Lawmakers in the GOP-led Congress are racing to pass the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; in order to get it to President Donald Trump&#8217;s desk by his July 4 deadline — Friday. Can it be done? Yes, but the timeline is extremely tight.
The legislation, which spans more than 900 pages, aims to fulfill many of Trump&#8217;s spending and tax-cut goals for his second term. While it did narrowly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-one-big-beautiful-bill-in-massive-win-for-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pass</a> out of the House in late May, provisions in the bill have undergone a makeover, in part because the Senate parliamentarian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-furious-as-unelected-bureaucrat-yanks-conservative-elements-from-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> that certain sections flagged by Democrats violated the Byrd Rule, which demands they stay focused on the budget.
Republican senators worked through the weekend to get the bill close to the finish line. They <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-clears-key-senate-hurdle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> to begin consideration of the legislation before Democrats asked the clerks to read the entire package, which took roughly 16 hours. By Monday afternoon, senators were in the midst of a &#8220;vote-a-rama&#8221; for amendments that might last all day. A final vote could happen sometime before or after midnight.
With the expectation that the Senate manages to pass the bill — an outcome that would require only a simple majority because it is being considered through the budget reconciliation process that allows the upper chamber to bypass the filibuster — the House is gearing up to do its part.
House Rules Committee members were <a href="https://x.com/liz_elkind/status/1939680529017663563" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> advised to prepare for a noon meeting on Tuesday. If the panel is able to pass a rule for consideration of the bill, the full House will come into play. However, there will likely not be a quick final vote. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAhVS_GsVs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last week that he would honor the customary 72 hours to allow members three days to review the text of the legislation. He also <a href="https://x.com/meredithllee/status/1938613838582026495" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conceded</a> that it is &#8220;possible&#8221; the bill&#8217;s timeline may slide past July 4.
Ultimately, the process could come down to a Friday showdown on the House floor. The bill&#8217;s fate is unclear as negotiations were still underway as of press time. Any last-minute changes threaten to add more time as they would need to be approved by both chambers of Congress.
Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114770861740243689" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sounded</a> optimistic overnight, saying in a post on Truth Social, &#8220;ONE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, is moving along nicely! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&#8221;

Speaker Mike Johnson

Down To The Wire: Can Congress Meet Trump’s July 4 Deadline For The ‘Big, Beautiful Bill?’

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The GOP-led Senate rejected on Friday a measure that sought to stop President Donald Trump from launching further attacks on Iran without the consent of Congress.
Sen. Tim Kaine&#8217;s (D-VA) war powers <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/iran_war_powers_resolution.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> was defeated in a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00328.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">53-47 vote</a>, mostly along party lines. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the sole Republican to vote &#8220;yea&#8221; while Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joined the rest of the GOP in opposing it.
&#8220;The Framers of our Constitution gave Congress the power to declare war because they believed that the decision to send our nation’s men and women in uniform into harm’s way was too big for any one person. The Trump Administration’s chaotic strategy on Iran confused the American people and created significant risks for servicemembers and their families,&#8221; Kaine said in a <a href="https://x.com/SenTimKaine/status/1938740715607011514" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;I am disappointed that many of my colleagues are not willing to stand up and say Congress needs to be part of a decision as important as whether or not the U.S. should send our nation’s sons and daughters to fight against Iran,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I will continue to do all I can to keep presidents of any party from starting wars without robust public debate by Congress.&#8221;
Trump ordered military strikes on three sites in Iran last weekend as part of an effort to prevent Tehran from achieving nuclear weapons. Although the president deemed the operation a success and called for peace following a counterattack on a U.S. military base in Qatar with no American casualties, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-will-absolutely-start-bombing-iran-again-if-they-enrich-uranium-to-high-levels?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Says+He+Will+%E2%80%98Absolutely%E2%80%99+Start+Bombing+Iran+Again+If+They+Enrich+Uranium+To+High+Levels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> on Friday that the United States would bomb Iran again if it resumed enriching uranium to high levels.
In a <a href="https://x.com/SenatorCollins/status/1938715871255367960" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> released after the vote, Sen. Susan Collins (R-MA) argued that Congress did not need to give Trump authorization at this time.
&#8220;Since the despicable attacks on October 7, 2023, Iran has continued to use proxies and empowered terrorist groups to attack American servicemembers and our ally Israel. This week, Iran threatened to attack Americans on our own soil and around the world,&#8221; Collins said. &#8220;I supported the President’s targeted strike on Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities because a nuclear-armed Iran would pose an unacceptable threat to America and our allies. I also applaud the current ceasefire. Given this backdrop, it is the wrong time to consider this resolution and to risk inadvertently sending a message to Iran that the President cannot swiftly defend Americans at home and abroad.&#8221;
&#8220;There has always been a Constitutional tension between Article I vesting in Congress the power to declare war and Article II designating the President as Commander-in-Chief,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I continue to believe that Congress has an important responsibility to authorize the sustained use of military force. That is not the situation we are facing now. The President has the authority to defend our nation and our troops around the world against the threat of attack.&#8221;
Some lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House are pushing for another war powers vote, but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-exposes-dem-hypocrisy-on-iran-strikes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters</a> that he did not think it was necessary.
&#8220;I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a war powers resolution, and I don’t think it’s necessary. Listen, for 80 years, presidents of both parties have acted with the same commander in chief authority under Article 2&#8221; of the Constitution, Johnson said.
Johnson went on to mention how Democrats who are complaining now did not seem to mind when former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama conducted military operations in the region without seeking explicit approval from Congress for those campaigns.
&#8220;You had President Biden use it three times in Middle East operations. President Obama went on an eight-month campaign bombing Libya to take down the regime there. I never heard a Democrat balk about any of that,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;And suddenly now they’re just up in arms. It’s all politics. This is not a time for politics.&#8221;

