Alicia Parlapiano

Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown.

The Senate has not yet secured the 60 votes necessary to end the shutdown.

The Senate voted 51 to 48 to reclaim spending previously approved by Congress.

Who benefits, and who gets hurt? How much does it really add to the debt? And what’s the deal with Alaska?

The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.

The Senate voted 51 to 50 to pass President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package.

So far, the parliamentarian has determined that dozens of provisions do not pass muster to be included.

We highlighted the substantive changes made by House Republicans to secure the support of several holdout members.

If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

It calls for more tax cuts and fewer reductions in spending. It would increase the federal debt by a lot more.