House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump鈥檚 priority bill to approval.
With and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the that鈥檚 central to the GOP agenda.
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United Arab Emirates condemns fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences and solidarity with the families of the victims and with the Israeli people over the attack.
The UAE agreed to normalize relations with Israel in a U.S.-brokered deal in 2020, the first of the so-called Abraham Accords that Israel eventually concluded with four Arab nations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with parents of slain embassy staffers
Netanyahu 鈥渢old the families that he shares in their deep sorrow, together with the entire Jewish People,鈥 his office said in a statement.
The prime minister also spoke with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, his office said.
US envoy to Israel calls Israel embassy staffer killings an 鈥榓ct of terror鈥
鈥淚t is just a horrific tragedy, an act of terror, and another way in which we have to recognize Jewish people all over the world are being singled out for these kind of horrible attacks,鈥 U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said in an interview on Fox & Friends.
Huckabee went on to push back against critics of Israel鈥檚 execution of the war in Gaza, blaming Hamas for the war dragging on.
鈥淲e鈥檝e got a lot of ignorant, idiotic people who don鈥檛 seem to understand the difference between right and wrong,鈥 Huckabee said. 鈥淚t shouldn鈥檛 be that complicated.鈥
The crypto industry saw Trump as a champion. Some now fear he鈥檚 putting personal profits first
It seems like a triumph for a industry that has long sought mainstream acceptance: Top investors in one of President Trump鈥檚 crypto projects invited to dine with him at his luxury golf club in Northern Virginia on the heels of the Senate key pro-crypto legislation and while .
But Thursday night鈥檚 dinner for the 220 biggest investors in the $TRUMP has raised uncomfortable questions about potentially shadowy buyers using the anonymity of the internet to buy access to the president.
While Democrats charge that Trump is using the power of the presidency to boost profits for his family business, even some pro-Trump crypto enthusiasts worry that the president鈥檚 push into meme coins isn鈥檛 helping their efforts to establish the credibility, stability and legitimacy they had thought his administration would bring to their businesses.
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Trump celebrates passage of his 鈥楤IG, BEAUTIFUL BILL鈥
The president in his morning social media posting praised House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership for getting his through the lower chamber.
Now, he鈥檚 pushing Senate Republicans to get moving and notch a political win on Democrats.
鈥渋t鈥檚 time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!鈥 Trump said. 鈥淭here is no time to waste. The Democrats have lost control of themselves, and are aimlessly wandering around, showing no confidence, grit, or determination.鈥
Planned Parenthood says barring it from Medicaid funding could have a major impact
The group says a provision barring it from receiving Medicaid funds could lead to one-third of its health centers closing.
Planned Parenthood said about 200 centers are at risk 鈥 most of them in states where abortion is legal. The nation鈥檚 largest abortion provider also offers other health services, including birth control and cancer screening. State Medicaid money covers abortion in some states, but not others.
鈥淲e鈥檙e in a fight for survival 鈥 not just for Planned Parenthood, but for the ability of everyone to get high-quality, non-judgmental health care,鈥 Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson said in a statement.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America celebrated the provision, saying in a statement, 鈥淐ongress took a big step toward stopping taxpayer funding of the Big Abortion industry.鈥
Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk鈥檚 cost-cutting team
The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.
The institute鈥檚 acting president, George Moose, entered the organization鈥檚 headquarters with private security and the institute鈥檚 outside attorney for the first time since being escorted off the premises during the DOGE takeover. were fired in March, part of the mass slashing of the federal workforce spearheaded by Musk.
The institute and many of its board members filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration soon after, and stop DOGE from taking over its operations. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell鈥檚 opinion on Monday reversed DOGE鈥檚 actions.
Speaking after a short examination of the headquarters, Moose said all appeared to be in order.
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Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 inside the tax bill
Republicans made one last round of revisions before the bill reached the House floor, boosting the state and local tax deduction to win over centrists and speeding up the work requirements in Medicaid to win over those who didn鈥檛 believe the bill did enough to curb spending.
Here鈥檚 a look at what鈥檚 in the legislative package, which is expected to undergo more changes when it goes to the Senate:
1. Tax cuts for individuals and businesses
2. Parents and older Americans face work requirements for food assistance
3. And new work requirements for Medicaid
4. No taxes on gun silencers, no money for Planned Parenthood and more
5. 鈥楾rump鈥 kids $1,000 savings accounts
6. Funding for Trump鈥檚 mass deportation operation
7. More money for the Pentagon and Trump鈥檚 鈥楪olden Dome鈥
8. Tax on university endowments and overhaul of student loans
9. More drilling, mining on public lands
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House Republicans pass Trump鈥檚 big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their , with defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle Trump鈥檚 priority bill to approval Thursday.
With and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the that鈥檚 central to the GOP agenda. The House launched debate before midnight and by dawn the vote was called, 215-214, with Democrats staunchly opposed. It next goes to the Senate.
鈥淭o put it simply, this bill gets Americans back to winning again,鈥 said .
The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings, many happening back-to-back, around-the-clock. Republicans insisted their sprawling 1,000-page-plus package was what voters sent them to Congress 鈥 and Trump to the White House 鈥 to accomplish. They believe it will be 鈥渞ocket fuel,鈥 as one put it during debate, for the .
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