Sen. Tim Kaine

Senate Rebuffs Dem Bid To Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday blasted Democrats who accused President Donald Trump of acting unconstitutionally after ordering strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, bluntly calling them out for their hypocrisy.
“Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan &#8230; engaged in several military actions without congressional assent. &#8230; President Clinton followed with interventions in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, the Middle East, and, most significantly, Kosovo, none of which were authorized by Congress. While President George W. Bush sought and received approval of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama’s wars in Libya and Syria went ahead in violation of the War Powers Resolution’s time limits,” National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/06/trumps-strike-on-iran-was-constitutional/">noted</a>.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) both accused Trump of acting unconstitutionally; Jeffries said Trump “misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.” Schumer barked, “No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy,” calling for legislators to support war powers legislation to block further military action against Iran, Jewish Insider <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/06/house-minority-leader-jeffries-criticizes-trump-for-striking-iranian-nuclear-facilities/">reported</a>.
“A lot of your Democratic colleagues and leadership are saying they didn’t get a call from the president that this was happening,” Fox &amp; Friends co-host Lawrence Jones stated. “Karoline Leavitt said that’s not true, they reached out to them. Apparently, Chuck Schumer answered the phone but Hakeem Jeffries didn’t. What can you tell us about that?”
“I’ve spoken to Hakeem about this; he’s my counterpart in the House, the Democratic leader, and he wasn’t available when they called, and that’s just the way these things go,” Johnson replied. “It is ridiculous for anyone to assert that the Commander-In-Chief, using his Article II power in the Constitution, should have to consult all the members of Congress or even all the leadership in Congress every time he has to make a decisive, quick action. I mean, that would not be feasible. So the idea that they’re saying that what he’s done is somehow inappropriate or unconstitutional is nonsense. None of them ever complained when Barack Obama and Joe Biden used the same authority to drop bombs all over the Middle East, all over the world. It’s entirely inconsistent with their previous actions, and I think we call them on that hypocrisy.”
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The Commander in Chief does NOT need the permission of every member of Congress before taking decisive action to protect America or our interests.   Where was the Left’s outrage when Obama and Biden used the same Article II powers? This isn’t about the Constitution. This is about… <a href="https://t.co/V9mlx4VyN2">pic.twitter.com/V9mlx4VyN2</a>
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‘Hypocrisy’: House Speaker Blasts Dems Who Say Trump’s Iran Strike Was Unconstitutional

