacting public media funding and foreign aid programs.
Based on the latest legislative text, here are five key changes proposed in the Senate GOP tax bill. 1. More modest Child Tax Credit — and sharper Medicaid cuts.
The Senate passed President Trump's sweeping spending package, including work requirements for some Medicaid recipients.
All eyes are now on the House after the Senate narrowly passed a major tax cut and spending bill that is the centerpiece of President Donald Trump's agenda.
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have launched efforts to undo the change to the tax laws regarding gambling. Via Joey Cappelletti of the Associated Press, an effort in the Senate to quickly fix the situation has failed.
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, recently signed into law by President Trump, will create the country’s first federal tax credit for donations to private schools. It aims to give families more choice in their child’s education,