Lillianna Byington

President Donald Trump may have seen his preferred One Big Beautiful Bill name for the tax and spending package dropped by the Senate, but the sweeping legislation would still deliver hundreds of millions toward his pet projects. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Transit and housing funds would be slashed in favor of more spending for aviation under a Republican spending bill headed to the House floor. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Senate Republicans and White budget chief Russ Vought are openly clashing over the Trump administration’s push for a more partisan and combative approach to funding the federal government, a move that could complicate passing the annual spending bills. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Senate is gearing up for another vote-a-rama today — which would mark its fourth since the start of this Congress and the most in a year in decades news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Senate is gearing up for another vote-a-rama this week — which would mark its fourth marathon voting session this year and the most in decades. @lil_byington explains the upcoming votes: bit.ly/4lzgQ6w

The Senate is gearing up for another vote-a-rama this week — which would mark its fourth marathon voting session this year and the most in decades. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

By a vote of 51-50, the Senate moved to discharge the Rescissions Act of 2025 from the Appropriations Committee. GOP Senators voting no: Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski. VP Vance broke the tie.

What's next on the agenda for Congress now that the megabill is done w/ @MaeveSheehey news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The bevy of new immigration fees in the GOP bill is designed to help offset the unprecedented $150B for immigrant jails, deportations, border wall construction, and other elements of Trump's crackdown Read about all the fees here, w/ @kreighbaum news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Senate held 43 roll call + 6 voice votes during 26+ hours of vote-a-rama, which came after 16 hours of bill reading and 10 hours of floor debate How this vote-a-rama stacks up with history: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Senate Megabill Keeps Changing as Parliamentarian Makes Rulings news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

By a vote of 51-49 the #Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to H.R. 1, Big Beautiful Bill Act. GOP Senators voting against Paul and Tillis

Overnight, Senate Republicans dropped 940-page text of their reconciliation bill Here's a look at provisions senators rewrote after parliamentarian rejections, as well as challenges to come: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

ICYMI: @lil_byington and I explain how the parliamentarian tripped up the GOP's tax bill (and what they can do about it) for @bpolitics: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The senate parliamentarian's decisions have complicated Republicans’ efforts to pass the bill on an unusually accelerated timeline. Here's what to know bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Rep. Michael McCaul told @BGOV during an exclusive roundtable this morning he won't be replacing Rep. Mark Green as Homeland Chairman. More from @ellengilmer here: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republicans are looking to nail down the votes of holdout senators to pass the GOP’s massive tax and spending plan by President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. @lil_byington breaks it down: bit.ly/3Gc0HEw

7 GOP senators to watch as Republicans look to nail down votes for their reconciliation bill news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

@BasedMikeLee vows to forge ahead with public land sales despite Senate rules keeper saying it doesn't comply with reconciliation rules. For BGOV subscribers: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

John Cornyn, a fixture of Texas politics and Senate Republican leadership, is an unusual underdog fighting for his political life in a party primary underscoring how drastically President Donald Trump has changed the GOP. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…