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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' does not give president power to delay or cancel elections
Claim: H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, contains a provision allowing the U.S. president to delay or cancel elections. Rating: Context: Other provisions in the bill would add restrictions on the judiciary's power to enforce rulings — but the repercussions of a U.S. president delaying or cancelling an election is outside the scope of this claim. On May 22, 2025, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, H.R. 1, attempting to turn some of U.S. President Donald Trump's agenda into law. Trump called the piece of legislation "One big, beautiful bill," which was adopted into the bill's full name, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill underwent a lot of changes, passing the House by just one vote. It had not yet passed through the Republican-controlled Senate as of this writing, and faced major pushback from Democrats and even some Republicans in the Senate. Posts on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Reddit claimed the measure went even further than as drafted, alleging that the bill contained a provision that would allow the president to "delay or cancel elections — legally." Snopes carefully reviewed the mammoth bill looking for provisions that would match that description. There were none — therefore, the claim is false. H.R. 1 does contain a provision that would make it more difficult for courts to enforce injunctions against the federal government, and therefore abets delaying or cancelling an election. However, this claim is not about the potential repercussions of a U.S. president taking such an action — it is about whether H.R. 1 legally allows the president to do that. It does not. The bill's table of contents provides a brief description of what each section does. As examples: Title IV (Energy and Commerce), Subtitle B (Environment), Part 1 (Repeals and Recissions), contains a list of laws the bill will repeal, including Section 42106, "Repeal and rescission relating to funding to address air pollution at schools." Title IV, Subtitle D (Health), Part 1 (Medicaid), Subpart b ("preventing wasteful spending") includes Section 44125, "Prohibiting Federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender transition procedures for minors." Nothing in the bill's table of contents even appeared remotely like it would give the president power to delay or cancel elections. If such a provision were hidden in the bill, it would have to contain either the word "president" or "executive," since that's who the power would supposedly go to. But searching the bill for those keywords also turned up nothing relevant. The term "president" came up 18 times in the bill, on topics as broad as transnational oil pipelines, to Medicaid eligibility, to radio frequency ranges, but never in relation to elections. The term "executive" came up 44 times, mostly in relation to government departments with the word in their name, but again, never in relation to elections. Arrington, Jodey C. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. H.R. 1, 20 May 2025, Hubbard, Kaia "Here's What's in Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" That Narrowly Passed in the House." CBS News, 23 May 2025, "Interpretation: Elections Clause | Constitution Center." National Constitution Center – Accessed 27 May 2025. Moore, Elena. "Here's What's in the GOP Megabill That's Just Passed the House." NPR, 22 May 2025. NPR, News, A. B. C. "Dems Call GOP's 'big, Beautiful' Bill 'Ugly' for Hurting Low-Income, Helping Rich." ABC News, Accessed 27 May 2025.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk exits Trump administration, says: DOGE mission has become a ..., in his goodbye note
Elon Musk has announced his exit from DOGE – the task force established earlier this year to cut federal spending. In a post on Twitter (now X), Musk said that his scheduled time as a Special Government Employee has come to an end. Announcing his exit, Musk thanked President Donald Trump for the opportunity to run the Department of Government Efficiency . In his goodbye note, the tech billionaire wrote that DOGE mission will continue to strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government. — elonmusk (@elonmusk) What Elon Musk said on his exit from DOGE Here's what Musk's post on X reads: by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo 'As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending. The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.' Elon Musk exits DOGE earlier than expected Musk was appointed as a Special Government Employee by the Trump administration to work a federal job for 130 days each year. Had he stayed, the limit would have been reached by late May, based on Trump's January 20 inauguration. His exit comes just one day after he voiced "disappointment" with the president's budget plan, which features sweeping tax cuts and expanded military spending. Elon Musk said he is 'disappointed' with One Big Beautiful Bill In an interview with CBS scheduled to air on June 1, Musk said 'I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.' 'I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don't know if it could be both,' he added. The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R.1) was recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, by a narrow 215–214 vote. The bill aims to make permanent the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts and includes critical pro-growth policies that will cut taxes by an additional $1,300 for a family of four and deliver higher wages and incomes for millions of Americans. This call will steal your money: "Family Scam" working & how to protect yourself! AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk disagrees with Donald Trump's 'Biggest Bill', says 'I was disappointed to...'