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Monday that he does not believe a war powers resolution is necessary for President Donald Trump to attack Iran, noting how recent Democrat occupants of the White House did not wait for Congress.
The top Republican made his stance clear when asked by a reporter on Capitol Hill whether he would allow such a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-squad-endorses-massies-resolution-on-u-s-involvement-in-israel-iran-conflict" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measure</a> from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) to come to the floor after the U.S. launched strikes on three of Tehran&#8217;s nuclear facilities over the weekend.
“I don&#8217;t think this is an appropriate time for a war powers resolution, and I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s necessary. Listen, for 80 years, presidents of both parties have acted with the same commander in chief authority under Article 2&#8243; of the Constitution, Johnson <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/does-the-president-need-congress-to-approve-military-actions-in-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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New — Speaker Johnson defends Trump on Iran and responds to our questions about Qatar attack. Says he was briefed this AM.
On whether Congress should have a vote.
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Johnson went on to mention how Democrats who are complaining now did not seem to mind when former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama conducted military operations in the region without seeking <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/does-the-president-need-congress-to-approve-military-actions-in-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explicit approval</a> from Congress for those campaigns.
&#8220;You had President Biden use it three times in Middle East operations. President Obama went on an eight-month campaign bombing Libya to take down the regime there. I never heard a Democrat balk about any of that,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;And suddenly now they&#8217;re just up in arms. It&#8217;s all politics. This is not a time for politics.&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s administration contended the strikes over the weekend were necessary to prevent Tehran from achieving a nuclear weapon. Iran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-attacks-u-s-military-base" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retaliated</a> on Monday by attacking a United States military base in Qatar. The president <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114734424268466099" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> afterwards there were no American casualties and pushed for peace in the region.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-CA) claimed on Monday that Trump&#8217;s actions &#8220;do not appear to be consistent&#8221; with the U.S. Constitution after taking &#8220;unilateral offensive military action&#8221; without seeking the go-ahead from Congress.
&#8220;The use of military force, which is offensive in nature, must be approved by the House and the Senate. That’s according to the Constitution. It’s not optional, Donald. It’s not,&#8221; Jeffries <a href="https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1937226965511032973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
However, when asked if he supports the war powers resolution from Massie and Khanna, Jeffries <a href="https://x.com/kenklippenstein/status/1937230550512595396" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that he had not even looked at it.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-kaine-claims-trump-acted-prematurely-in-striking-iran-presses-ahead-with-war-powers-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> a similar war powers resolution for the upper chamber, which could get a vote in the coming days or weeks.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Speaker Johnson Exposes Dem Hypocrisy On Iran Strikes

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt set the record straight after CNN reported over the weekend that the Trump administration did not provide advanced notice of the United States&#8217;s strike on three Iranian nuclear sites to Democrat leaders in Congress.
On Fox News, Leavitt said there was, in fact, outreach to both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and the White House had the receipts to prove it.
&#8220;The White House made calls to congressional leadership. They were bipartisan calls. In fact, Hakeem Jeffries couldn&#8217;t be reached. We tried him before the strike and he didn&#8217;t pick up the phone,&#8221; Leavitt said during a &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SidHwZUl8RY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a>: &#8220;The White House made calls to congressional leadership. They were bipartisan calls. In fact, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJeffries</a> couldn&#8217;t be reached. We tried him before the strike and he didn&#8217;t pick up the phone.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/9NLotvijX7">pic.twitter.com/9NLotvijX7</a>
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Leavitt added that Jeffries was ultimately briefed after the strike, while Schumer was advised beforehand.
&#8220;This notion that CNN ran with that the White House did not give a heads up to Democrats is just completely false,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;In fact, both Sen. Schumer&#8217;s office and CNN had to retract that story last night because it was a blatant lie and we showed them the timestamps from those phone calls.&#8221;
CNN did initially <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250622041816/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/21/politics/republicans-democrats-iran-strikes-briefings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> that no top Democrats were told of Trump&#8217;s plans until after the attack, but later <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/21/politics/republicans-democrats-iran-strikes-briefings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">updated</a> its headline and issued a correction to note that Schumer did receive a call prior to the strike after Leavitt initially <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/1936900039752012235" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called out</a> the news outlet on X.
Its revised story said that a source &#8220;conceded&#8221; Schumer had been called a little less than an hour before the attack &#8220;with little detail&#8221; and no mention of which country in which the action was taking place. NBC News reporter Julie Tsirkin <a href="https://x.com/news_jul/status/1936968929051898044" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cited</a> a Schumer aide who called the notification &#8220;perfunctory.&#8221;
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended Trump’s strike on Iran&#8217;s nuclear infrastructure and contended that top members of the legislature were notified.
&#8220;The President made the right call, and did what he needed to do. Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1936602051431063760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X.
He added: &#8220;The world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, which chants ‘Death to America,’ simply could not be allowed the opportunity to obtain and use nuclear weapons. The President fully respects the Article I power of Congress, and tonight’s necessary, limited, and targeted strike follows the history and tradition of similar military actions under presidents of both parties.&#8221;

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

Leavitt Debunks ‘Completely False’ Report That Top Dems Not Given Advanced Notice Of Iran Strikes

