The Commanders Wine and Dine DC Council Members; GOP Senator Suggests Tax Language Was "Airdropped" Into Spending Bill; and Trump Wants DOGE to Investigate Musk - Washingtonian
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Showers and thunderstorms are forecasted, with high temperatures around 89 degrees. Nats will host the Detroit Tigers this evening. The editor is on vacation until July 11, with alternative contact information given. A book recommendation is "Catalina" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, centered on an undocumented student’s journey. The Senate is experiencing a prolonged vote on Trump's legislation, with Republican leaders facing challenges in securing necessary votes and confusion regarding tax proposals in the bill.
Vote-a-drama: The Senate has now been voting on amendments to Trump's big, beautiful bill for more than 20 hours. Majority Leader John Thune is struggling to drum up the 51 votes he needs to bring the legislation to a final floor vote.
Restrictions on Medicaid and food stamps, upping the debt ceiling: A look inside the Senate's updated version of the bill, some of which is still subject to change.
Senate Republicans say they're confused about how an excise tax on solar and wind projects wound up in the proposed bill; as Senator Lisa Murkowski told reporters, it's as if the language was "airdropped" into the bill text.
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