Trump megabill narrowly advances in Senate despite two GOP defections

Senate Republicans connected Saturday narrowly voted to beforehand a sprawling 1,000-page measure to enact President Trump’s agenda, contempt the absorption of respective GOP lawmakers. The ballot was 51-49. Two Republicans voted against advancing the package: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who opposes a proviso to rise the indebtedness bounds by $5 trillion and Sen. Thom Tillis…