Takeaways From The Senate Budget Vote: Tariff Pressure, Debt Worries And Signs Of Gop Unease

The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over a Republican budget plan that's a cornerstone of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda.

With the plan's approval by the GOP-controlled Senate in a vote that ended early Saturday, Republicans hope to leverage their position of power in Washington to enact as much as 7 trillion in tax breaks , boost border security for mass deportations and cut government funding - and do so "without one single Democratic vote," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the Senate Budget Committee chairman.

Democrats, as the minority party, were unable to halt the budget plan. But during the late-night session, they offered a preview of the political attacks likely coming not just during the lead-up to the final vote this summer, but through the 2026 campaign.

"We may not have the votes to stop them all by ourselves," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told The Associated Press, "but we can use what the Republicans are trying to do with this tax bill to ignite a fire all across this country."

Here's a look at what happened and what comes next: