Republican Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says, and Has Surprised Some Who Voted for It

Republican Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is all but certain to inflame an already intense debate inside the G.O.P. about the fiscal consequences of its bill to enact President Trump’s agenda. 

Republicans Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts
President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions. 

After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets
The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn’t realize what they voted for. 

Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’
The tech executive criticized the president’s legislation in a series of posts on Tuesday, signaling a widening rift with Republicans. 

Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska admitted during a town hall meeting in his district that he did not know that the bill would limit judges’ power to hold people in contempt for violating court orders.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said that she had been unaware that the mega-bill she voted for would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.