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Donald Trump took a swipe at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Truth Social Wednesday as the president promoted the House GOP's singular budget bill that would include both spending reductions and tax cuts.

Graham, who chairs the Senate budget committee, is leading the charge for a competing two-bill plan that "leaves the extension of Mr. Trump's 2017 tax cuts for a later date while quickly increasing funding for border security and defense," CBS News reported. "But House Republicans have argued that passing two pieces of legislation carries a wider margin for error, given the narrow GOP majority in the lower chamber."

According to The Hill, "Trump had largely been non-committal on whether he preferred congressional Republicans passing his agenda in one massive reconciliation bill or splitting it up across two bills," arguing, "the results were what mattered."...

CHICAGO — A couple blocks outside of the Democratic National Convention’s United Center, a few passersby stopped to watch a lip-syncing man dance atop a bus plastered with a meme-ified, sunglasses-wearing image of independent president candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

But was this little more than a bizarre swan song?

Earlier Tuesday, Kennedy’s vice presidential running mate, Nicole Shanahan, told a podcast that the Kennedy campaign is considering quitting the race and throwing its support behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump....