The GOP-led Senate passed a budget blueprint closely aligned with President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, which includes a permanent extension of his 2017 tax cuts and $175 billion in new border security spending.
The resolution passed 51 to 48, with Republican Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine joining Senate Democrats in opposing the measure. The blueprint was approved at around 2:30 a.m. after a marathon “vote-a-rama” session, during which Senate Democrats compelled their Republican colleagues to vote on a series of politically charged amendments related to entitlement spending, government efficiency measures, and Trump’s tariffs.
