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Trump's Ambitious Agenda Faces GOP Rift and Debt Crisis

3/24/2025

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As Congress reconvenes, it grapples with President Trump's ambitious multitrillion-dollar agenda. House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for a bill by April, but deepening GOP rifts and proposed Medicaid cuts threaten progress. With the Senate potentially delaying action until July, the looming specter of a debt ceiling crisis could lead to a government default by mid-July.

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As Congress reconvenes, it grapples with President Trump's ambitious multitrillion-dollar agenda. House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for a bill by April, but deepening GOP rifts and proposed Medicaid cuts threaten progress. With the Senate potentially delaying action until July, the looming specter of a debt ceiling crisis could lead to a government default by mid-July.