GOP leaders find new major holiday deadline for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid Medicaid, tax divisions
Republicans are now hoping that Independence Day will serve as a good deadline to pass their plans for reconciliation.
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RFK Jr. to Testify to Senators on May 14
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will answer questions from members of the Senate’s health committee. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to testify to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 14, the panel said on May 2. Kennedy is scheduled to answer questions from panel members on the
Trump Confirms He Offered to Send US Troops to Mexico to Fight Cartels
The president’s comment comes after Mexico’s leader said she rebuffed his offer. President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed reports that he made an offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico to fight the country’s drug cartels, after the Mexican president said she declined the offer. “It’s true,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “The
Rep. Elise Stefanik ‘Strongly Considering’ Running for New York Governor
The Republican said that New Yorkers are ‘yearning for a new generation of leadership.’ Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said on May 4 that she is “strongly considering” a run in next year’s New York gubernatorial race, amid speculation about her potential candidacy for the role. In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with
Trump to announce D.C. as site of 2027 NFL draft
Washington, D.C., is on the clock for the 2027 NFL draft, White House sources tell CBS News. President Trump is expected to make the announcement Monday afternoon, with National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris in attendance. The three-day 2027 event, in which NFL teams will select incoming rookies from
U.S. seeking deportation deals with Angola, Equatorial Guinea
The Trump administration has approached far-flung countries to aid its mass deportation effort, asking nations like Angola and Equatorial Guinea to accept migrants who are not their citizens, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News. The talks are part of an intense diplomatic campaign by the Trump administration to convince as many
What Trump has said about a 3rd term — 5 remarks he’s made about running again
Washington — President Trump has suggested in a handful of appearances in recent months and years that he’s looking at ways to run again for president, though the Constitution limits any person to being elected to the office twice. But in his latest comments on the issue, the president downplayed talk of a third term.