One of those holdouts was Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette. He wrote on social media that the U.S. was facing financial insolvency because of deficit spending. The bill would add $3.8 trillion of debt ...

In Congress, Connecticut’s Democrats are battling an expansive bill that includes a tax hike for some private universities, ...

Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the halls of the Capitol during the overnight House vote on President Donald Trump’s ...

Here are the top stories from the U.S. government this past week. In an overnight vote Thursday, House Republicans passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" by a margin of 215 to 214.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more ...

Indiana Second District Congressman Rudy Yakym was one of the 215 representatives to vote aye, even though the bill would increase the debt limit.

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ includes extensions of the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay.

Following the US House’s passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, our local representatives on both sides of ...

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Reconciliation Bill, which has also been referred to as President ...

Congressman Adrian Smith, who voted in favor of the new tax “big beautiful bill,” responded on Thursday afternoon to its passage.

House Republicans pass a bill cutting clean energy tax credits and boosting fossil fuels, challenging Biden s climate law.

Some tax relief for the wealthy and tipped workers is overshadowed by billions in public benefits cuts poised to force New ...