President Donald Trump paid a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, pushing House Republicans to pass the &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; with encouragement mixed with some criticism.
Trump told reporters his meeting with GOP lawmakers was about &#8220;love&#8221; and &#8220;unity,&#8221; but then mentioned, &#8220;Anybody that didn&#8217;t support it as a Republican, I would consider to be a fool.&#8221;
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President Trump after meeting with <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HouseGOP</a>: &#8220;It was a meeting of unity&#8230;Anybody that didn&#8217;t support it as a Republican I would consider to be a fool&#8230;This was a meeting of love.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/cARFr21Ps9">pic.twitter.com/cARFr21Ps9</a>
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House Republicans continue to clash about spending cuts and certain provisions in the bill that is progressing through Congress via the reconciliation process, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/passing-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-gop-duty-voters-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aiming</a> to provide funding for Trump’s domestic priorities, retain the 2017 tax cuts, raise the debt limit, and more.
One key component that threatens to derail the House bid to pass the bill is the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. GOP members from high-tax blue states are fighting for a higher limit than the $30,000 that made it into the legislation.
Trump urged House Republicans not to let SALT impede the bill&#8217;s progress, noting they could fight about the issue in the future, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire.
Medicaid has been another sticking point.
According to the source, Trump told Republicans not to touch the program, except for removing waste, fraud, and abuse — such as booting off illegal immigrants and common-sense work requirements.
Trump conveyed that he is losing patience with all holdouts in the House GOP, including the SALT Caucus and the conservative House Freedom Caucus pushing for more extensive spending cuts, per the source. He also made it clear that he wants every Republican to vote in favor of the bill.
With a slim House majority and near-certain Democrat opposition, Republicans can likely afford only a few defectors to send the bill to the Senate.
One person Trump publicly called out was Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) after a reporter noted that the congressman <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1924819640665936195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> the bill would result in &#8220;Biden levels&#8221; of spending and bigger deficits.
&#8220;I don’t think Thomas Massie understands government. I think he’s a grandstander, frankly,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1924819640665936195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> before the meeting, adding later, &#8220;I think he should be voted out of office.&#8221;
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President Trump on <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepThomasMassie</a>: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think Thomas Massie understands government. I think he&#8217;s a grand-stander, frankly&#8230;I think he should be voted out of office.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/YCLdSac95d">pic.twitter.com/YCLdSac95d</a>
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Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman <a href="https://x.com/JakeSherman/status/1924831698442653802" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X that Trump &#8220;griped&#8221; about Massie while speaking to House Republicans. &#8220;He asked if Massie was in the room, which he was, and then compared him to [Republican Senator from Kentucky] RAND PAUL. He said he could never get their votes no matter what,&#8221; the journalist added.
Massie alluded to the exchange with a tongue-in-cheek post of his own.
&#8220;I usually don’t talk about private conversations in our GOP meetings but the rumors are true… President Trump said that although I have similar hair to @RandPaul, he thinks mine is better,&#8221; Massie <a href="https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1924849560431562992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.

President Trump Attends GOP House Caucus Meeting On Capitol Hill As Budget Bill Faces Resistance

In Capitol Hill Visit, Trump Tells House GOP: Back ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Or Be A ‘Fool’

