内容摘要：The U.S. has shown signs of distancing itself from the conflict.

The U.S. has shown signs of distancing itself from the conflict.

The package would reduce federal outlays, or spending, by nearly $1.3 trillion over that period, the budget office said.“Republicans cry crocodile tears over the debt when Democrats are in charge — but explode it when they’re in power,” said Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

“In the words of Elon Musk,” Boyle said, revivingof the package, “this bill is a ‘disgusting abomination.’”The analysis comes at a crucial moment in the legislative process as

to have the final product on his desk to sign into law by the Fourth of July. The work of the CBO, which for decades has served as the official scorekeeper of legislation in Congress, will be weighed byseeking to understand the budgetary impacts of the sprawling 1,000-page-plus package.

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein,File)But government attorneys told the judge that the Trump administration has no plans to apply the executive order to the FEC.

The judge said he can’t conclude from the text of the executive order alone that Trump orare on the verge of taking such an “extraordinary step.” The order doesn’t single out the FEC and applies broadly to all executive branch employees, the judge concluded.

“The Court does not doubt that the committees would have cause for profound concern were the FEC’s independence to be compromised,” he wrote. “Given the FEC’s central role in overseeing parties and campaigns, a compromise of its independence would pose an immense threat to our democratic elections, for all the reasons Congress established the FEC’s independence in the first place.”The portion of the executive order challenged by the lawsuit has raised particular concern among campaign finance watchdogs, who call it a conflict of interest. Congress created the FEC in 1974 after