At a town hall he held Thursday evening, Representative Rich McCormick, a Republican who represents a s olidly red district in Georgia, was met with fierce criticism and, at times, a chorus of boos as he was grilled about the significant cuts undertaken by the Trump administration and DOGE.

Senate Republicans worked through the night to pass a $345 billion budget framework early Friday to further President Trump’s agenda by funding US defense, energy and border security priorities. The vote lasted around 10 hours — with Democrats submitting more than 20 amendments to gum up the works,

The move came even though the president has endorsed the House GOP's one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills.