Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is rebuffing an upswell in anger at the Senate’s parliamentarian after she dealt a blow to major elements of Republicans’ tax bill. It would be a mistake to overrule Elizabeth MacDonough,

Many Republican senators dismissed the idea of overruling the Senate parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in Trump's tax and immigration bill Thursday, which dealt a blow to Republicans' plan to slash costs in the budget package.