Elon Musk slams Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” as “disgusting abomination”

Washington — Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Tuesday, calling it “a disgusting abomination” as Congress rushes to send the legislation to the president by July 4.  “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote in a post on X, adding that the sweeping policy

Trump officials weigh rule to prevent asylum-seekers from getting work permits

The Trump administration is considering a regulation that would prevent most asylum-seekers from getting work permits, potentially upending longstanding U.S. immigration policy, two Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News. A proposal by officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would amount to an indefinite pause on the U.S. government’s decades-old policy of allowing

Big Beautiful Bill Provisions That Could Be Stripped Out in the Senate

The Byrd Rule excludes non-budgetary measures from being included in a reconciliation bill. With the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending before the Senate, several provisions may be stripped out in what is known as a “Byrd Bath.” The Byrd Rule, named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), restricts reconciliation bills, like the one the