Tillis was one of only two Senate Republicans, along with Rand Paul, Ky., who voted against a motion to start debate on ...

The Senate is moving ahead on a massive tax and spending bill after a narrow vote, though major disagreements remain, including over Medicaid changes.

Senators hit a snag in their plan to scale back Medicaid costs as part of a massive tax and spending bill, now they're hoping to regroup and move forward.

One of two who voted no is Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) Tillis has been warning that the Medicaid cuts in the package could mean shifting billions of costs to the states, NPR's Deirdre Walsh tells Up First ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill next week, but big hurdles remain inside the GOP.

While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural ...

Senate Republican leaders are still negotiating details of their massive tax and spending bill and moving toward a final vote sometime on Monday.

The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate ...

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Hi, Deirdre. DEIRDRE WALSH, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. CHANG: OK, so just how big of a setback is this for Republicans? I mean, they have to now rewrite the bill? WALSH: Parts of it.

DEIRDRE WALSH, BYLINE: Hey, Scott. SIMON: Remind us, please, first, how is this bill significantly different than the one the House passed last month?