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A House Democrat is facing blowback from Republicans after saying this week there should be a &#8220;speedy path to citizenship&#8221; for all the millions of illegal immigrants in the United States.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) called for mass amnesty during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9kPpgCwXdM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> to <a href="https://frost.house.gov/media/press-releases/maxwell-frost-introduces-legislation-to-expose-human-rights-abuses-in-immigration-detention-system_sudem-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduce</a> a bill that seeks the public disclosure of data from facilities operated by or are affiliated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
&#8220;We are an immigrant-filled community,&#8221; Frost said. &#8220;We are a community filled with people. And yes, people are going to have different statuses, and to my Republican colleagues who say, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want any undocumented people in this country,&#8217; I actually agree with you. So, let&#8217;s document every single one of them with a speedy path to citizenship. That&#8217;s how we fix this problem.&#8221;
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🚨Democrat Rep. Maxwell Frost says he wants amnesty for every single illegal alien in America: “Let&#8217;s document EVERY single one of them with a speedy path to citizenship.” <a href="https://t.co/chgTnxhTuY">pic.twitter.com/chgTnxhTuY</a>
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The comment was clipped and posted on social media, prompting criticism from the top Republican in Congress.
&#8220;You can’t make this stuff up!&#8221; said a <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1935462345624666330" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). &#8220;At a Democrat rally today, Rep. Maxwell Frost proposed BLANKET AMNESTY for EVERY SINGLE ONE of the MILLIONS of ILLEGAL aliens Joe Biden let into the country. Republicans will never let this dangerous idea happen. We must defend common sense and the rule of law.&#8221;
Others also sounded off.
&#8220;Reckless and wrong!&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/NRCC/status/1935431144486375924" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exclaimed</a> the National Republican Congressional Committee.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller <a href="https://x.com/StephenM/status/1935445811707408496" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a>: &#8220;If the Democrats were to obtain full political control of Washington they would swiftly complete the project of relocating the destitute and developing nations of the world in your communities and then giving them the full rights and privileges of US citizenship.&#8221;
Chuck Ross, an investigative reporter for the Washington Free Beacon, made an observation that underscored Frost&#8217;s growing influence in the Democratic Party.
&#8220;Notably, Maxwell Frost is vice-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, which is tasked with &#8216;developing and supporting a strong Caucus-wide message that forcefully communicates where House Democrats stand,'&#8221; Ross <a href="https://x.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1935467886513963084" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;And that messages [sic] is supposed to &#8216;sharply contrasts that with the extreme policies of House Republicans.'&#8221;

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

Dem Rep Torched Over ‘Reckless’ Call For Mass Amnesty

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House Speaker Mike Johnson blistered California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday for attempting to thwart the Trump administration’s efforts to restore law and order to the Los Angeles area.
Border czar Tom Homan suggested that Newsom and other California officials could be arrested if they attempt to obstruct law enforcement operations, like many of the demonstrators in the Los Angeles area. A reporter asked Johnson if the speaker believed Newsom should be arrested.
“I&#8217;m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I&#8217;ll say that,” Johnson responded.
“Look, he&#8217;s standing in the way of the administration and the carrying out of federal law, right? He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys,” Johnson continued. “He&#8217;s a participant, an accomplice in our federal law enforcement agents being, not just disrespected, but assaulted. This is a serious problem.”
Newsom responded to Johnson in a <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1932460392212775249">post</a> on X: “Good to know we’re skipping the arrest and going straight for the 1700’s style forms of punishment. A fitting threat given the @GOP want to bring our country back to the 18th Century.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with Newsom’s backing, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-sues-trump-over-national-guard-deployment-says-president-manufactured-crisis">sued</a> the Trump administration on Monday over the deployment of National Guard troops to protect federal immigration officials. Newsom has accused the Trump administration of violating procedure and the Constitution by calling in the National Guard without his authorization.
“What a joke,” added Johnson after mentioning the lawsuit. “Do your job, man. That&#8217;s what I tell Gavin Newsom. Do your job. Stop working on your rebranding and be a governor. Stand up for the rule of law.”
Trump initially deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area over the weekend, and increased the military deployment on Monday as rioters in the city continued to burn cars, block traffic, deface property, and attack law enforcement.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-deploys-hundreds-of-marines-to-los-angeles">deployed</a> hundreds of Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton to the city to help protect law enforcement and federal immigration operations on Monday. On Monday night, the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sends-another-2000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a">directed</a> another 2,000 California National Guardsmen to be deployed to the area.
“We&#8217;re not going to allow L.A. to burn. We&#8217;ve seen this movie before, right? This thing gets out of hand real quickly, especially in a big city like that,” said Johnson. “If local and state officials are unwilling or unable to do their job, the president of the United States will do his, and we support that fully.”
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Q: &quot;Do you believe that Newsom should face consequences in a legal way?&quot;
.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a>: &quot;That&#39;s not my lane. I&#39;m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I&#39;ll say that.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/7C50t1rrE6">pic.twitter.com/7C50t1rrE6</a>
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Speaker Johnson: Gavin Newsom ‘Ought To Be Tarred And Feathered’ For Standing Against Law And Order

