US House of Representatives

Big Beautiful Bill: America’s Divisive Tax Overhaul

Adopted by the US House of Representatives on May 22 by a razor-thin margin, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), popularly known as the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB), is the most ambitious and divisive budget legislation championed by Donald Trump since his political comeback. The bill currently exists in two versions: the House-approved ...

Immigration, Climate Change, Panama: Trump's First Shock Announcements As Soon As He Is Sworn In

A state of emergency on the border with Mexico and ‘millions’ of promised deportations, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, pardons for hundreds of Capitol Hill attackers... Barely inaugurated as President of the United States, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday to mark his return to power. However, some of ...

US Moves Closer to Budget Paralysis After New Bill Fails

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives largely rejected a new Republican budget proposal aimed at avoiding a paralysis of the federal government, in a stinging defeat that increases the uncertainty before the fateful midnight hour on Friday. The Republicans, despite having a majority in the lower house, had put this new proposal to the vote ...