Unelected Official Throws Wet Blanket On Trump’s Bill — Sending GOP Sens Scrambling

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Unelected Official Throws Wet Blanket On Trump’s Bill — Sending GOP Sens Scrambling

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

The scope of President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” bill is narrowing as Senate Majority Leader John Thune eyes a midweek vote to cement the president’s sweeping tax and immigration priorities into law. Senate…

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