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed Elon Musk&#8217;s argument that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party would have lost to the Democrats in 2024 if not for his contributions on behalf of the GOP.
As the feud between Musk and Trump rages on, Johnson acknowledged in an interview with CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; on Friday that Musk had a &#8220;big&#8221; role in the GOP&#8217;s 2024 election success, but added that Trump &#8220;is the one responsible&#8221; for defeating the Democrats.
&#8220;Elon was a big contributor in the last election, but this was a whole team effort,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;President Trump is the most consequential political figure of his generation, of modern American history. He is the one responsible for that.&#8221;
The speaker added that he, along with &#8220;all of our House Republicans,&#8221; worked tirelessly to deliver the House for the GOP in 2024.
&#8220;We all worked hard,&#8221; Johnson said, adding, &#8220;I traveled the country nonstop. I did over 360 campaign events in over 250 cities and 40 states, and I logged enough miles last year to circle the globe five-and-a-half times. I mean, I contributed to it as well. All of our House Republicans did.&#8221;
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Johnson said he still respects Musk, calling him a &#8220;friend&#8221; and crediting him for his role in the &#8220;DOGE effort.&#8221; The speaker added that disagreements over policy shouldn&#8217;t become &#8220;personal.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t tell my friend Elon, I don&#8217;t argue with him about how to build rockets. I wish he wouldn&#8217;t argue with me about how to craft legislation and pass it,&#8221; Johnson said.
After Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Musk over his criticism of the &#8220;Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; the president added that he “would have won Pennsylvania regardless of Elon.” Musk quickly shot back on social media, writing, &#8220;Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.&#8221;
“Such ingratitude,” he added.
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Musk donated nearly $300 million to Republican causes in the 2024 election and was one of Trump&#8217;s biggest supporters, appearing with him on stage at some of his rallies. Trump rewarded Musk with a senior adviser role in the White House, and Musk spearheaded the effort to cut waste and spending in the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency project. The billionaire entrepreneur became a constant companion of the president, often appearing with him in the Oval Office and traveling with him to sporting events, and in February, Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1887889037354008729">said</a> he loved Trump &#8220;as much as a straight man can love another man.&#8221;
But on Thursday, after Trump&#8217;s criticism of Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO quickly ratcheted up the tension, firing off numerous social media posts blasting the president and eventually <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-goes-after-trump-over-epstein-files-time-to-drop-the-really-big-bomb">accusing</a> Trump of refusing to release the Epstein Files because he is implicated in them.
Between posts going after Trump, Musk also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-floats-creating-a-new-political-party-amid-fallout-with-trump?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Musk+Floats+Creating+%E2%80%98A+New+Political+Party%E2%80%99+Amid+Fallout+With+Trump">suggested</a> starting a new political party &#8220;that actually represents the 80% in the middle.&#8221; Last month, Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-done-enough-musk-says-he-will-spend-a-lot-less-on-future-political-campaigns">said</a> that he was “going to do a lot less in the future” in regards to campaign donations, but left the door open to jump back into the political world if he sees &#8220;a reason to do political spending in the future.&#8221;

