(The Center Square) – Tennessee Republican Rep. Jody Barrett didn’t vote with his party when the Education Freedom Scholarship passed, and now that the bill is officially law, he said he has more concerns. The 20,000 scholarships, which Barrett and Democrats call “vouchers,” give families $7,295 to attend the private school of their choice. The bill […]

As President Donald Trump pushes for Congress to pass his major domestic policy bill by the Fourth of July, he also conceded that lawmakers may need to extend the negotiation process beyond the self-imposed deadline. “We want to keep it to the July Fourth,” Trump told reporters Tuesday morning as he headed to the Florida […]

A deal addressing concerns over an artificial intelligence regulation moratorium in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” collapsed after one of its architects pulled out. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) came to a compromise regarding the bill’s provision forbidding states from regulating AI for ten years, bringing it down to five years, […]

Vice President JD Vance is in the hopper and ready to go should he need to be the deciding vote on Republicans’ mega tax cut and spending bill. After 24 hours, the so-called vote-a-rama for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is still ongoing. The process entails Republicans and Democrats offering up amendments to the […]