David Morgan

The Senate remained in session through the night, voting on a long series of amendments, part of the arcane process Republicans are using to bypass Democratic objections under Senate rules that normally require 60 of the chamber's 100 members to agree on legislation.

The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.

As President Donald Trump's Republicans push ahead on a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that nonpartisan analysts say could add $3.3 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade, they're taking a new approach - denying there is anything to worry about.

The party remains divided about the bill's expected $3.3 trillion hit to the nation's debt pile.

Struggling to agree on a path forward for President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, some U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday turned their anger on the referee charged with ensuring that lawmakers follow their own rules.

A tax proposal that would enable U.S. President Donald Trump to retaliate against countries that impose taxes he considers unfair could be removed from a sweeping budget bill, if an international deal can be struck before it passes, top White House and congressional Republicans said on Wednesday.

Republican hardliners and moderates squabbled over proposed spending cuts.

President Donald Trump and his allies in the Senate face a political free-for-all over passage of his sweeping tax-cut and spending legislation, which Republican congressional leaders hope to enact in coming days despite growing resistance from different party factions.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna introduced their resolution before the U.S. strikes against Iran and say Trump's actions require congressional authorization. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine introduced a similar resolution.

Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in a deepening Middle East conflict.