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is not giving up on Elon Musk, saying he texted the tech billionaire who was feuding with President Donald Trump on Thursday &#8220;a lot of information&#8221; about the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; that led to the dispute.
Holding what he said was his chief of staff&#8217;s baby, Johnson told reporters in the U.S. Capitol that Musk &#8220;is a friend,&#8221; indicating there remains hope for a resolution to the conflict, and said he had been trying, unsuccessfully, to get on the phone with Musk.
&#8220;I sent him a lot of information via text, hoping he reads it and considers it,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;And this isn&#8217;t personal. Policy differences should not be personal.&#8221;
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Mike Johnson tells us: “Elon said I’ve changed? No, I’m the same guy who has always been a deficit hawk.”
Also downplays Musk’s attacks against bill and pushes back on Musk saying that Rs held House because of him. “If there’s one person (deserves credit), it’s Donald J. Trump.” <a href="https://t.co/CXIedngRey">pic.twitter.com/CXIedngRey</a>
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1930729830795858288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Last week, Musk began to criticize the bill as he wrapped up a stint as a special government employee helping to oversee Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort last week, and the conflict came to a boiling point on Thursday when Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-elon-musk-fires-back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> that he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Musk.
In a series of posts to X, Musk fired back at Trump and also highlighted old comments from Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in which they railed against the growing national debt — a central focus for Musk as he critiques how the bill is expected to impact the U.S. deficit.
&#8220;I super agree with this guy,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930694901857153479" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in one post, pointing to a 2018 tweet from Johnson saying, &#8220;At some point, Congress has to stop this endless cycle of out-of-control deficit spending.&#8221; To a March 2023 post from Johnson warning about a federal debt topping $31.4 trillion (it is now approaching $37 trillion), Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930691406533972391" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>, &#8220;Where is the Mike Johnson of 2023?&#8221;
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Johnson <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1930712689560506659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot back</a> in a post that said, &#8220;The Mike Johnson of 2023 is the SAME Mike Johnson who has always been a lifelong fiscal hawk &#8211; who now serves as Speaker and is implementing a multi-stage plan to get our country back to fiscal responsibility and extraordinary economic growth.&#8221;
He continued, &#8220;It begins with the critically important One Big Beautiful Bill that includes the LARGEST mandatory spending cut to the federal government in history (by almost 400%), the LARGEST tax cut in history, the LARGEST investment in border security in a GENERATION, along with arguably the STRONGEST collection of pro-growth provisions EVER passed. The same CONSISTENT Mike Johnson who has ALWAYS supported the America First Agenda.&#8221;
X, which is owned by Musk, applied a Community Note to Johnson&#8217;s response, <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1930712689560506659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;Multiple non-partisan groups have put out reports showing the reconciliation package will add over $2T in debt and potentially over $3T when you add increased debt payments.&#8221;

Speaker Johnson Reveals How He’s Trying To Win Back ‘Friend’ Elon After Bill Blowup

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is not pleased with how Elon Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-cant-stand-it-anymore-goes-nuclear-on-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0epEIXjmOA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a>, Johnson told reporters that he &#8220;obviously&#8221; spoke to the president about Musk&#8217;s diatribe on Tuesday against the massive package that contains many provisions in line with Trump’s second-term agenda.
&#8220;As you know, he&#8217;s not delighted that Elon did a 180 on that,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what happened in 24 hours. Everybody can draw their own conclusions about that, okay? But I look forward to talking to my friend about it again.&#8221;
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🚨 MIKE JOHNSON: President Trump is not delighted that Elon did a &#8220;180&#8221; on the Big Beautiful Bill.<a href="https://t.co/eIdD9liXfh">pic.twitter.com/eIdD9liXfh</a>
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The speaker noted that he defended the bill and the plan moving forward in a talk with Musk on Monday. He claimed Musk was &#8220;encouraged&#8221; by the conversation and pledged to help House Republicans keep their majority in the midterm elections.
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Johnson also said he called Musk on Tuesday night, but did not get an answer.
&#8220;I hope to talk to him today,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It&#8217;s very friendly. And we can — and we&#8217;ve laughed about our differences on policy before. I&#8217;m not upset about this.&#8221;
