The Senate races toward a ‘big, beautiful’ finish line: From the Politics Desk

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In today’s edition, our intrepid team on Capitol Hill has the last play of play while the Senate is closer to a final vote on the “big and beautiful bill” of President Donald Trump. In addition, we make a detour on the campaign track, where two Republicans who looked at difficult re -election races rather opted for retirement.

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The Senate is starting to vote on Trump’s massive bill while the Republicans are heading for the finish line

By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong and Frank Thorp V

The Senate began to vote on the changes in the reduction of massive taxes and the expense bill of President Donald Trump in order to pass him this evening or early tomorrow morning, even with the support of several key republicans in the air.

The 940-page legislation, which the Senate advanced during a vote of 51-49 on Saturday evening, was still taking shape while the “vote-a-rama” began-a process in which the senators can offer an unlimited number of modifications-with GOP leaders who hope to use it to satisfy the concerns of the hesitant factions.

Mathematics: Republicans must hold 50 of their 53 senators to adopt the bill. They lost the senses. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who complained that it adds too much to national debt, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, which criticized the Medicaid cuts as damaging to her country of origin. (More on Tillis below.)

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted to advance the bill on Saturday, but told NBC News that she was still based against him on the final adoption. She expressed her concerns about the Medicaid cuts and said she prefers to increase taxes on high wages, calling these “two of the most important things” that she wishes to approach.

And senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who also voted to advance the process during the weekend after discussions with Republican leaders, said the concerns of Medicaid.

In addition, a group of conservatives – meaning. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Rick Scott, R-Fla.; And Mike Lee, Rutah – insist on revising the bill to reduce the impact of the deficit.

The cost: The non -supported budget office provides that the Senate bill would increase the national debt by 3.3 billions of dollars over the next 10 years – he found that income would drop by approximately 4.5 billions of dollars and that the expenses would be reduced by $ 1.2 billion of dollars. The bill should also lead 11.8 million people to lose their health insurance by 2034 if it becomes law, said the CBO.

The GOP uses a budgetary tip known as the “basic base of current policy” to hide the cost of the extent of tax reductions that Trump was signed in 2017, which effectively reduces the price of the 3.8 -dollar billion sticker. This tactic has not been used in the budgetary process before and would define a precedent to weaken the 60 vote rule of the Senate. The Senate voted 53-47 to enlighten the new Republicans with all the Republicans in favor.

Find out more of our Capitol Hill team →

Associated coverage:

• Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V have undergone the main provisions of the 940 -page Senate bill and how much they will cost or save the government.
• Shannon Pettypice breaks down the winners and losers in the bill.
• Elon Musk has renewed his attacks on legislation, threatening to support the main challenges to the legislators who vote for this.
• Follow the live updates →

Half-cross: two republicans of the battlefield call it

The last days have seen a burst of activities on the 2026 campaign campaign, with a handful of legislators plotting their Washington outings.

North Carolina Senate: Republican Senator Thom Tillis made the surprise announcement on Sunday that he would not ask for his re -election after having voted against the progress of the “great and beautiful bill”. President Donald Trump had threatened to meet potential primary challengers to the senator with two mandates from Battleground North Carolina. The headquarters of Tillis had already been a higher target for the Democrats before next year while they seek to cut the majority of the Senate 53-47 of the GOP.

The 2nd district of Nebraska: The representative Don Bacon will not present himself to re -election, opening his seat based in Omaha. It is one of the three districts represented by a republican that Kamala Harris worn in the 2024 elections, making it a privileged collection opportunity for Democrats. Bacon told the Wall Street Journal that he was “not necessarily” yes “on the Trump agenda bill when he returns home.

Governor of southern Dakota: We wrote earlier this year on the growing number of Congress members who seek to return home. Add the GOP representative. Dusty Johnson on the list after launching his governor campaign.

The 3rd Pennsylvania district: The 71-year-old representative, Dwight Evans, D-P., Decided not to ask a sixth term at the Congress. The headquarters of the deep philadelphia region is supposed to arouse a high interest from potential democratic candidates.

🎙️Here is the scoop

In the episode of this evening of “Here’s the Scoop”, the host Morgan Chesky discusses the Senate marathon voting session on the “big and beautiful bill” with the chief correspondent of NBC news, Ryan Nobles.

Listen to the episode here →

It’s all of the political bureau for the moment. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Adam Wollner and Dylan EBS.

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