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Photos of the week | July 10-16, 2026

Congress returned from the July Fourth recess this week to the news of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death. Highlights of the week included confirmation hearings for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and DNI nominee Jay Clayton, national hot dog day and the start of a new reconciliation process in the House…

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Budget resolution faces dicey House vote after committee approval

The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal 2027 budget resolution Thursday as the first step toward passing a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill to provide tens of billions of dollars for defense, farm aid and voting restrictions. The panel advanced the GOP-backed budget resolution on a strictly party-line vote of 20-14 after…

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‘There is no silver lining in this trajectory’: Budget watchdog warns of financial, inflation, or currency crisis due to $39 trillion national debt

“It took decades to get us into this hole, and it will take a concerted effort to get out of it.”

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Smucker enters Budget Committee race as odds-on favorite - Roll Call

Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker, the favorite to become the next top Republican on the House Budget Committee, is eyeing a second reconciliation bill.

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CBO: GOP budget bill would take from the poor, give to the rich - Roll Call

Analysis finds reconciliation bill would most benefit high earners and reduce financial resources available to the lowest-income households.

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Not Even the Moody's Downgrade Can Make Republicans Take the National Debt Seriously

Friday's announcement by Moody's and the House Budget Committee vote could have been a turning point.

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Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Overcomes Major Hurdle, Moves to House Rules Committee

The GOP's "big, beautiful bill" was approved by the House Budget Committee late Sunday despite continued concerns overs Medicaid cuts.

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‘President Trump lied to Americans’: Hardline republicans push controversial Trump bill forward, demand even deeper cuts

Trump's bill keep getting cut on its way to the president.

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Trump Warns GOP Holdouts To Support His 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'We Don't Need Grandstanders'

Donald Trump warned Republican holdouts to fall in line and support the party's "big, beautiful bill" after it failed to pass the House Budget Committee

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House Budget Committee Advances Mammoth Bill Toward Passage

House Budget Committee advances bill aligning with Trump's policy goals through budget reconciliation process.

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GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House - Roll Call

The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal framework that inches Republicans closer to their prized “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill.

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Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition - Roll Call

Key pay-for proposed for reconciliation bill is riddled with political risks and could spur backlash from hospitals, health providers.

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Lawmakers push changes to CBO scoring for preventive health - Roll Call

Bill would make it easier for CBO to score preventive health measures over a longer period of time - up to 30 years.

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Bill to create new debt commission approved in House panel - Roll Call

The House Budget Committee advanced legislation that would create a bipartisan fiscal commission to curb the growth of federal debt.

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Congress Is Trying To Avoid Taking Responsibility for the Debt Crisis It Created

A fiscal commission might be a good idea, but it's also the ultimate expression of Congress' irresponsibility.

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Omar elevated to No. 2 slot among House Budget Democrats - Roll Call

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was booted off the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this year, won a consolation prize Wednesday.

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