Although Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-rand-paul-opposition-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chided</a> GOP lawmakers who have taken a stand against the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; he has not publicly commented on Musk roughly 24 hours after the tech billionaire harshly criticized the measure and the House Republicans who voted to pass it.
&#8220;I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929954109689606359?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X. &#8220;This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.&#8221;
Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929955052527202503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> in another post, &#8220;It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America (sic) citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.&#8221; He also <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929984535456035202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.&#8221;
Johnson said Musk was &#8220;flat wrong.&#8221; He insisted that &#8220;every single American is going to do better&#8221; once the bill is enacted into law and predicted House Republicans will grow their majority &#8220;because we&#8217;re delivering for the American people and fulfilling our campaign promises.&#8221;
Not passing the legislation would be treacherous, the speaker warned, because retaining the 2017 tax cuts is part of it as well as raising the debt limit to steer clear of a default.
&#8220;All the things that are in this bill are so important for the U.S. economy. It&#8217;s going to be jet fuel for the U.S. economy. All boats are going to rise,&#8221; Johnson said.
The speaker pushed the idea that the bill will implement a historic $1.6 trillion in savings. Johnson also said he told Musk that Republicans have a &#8220;very specific plan&#8221; to end &#8220;wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse&#8221; beyond the one measure.
On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shrugged off the critique when a reporter <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1929956609486401844" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> how &#8220;mad&#8221; Trump would be when he finds out what Musk said about the bill.
&#8220;Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn&#8217;t change the president&#8217;s opinion. This is &#8216;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8217; and he&#8217;s sticking to it,&#8221; Leavitt said.
Some Republicans who oppose the legislation in its current form have touted Musk&#8217;s commentary.
&#8220;I agree with Elon. We have both seen the massive waste in government spending and we know another $5 trillion in debt is a huge mistake. We can and must do better,&#8221; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1929958105221132580" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X.
On the Democrat side, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/1929965141174481053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;The GOP Tax Scam is a disgusting abomination. Truer words have never been spoken.&#8221;
In the days leading up to his explosive comments on X, Musk had already begun to express his dismay with the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; which is now being considered by the Republican-controlled Senate.
&#8220;I was like — disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it. And it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,&#8221; Musk told &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning&#8221; in an <a href="https://x.com/CBSSunday/status/1927535075144421527" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> clip published in the middle of last week.
Musk also said that when the bill came along, he thought &#8220;everything&#8221; accomplished by DOGE would get &#8220;wiped out&#8221; in the first year. He also said, &#8220;I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion.&#8221;
Despite the attack on the bill, Musk appeared with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, getting a warm send-off after completing his stint as a special government employee, overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort.
&#8220;Elon&#8217;s really not leaving,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/DailyMail/status/1928568349606215888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s going to be back and forth, I think.&#8221;
On Wednesday afternoon, after the initial publication of this story, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114626394056454893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on Truth Social a screenshot of an X post in which Musk expressed gratitude to the president and optimism for the future of DOGE.
&#8220;As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1927877957852266518" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in the May 28 post. &#8220;The [DOGE] mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.&#8221;
In addition, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114626260163622304" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> that he was in favor of scrapping the debt limit altogether, but did not mention Musk.
Meanwhile, Musk reacted to Johnson&#8217;s comments, <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930322148780101703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring</a> on X, &#8220;We need a new bill that doesn’t grow the deficit.&#8221; He also <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930324930861904260" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;No one who actually reads the bill should be able to stomach it.&#8221;

