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Some had to be excised completely and others rewritten before the Senate could pass its version of the bill on July 1st. Her ...
Who is Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth Macdonough that ruled against Medicaid in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' Here's what to ...
"You probably don't know this, but the most important person in the Senate isn't actually a senator. It's the Senate ...
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough continues to rummage through the Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives to speak with reporters about the reconciliation process to advance ...
Both parties see only downside to sidelining Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, even as she rules against portions ...
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill blocking illegal immigrants ...
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There’s an old nursery rhyme that applies to the never-ending and rancorous fight in Washington to get Trump’s Big, Beautiful ...
An obscure but powerful Senate official is suddenly in the spotlight. Elizabeth MacDonough, the parliamentarian, has just ...
By skirting the Senate parliamentarian’s power to police the boundaries of reconciliation bills, the GOP is putting the ...
Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed to the role in 2012 by Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, Senate majority leader at the time.