Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before budget bill vote

Washington — There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway as the House debated President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” before it passed on Thursday. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’

Trump speaks with Putin as U.S. halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine

Trump announces call with Putin Trump announces call with Putin, plans call with Zelenskyy 02:02 Washington — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, in a call the Kremlin said lasted nearly an hour.  The call came after the White House confirmed earlier this week the U.S. is halting some weapons shipments

HISTORY MADE: The One Big Beautiful Bill Is on Its Way to President Trump’s Desk

“President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill delivers on the commonsense agenda that nearly 80 million Americans voted for – the largest middle-class tax cut in history, permanent border security, massive military funding, and restoring fiscal sanity. The pro-growth policies within this historic legislation are going to fuel an economic boom like we’ve never seen before.