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The Republican-led Senate is taking up a multi-trillion dollar budget plan that carries the bulk of President Trump's agenda.
NPR's Claudia Grisales reports senators will face a big fight over whether to approve big cuts to Medicaid.
Before Congress left for a week-long recess,
the Republican-led House passed the plan by just one vote after several brutal months of negotiations,
and it's very likely the Senate will make changes to it.
It extends tax cuts for individuals and businesses, which comes with a big price tag.
It also makes big changes to defense, energy, and immigration policy.
Senate Republicans face plenty of internal divide to craft a final package.
Deficit hawks want to install dramatic reductions to Medicaid to find new savings.
But moderates say that's a red line.
The plan in the Senate also has to get past a major procedural hurdle to fast-track the budget that could shape the bill's provisions.
Claudia Salas, NPR News.
Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are meeting for direct peace talks in Istanbul,