Elon Musk has expressed his disappointment with the Trump administration's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'. In a preview of his CBS interview scheduled to air on June 1, Musk can be seen saying 'I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.' the tech billionaire who recently stepped back from the DOGE or Department of Government Efficiency 'I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don't know if it could be both,' he added. A clip from the interview was shared by X user DogeDesigner. — cb_doge (@cb_doge) by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pourquoi des milliers de Français passent au solaire en 2025 (à ce prix) News ecologique Undo What is One Big Beautiful Bill The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R.1) is a comprehensive legislative package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, by a narrow 215–214 vote. Championed by President Donald Trump and House Republicans, the bill aims to make permanent the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts and includes critical pro-growth policies that will cut taxes by an additional $1,300 for a family of four and deliver higher wages and incomes for millions of Americans. However, critics argue that the bill is likely to add approximately $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, raising the debt-to-GDP ratio from around 100% to an estimated 125%. Critics, including some fiscal conservatives, argue that the bill undermines efforts to reduce government spending and could have adverse effects on financial markets. Opponents have dubbed the legislation the "Reverse Robin Hood Bill," contending that it disproportionately benefits the wealthy while imposing stricter requirements on low-income individuals. Elon Musk steps back from government Musk played an active role during the early months of the Trump administration. The tech CEO led the DOGE task force, making big changes across many government agencies, cutting programs and staff. This raised concerns from Democrats, some Trump supporters, and led to several legal challenges. The tech CEO and his companies, especially Tesla, faced multiple backlash. The X owner has recently said he plans to step back from working closely with the government. 4 new Apple stores confirmed for Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru!
Mint
5 days ago
- Business
- Mint
America's Senate plans big changes for the House's spending bill
Whipping votes is a hard job in Congress, especially with as narrow a majority as the one overseen by Mike Johnson, the House speaker. But even the most masterful legislators can't account for everything. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican, fell asleep early on May 22nd as his colleagues considered H.R.1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He missed the vote. 'I'm going to just strangle him,' Mr Johnson joked to reporters. The bill passed, but that was the easy part. The Senate will now negotiate its own version of the most consequential legislation of Donald Trump's second term. Mr Trump prefers to govern by executive order, but the bill approved last week addressed administration priorities that couldn't be tackled with his signature alone. Most significantly, it makes permanent his 2017 income-tax cuts, a policy broadly popular with Republicans in both chambers. Yet the multitrillion-dollar legislation will have far-reaching effects on immigration, energy production, social insurance and the military. And the august Senate has very different ideas on many of these issues than the rowdier lower chamber. Tax-reform discussions in the Senate picked up in recent weeks, with senators debating amongst themselves even as they watched House negotiations. Fiscal hawks are upset that the House bill would add more than $3trn to the deficit over the next decade. Moderates, meanwhile, have been critical about changes to climate-change and safety-net programmes. Still, it is already possible to discern broad changes coming in the Senate bill. Top of the list is an expansion of the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction, a policy traditionally supported by Democrats that reduces the income-tax burden for high-earners. A handful of House Republicans from high-tax states won an increase of the cap to $40,000, up from $10,000. Yet there is virtually no constituency for the pricey policy among Senate Republicans, who would rather prioritise making permanent the few pro-growth business provisions in the bill. Then there are Mr Trump's tax handouts, which in the House's bill would add about $500bn to the deficit. The Senate, recognising political reality, is expected to include some version of Mr Trump's campaign promises, but is likely to craft less ambitious tax relief on tips, on overtime pay and on car loans (all Trump campaign pledges). Their version would add about half as much to the deficit as the House bill does. The House bill contains about $1.5trn in spending cuts over a decade. Most of this comes from government-funded health care and food-assistance programmes. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin senator and leading Republican tax wonk, would prefer about $6trn in cuts. That would return America to pre-pandemic spending levels, but he knows this maximalist position is unattainable in an ideologically diverse party. So the Senate will aim for more like $2trn in cuts so that the deficit numbers look a bit less alarming. The House bill speeds up sunset provisions to clean-energy tax credits included in Joe Biden's 2022 climate bill, saving billions but alienating moderates and politically vulnerable senators. Cuts to food assistance and Medicaid, a government health programme for poor and disabled Americans, are unpopular with some senators, including economic populists. These differences are unresolved in the Senate and could be the trickiest point when the House and Senate bills are merged in reconciliation, which could still be months away. That won't be easy. But the alternative to compromise will be allowing tax cuts to expire and therefore taxes to rise. Avoiding that may be the single policy choice all Republicans agree on. For now both chambers are steeling themselves for a bicameral brawl. 'The number that we care most about is 218,' Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota senator, told Politico, referencing the size of the House Republican majority. 'Depending on how many we can get to fall asleep.'
Economist
5 days ago
- Politics
- Economist
America's Senate plans big changes for the House's spending bill
WHIPPING VOTES is a hard job in Congress, especially with as narrow a majority as the one overseen by Mike Johnson, the House speaker. But even the most masterful legislators can't account for everything. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican, fell asleep early on May 22nd as his colleagues considered H.R.1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He missed the vote. 'I'm going to just strangle him,' Mr Johnson joked to reporters. The bill passed, but that was the easy part. The Senate will now negotiate its own version of the most consequential legislation of Donald Trump's second term.
