Washington’s simmering tensions just exploded into full-scale political warfare after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough swung her procedural axe through the heart of President Trump’s ambitious “One Big Beautiful Bill,” enraging Republican lawmakers who say her unelected power is derailing the will of the people.
MacDonough, a longtime Senate staffer appointed during Democrat Harry Reid’s reign, determined several key conservative measures could not be included in the Republican package under the arcane Byrd Rule. Her ruling stripped out provisions designed to block federal funds for abortions, illegal immigrant benefits, and taxpayer-subsidized gender surgeries for minors—reforms that many Republicans campaigned on as central promises.
But what’s igniting fury in conservative circles is not just her decision, but the fact that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) won’t even consider overruling MacDonough, leaving major planks of Trump’s legislative vision in the dust.
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