President Trump Holds Press Conference With Elon Musk in White House’s Oval Office

Trump Is Pissed At Elon’s Attack On ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Mike Johnson Says

President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration submitted its first rescissions package of the year to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Tuesday, accompanied by a list of instances of &#8220;waste, fraud, and abuse&#8221; singled out for the chopping block.
In a thread <a href="https://x.com/WHOMB/status/1929991228449312979" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X, OMB said lawmakers in the House and Senate &#8220;must act&#8221; on the request to claw back billions of dollars in &#8220;wasteful foreign aid and federal funding for NPR and PBS&#8221; previously appropriated by Congress, with &#8220;45 days to codify these massive cuts to woke, wasteful, and weaponized spending via a simple majority vote&#8221; using the Impoundment Control Act.
OMB specifically highlighted $67,000 for testing insect powder nutrition on children in Madagascar, $33,000 for “Being LGBTI in the Caribbean,&#8221; $643,000 for &#8220;LGBTQI+&#8221; programs in the Western Balkans, and $567,000 for &#8220;LBGTQI+&#8221; programs in Uganda.
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&#8220;Scores of DEI and Global Green New Deal funding&#8221; projects were also mentioned, including: $5 million for the &#8220;Minority Serving Institute Fellowship Cooperative Agreement,&#8221; $595,400 for training women in gender equity, $500,000 for electric buses in Rwanda, $6 million for “net zero cities” in Mexico, $2.1 million for climate resilience in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and East Africa, as well as $5 million for “green transportation and logistics” in Eurasia.
OMB&#8217;s list went on to mention $4 million for “legume systems research&#8221; and $3 million for Iraqi Sesame Street.
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In addition, OMB noted millions under the PEPFAR account for so-called LGBTQIA+ programs, condoms, and vasectomies: $833,000 for &#8220;transgender people, sex workers and their clients and sexual networks&#8221; in Nepal, $5.1 million for &#8220;resilience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans gender, intersex, and queer global movements,&#8221; $3 million for circumcision, vasectomies, and condoms in Zambia, $1 billion in contributions to &#8220;wasteful, corrupt, and anti-American international organizations,&#8221; including $135 million to the World Health Organization, and $1.1 billion for the &#8220;left-wing&#8221; Corporation for Public Broadcasting, &#8220;which uses your taxpayer dollars to fund PBS and NPR.&#8221;
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed receipt of the rescissions package, which his office said focuses on $9.4 billion in &#8220;wasteful spending&#8221; identified by the Trump administration&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. He also gave a shoutout to Elon Musk, who earlier had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-cant-stand-it-anymore-goes-nuclear-on-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assailed</a> the lawmakers who voted to pass the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; last month, citing the &#8220;unsustainable&#8221; debt.
&#8220;The House will act quickly on this request,&#8221; Johnson said in a statement. &#8220;Under President Trump, every federal taxpayer dollar is actually being used to serve the American people, not to fund a bloated bureaucracy or purely partisan pet projects. We thank Elon Musk and his DOGE team for identifying a wide range of wasteful, duplicative, and outdated programs, and House Republicans are eager to eliminate them.&#8221;
He added: &#8220;This rescissions package reflects many of DOGE’s findings and is one of the many legislative tools Republicans are using to restore fiscal sanity. Congress will continue working closely with the White House to codify these recommendations, and the House will bring the package to the floor as quickly as possible.&#8221;
Johnson also took a shot at Democrats, who have largely opposed anything Trump supports, including DOGE.
“Democrats continue to wail and complain — NOT at the fraud, waste, and abuse — but at the Trump Administration simply for exposing it,&#8221; the speaker declared. &#8220;In fact, Democrats are the only ones in Washington who do not want to stop the egregious misspending of the people’s tax dollars. Democrats continue to defend corruption, while Republicans are delivering real accountability and real savings the American people demanded in November.&#8221;
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized the spending cuts request.
&#8220;The reckless rescissions package introduced today is only the latest attempt by the Trump administration to attack the free press, decimate lifesaving humanitarian aid and hurt our national security,&#8221; Jeffries said in a statement. &#8220;House Democrats will continue to aggressively push back on the continued chaos, cruelty and corruption of this administration and on the far-right extremism being unleashed on the American people.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump singled out Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for criticism on Tuesday in a dispute over the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
The scolding took place on Truth Social shortly after Paul made an appearance on TV in which the senator said he would not support the legislation in its current form because it aims to raise the debt ceiling by several trillion dollars.
&#8220;Rand Paul has very little understanding of the BBB, especially the tremendous GROWTH that is coming. He loves voting &#8216;NO&#8217; on everything, he thinks it’s good politics, but it’s not. The BBB is a big WINNER!!!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114619628833129608" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in one post.
Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114619648032728687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> in another post, &#8220;Rand votes NO on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy (losers!). The people of Kentucky can’t stand him. This is a BIG GROWTH BILL!&#8221;
On CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box,&#8221; Paul <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1929908175748088234" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the &#8220;main thing&#8221; he objects to in the massive bill, which contains many provisions in line with Trump&#8217;s second-term agenda, is how it would raise the debt ceiling by another $4-5 trillion. As it stands, the national debt is approaching $37 trillion.
&#8220;That&#8217;s an indication that we&#8217;ll borrow that much. It&#8217;s an indication that we&#8217;ll put the debt on the back burner,&#8221; said Paul, who added that he did not join &#8220;most of the Republicans&#8221; who voted to &#8220;continue the Biden spending levels&#8221; with the six-month continuing resolution Congress passed in March.
Paul said he believes there are three or four Republicans in the Senate who might oppose the bill as it stands. That amount could be enough to stall the legislation&#8217;s progress, given the GOP has only a 53-45 <a href="https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">majority</a>.
&#8220;If there are four of us who want it to be more fiscally conservative, I think we can really reduce the spending levels and perhaps separate out the debt ceiling as well,&#8221; Paul said.
The senator also noted that he is &#8220;pretty much open to compromise on everything else in the bill,&#8221; specifically expressing support for how it seeks to retain the 2017 tax cuts.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) also defended the legislation from Paul&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rand-paul-warns-big-beautiful-bill-explode-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critique</a> on the debt ceiling in a recent &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; interview. He alluded to how the reconciliation process Republicans are using allows Congress to bypass the Senate&#8217;s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
&#8220;We have to do it,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-rebuts-rand-pauls-debt-warning-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to get any Democrats to assist on that. So, to get it through the Senate and make sure we don&#8217;t crash the U.S. economy and default on our debts for the first time in history, it has to be part of the reconciliation package.&#8221;

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