It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC.

I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom.

I'm filling in for Brian for a few days this week while he takes a well-earned

vacation. Coming up on today's show, City Comptroller and recent mayoral candidate Brad

Lander will be my guest. His alliance with Zoran Mamdani and against Andrew Cuomo was a big

factor in the race. The Comptroller will reflect on the race and will weigh in on the city's new budget, which Mayor Adams and City Council speaker, Adrian Adams, announced on Friday.

Plus, later in the show, the profound effect siblings can have on each other. My guest will argue that sibling influences underappreciated and will wrap up today's show with a conversation on what's

become a really popular way to make big or even small purchases. Buy now, pay later. If you use

one of those services, it will now be reflected in your credit report. Maybe that's a good thing,

or maybe it's not. We'll talk about it with Wall Street Journal's personal economics

reporter. But first, the Senate-controlled Senate, the Republican-controlled Senate, is voting this

morning to pass President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that would lower federal taxes,

increase border security, and pull the money from federal safety net programs like

Medicaid and SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. Over the weekend, the Senate held a marathon

session marked by political drama. Democrats worked to slow the vote by asking Senate clerks

to read the entire 940-page, one big, beautiful bill act that took about 16 hours,

according to Newsweek.

The bill narrowly cleared a key procedural vote, 5149.

Republican senators Tom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the measure,

and Senator Tillis announced

he will not be seeking re-election in 2026. The nonpartisan U.S. Congressional Budget Office

updated its estimated price tag of the spending bill on Sunday, saying it would now add

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