The Senate is churning through a contentious late-night — or all-night — debate on a budget plan critical to Republican efforts to pass trillions of dollars in tax cuts and boost border security and defense spending.

U.S. Senate Republicans are working to pass a budget measure that they need to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts -- and potentially cut other taxes -- while bypassing the objections of the chamber's Democrats.

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans are plowing ahead with their plans for trillions of dollars in tax-cut extensions and new breaks, nearing a crucial budget vote to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda just as his trade plans have triggered a sharp downturn on Wall Street.