Congress Is Addicted to Megabills

Ronald Brownstein: Congress is addicted to megabills — despite their risks

Extraordinarily narrow and unstable House and Senate majorities have become routine in modern American politics. The frantic, final maneuvering last week before Congress approved President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act shows why that’s likely to persist for some time. And that means business, local governments, nonprofits and ordinary Americans need to buckle up for more hairpin turns in national policy that make it almost impossible…

Congress Is Addicted to Megabills

Ron Brownstein: “Extraordinarily narrow and unstable House and Senate majorities have become routine in modern American politics. The frantic, final maneuvering last week before Congress approved President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act shows why that’s likely to persist for some time.” “And that means business, local governments, non-profits and ordinary Americans need to buckle up for more hairpin turns in national policy that make …

Budget bill expected to depress charitable giving, but real struggle will be increased needs as welfare programs slashed, experts say

The budget reconciliation bill formerly known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” narrowly passed a House vote on Thursday, ending its monthslong trek to President Donald Trump’s desk, where it was signed into law on Independence Day. As the bill squeezed its way through narrow margins in both the House and Senate (with Vice President JD Vance acting as the tie-breaking vote in the latter) fault lines in national politics were on full display. …