Republicans dealt a setback on their big bill as Senate referee disqualifies key provisions

WASHINGTON — Republicans suffered a blow Thursday after the Senate referee ruled that a series of health care cuts and savings in their sweeping domestic policy bill are ineligible for the party-line path they’re using to get around the chamber’s 60-vote threshold. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who adjudicates procedural disputes between the two parties, has…

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Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on birthright citizenship and five other cases on term’s final day

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to conclude its nine-month term Friday with a flurry of rulings, including a closely watched case concerning President Donald Trump’s attempt to end automatic birthright citizenship. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has six cases left to decide of those in which it heard oral arguments…

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