Summary
The U.S. Senate is working on a major Republican tax and spending bill that aims to increase military and border spending and raise the debt limit while making cuts to Medicaid. Additionally, the Trump administration has introduced a new system to track citizenship data, and two firefighters were killed in North Idaho by a suspected sniper.
Key Facts
- The Senate is debating a Republican tax and spending bill that President Trump wants to be approved by Friday.
- This bill includes a $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling to avoid a default.
- It proposes more federal spending on border enforcement and the military.
- The most significant cuts in the bill are proposed for Medicaid, which may lead to nearly 12 million people losing coverage.
- The Trump administration launched a national citizenship data system to verify voter citizenship.
- Concerns have been raised about potential other uses of the new citizenship data system.
- In North Idaho, two firefighters were fatally shot in what authorities describe as a sniper attack.