Trump needs unity among Republicans to pass his budget bill. Can he get it?

Congress returns from a two-week recess with a massive item on its to-do list: budget reconciliation. Lawmakers barely passed the plan's framework along party lines and now face an uphill battle on reaching consensus.

Apr 28, 2025 - 10:21
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Trump needs unity among Republicans to pass his budget bill. Can he get it?
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hold a news conference on passing the budget resolution in the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Congress returns from a two-week recess with a massive item on its to-do list: budget reconciliation. Lawmakers barely passed the plan's framework along party lines and now face an uphill battle on reaching consensus.

(Image credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag)