Senate GOP to move ahead on plan to unlock Trump tax cuts, border agenda this week

Washington — Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a budget plan that will enable them to implement President Trump's agenda, eyeing a vote later this week.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters late last week that the budget resolution is "in the process of being drafted" after he and House Speaker Mike Johnson met with top tax leaders earlier in the week to map out the path forward. House and Senate Republicans had previously forged ahead with their own budget blueprints, but they must adopt the same budget plan to continue on in the reconciliation process — a complicated maneuver that allows Congress to bypass the 60-vote threshold typically required in the Senate.

Though Thune has not committed publicly to moving forward with a resolution this week, a source familiar told CBS News on Monday that Senate Republicans are planning to do so in the days ahead. The budget resolution could come up as soon as mid-week, which would start a clock of up to 50 hours of debate and set up a late week vote-a-rama, which allows senators to introduce an unlimited number of amendments and force the chamber to vote through the night.