The Senate has started formal debate on the Trump administration's budget reconciliation bill after lawmakers spent 16 hours reading the entire measure aloud on the Senate floor. This Senate's version of the budget measure would make deeper cuts to social service programs and lead to fewer people having insurance than previous versions,

The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments,