Senate GOP kills bipartisan tax deal, raises alarms about fate of Trump tax cuts

The Senate’s failure Thursday to advance a bipartisan tax bill expanding child and business tax breaks only adds to doubts about Congress’ ability to negotiate a broader deal next year on trillions of dollars in tax cuts that are set to expire. Thursday’s test vote on the limited tax bill failed 48-44, with all but three Republicans — Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Rick Scott of Florida — voting against it. Independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who caucus...