President Donald Trump urged the Senate to get his “One Big, Beautiful Bill” over the finish line as a few Republican senators appear to be holding out.  Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Trump said he was confident that the bill, which provides funding for border security and makes his 2017 tax cuts permanent, would make it out of the chamber. Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol early Tuesday morning, as his vote might be needed to break a tie if three Republican senators vote against it.  “Republicans, the One Big Beautiful Bill, perhaps the greatest and most important of its kind in history, gives the largest Tax Cuts and Border Security ever, Jobs by the Millions, Military/Vets increases, and so much more. The failure to pass means a whopping 68% Tax increase, the largest in history!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday night.  Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) said he expects a vote on the full bill Tuesday morning after 45 consecutive votes on amendments to the bill, which began on Monday and continued throughout the night.  Republican Senators who indicated they will not support the spending package include Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Susan Collins of Maine are also reportedly on the fence. Murkowski has been meeting with GOP leadership on Tuesday morning. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on Tuesday morning that he believed that he had a deal in place with Murkowski to get the bill across the finish line.  Trump was asked Tuesday morning about what could be done to placate Murkowski, and he said that he wasn’t sure.  “Who knows? You tell me,” he said. “Alaska’s done so well with me. There’s never been a president better to Alaska than me. But it doesn’t mean people appreciate it.” At the same time, Trump said that he would still like the bill to be passed by the Fourth of July deadline he had given, but that he could be open to extending the date.  “I’d love to do July 4th, but I think it’s very hard to do July 4th. It was two months ago, I would think maybe July 4th, but somewhere around there,” he said.  Provisions included in the bill are the imposition of work requirements on certain able-bodied adults to be eligible for welfare programs such as Medicaid and food stamps, the end of taxes on tips and overtime, a one-year cut in funding for Planned Parenthood, the funding of Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense program, and an increase in funding for border security.  One measure that was removed from the bill by the Senate Parliamentarian was a provision that would have ended all federal funding for transgender procedures for both children and adults. 

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday by suggesting that he could have the Department of Government Efficiency look into Elon Musk, and entertaining a question about deporting the high-profile businessman. “DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon,” the president said outside the White House on Tuesday as he prepared to depart for “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new immigration detention center in Florida. Asked by a reporter if he would consider deporting Musk to South Africa, his home country, the president responded: “I don’t know, we’ll have to take a look.” Late Monday night, the president criticized Musk on Truth Social, slamming his erstwhile ally and former head of DOGE for his opposition to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Musk, who went so far as to publicly suggest last month that the president had unsavory ties to Jeffrey Epstein and was repressing the release of the Epstein Files to protect himself, said later that he regretted his avalanche of attacks on the president and that some of them “went too far.” (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. “It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one.” “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” the president added. “No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!” Trump’s comments came as Musk called for the formation of a new political party on Monday, called the “America Party.” Musk, who has been very vocal in opposing the president’s reconciliation bill, suggested that he would back challengers to almost “every” Republican in Congress. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame,” Musk said in an X post, adding, “And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.” “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk said in another “X” post on Monday. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.”

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