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On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been charged in connection with a scuffle at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this month.
&#8220;Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,&#8221; Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba <a href="https://x.com/USAttyHabba/status/1924615111198576645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X.
In response, McIver insisted the case has been tainted by politics.
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🚨 Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement. <a href="https://t.co/TV00uwRtKq">pic.twitter.com/TV00uwRtKq</a>
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McIver joined other House Democrats from New Jersey, demanding they be allowed to conduct &#8220;oversight&#8221; of the ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall on May 9. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat running for New Jersey governor who has been protesting the ICE site, was also present. At one point, there was a breach. ICE body-cam <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-claim-ice-agents-roughed-them-up-body-cam-footage-says-otherwise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> shows part of a confrontation between the New Jersey Democrats and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.
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NEW: DHS has provided <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> ICE bodycam video from the altercation at the Delaney Hall detention facility yesterday. They say the video clearly shows <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLaMonica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLaMonica</a> (red clothing) shoving/elbowing her way past a DHS agent to get past the gate and into the property, followed… <a href="https://t.co/GOAKm6U80W">pic.twitter.com/GOAKm6U80W</a>
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Baraka was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor charge of trespass, but Habba said in a statement on Monday that her office agreed to dismiss it. She even offered to personally give him a tour of Delaney Hall in the &#8220;spirit of public interest.&#8221;
Yet the &#8220;dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter,&#8221; Habba said. &#8220;Congressional oversight is an important constitutional function and one that I fully support. However, that is not at issue in this case.&#8221;
Habba, who previously served as President Donald Trump&#8217;s personal lawyer and White House aide, said McIver had been charged because her alleged conduct &#8220;cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected when executing their duties.&#8221;
The move is sure to escalate animosity between Democrats and the Trump administration in the already-tense debate on illegal immigration and deportations.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/hakeem-jeffries-angrily-condemns-joke-dhs-spox-for-threatening-arrests-of-house-democrats-thats-a-red-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> last week a &#8220;red line&#8221; would be crossed if his colleagues involved in the incident were to be arrested by federal authorities or get sanctioned, said in a statement with other House Democrat leaders that the decision to charge McIver was &#8220;extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact&#8221; and they vowed to &#8220;respond vigorously in the days to come at a time, place and manner of our choosing.&#8221;
McIver struck a defiant tone in response to being charged.
&#8220;Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district. We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short. Instead, ICE agents created an unnecessary and unsafe confrontation when they chose to arrest Mayor Baraka,&#8221; McIver said in a <a href="https://x.com/RepLaMonica/status/1924617694298378675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;The charges against me are purely political — they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight,&#8221; she added. &#8220;This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court.&#8221;
Habba said she &#8220;persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she has unfortunately declined.&#8221; She concluded: &#8220;No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise. It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://x.com/AlexisMcAdamsTV/status/1924635219237212445" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X, Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported that she was told McIver is facing several felony charges and faces possible time behind bars.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem also issued a post on X concerning the situation.
&#8220;After a thorough review of the video footage of Delaney Hall and a full investigation from HSI, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the determination to charge Congresswoman LaMonica McIver for assaulting, resisting, and impeding law enforcement officers,&#8221; Noem said.
&#8220;No one is above the law. If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We thank our brave ICE law enforcement officers for their service to this great nation.&#8221;
DHS previously <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05/09/members-congress-break-delaney-hall-detention-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> two other House Democrats — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — &#8220;stormed the gate and broke into&#8221; the facility in Newark that day. Menendez <a href="https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq/status/1920969269350695108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a> how it was acceptable for authorities to &#8220;put their hands&#8221; on his colleagues.
House Republicans have introduced measures to punish the Democrats involved in the altercation, including a censure <a href="https://x.com/RepTimmons/status/1922429753698484552" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> against McIver and a <a href="https://x.com/liz_elkind/status/1922347246147780625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> to strip them of their committee assignments.
Fox News reporter Chad Pergram <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922424558449262905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on X last week that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he believed there &#8220;needs to be an appropriate measure taken&#8221; as the &#8220;video doesn&#8217;t lie.&#8221; Johnson added, &#8220;I think it was wildly inappropriate for those members to do that and we&#8217;ll have to take appropriate action.&#8221;
On Monday, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href="https://x.com/KaelanDC/status/1924630593221849273" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement, &#8220;Like most Americans, I am so tired of seeing those on the Left constantly get away with their lawless, criminal behavior. I fully support the Trump administration’s decision to charge Mrs. McIver, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, of all places, for her actions that are clearly documented on video.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;I will continue to work with House leadership to ensure we do our part to hold her accountable, as well. We need to send a clear message to would-be lawbreakers around this country — under this administration, no matter how privileged you are, you will be subject to the rule of law.&#8221;

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Republicans in Congress must come together and pass President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; to deliver the &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; agenda endorsed by voters, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.
During a White House press briefing, Leavitt put lawmakers on notice as some of the GOP rank-and-file continue to quibble about spending cuts and certain provisions in the legislation, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-clears-hurdle-in-second-attempt-of-key-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced</a> out of the House Budget Committee late Sunday night and could reach a final vote in the lower chamber within the next week. With a slim House majority and near-certain Democrat opposition, Republicans can likely afford only a few defectors to send the bill to the Senate.
&#8220;The &#8216;one big, beautiful bill&#8217; is perfectly named, because it represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver on the &#8216;Make America Great Again&#8217; agenda responsible for President Trump’s landslide victory on November 5th. The &#8216;America First&#8217; policies in this bill are the reason why Republicans currently have the majority in Congress right now,&#8221; Leavitt said.
&#8220;Passing this bill is what voters sent Republicans to Washington to accomplish,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And that’s why it is essential that every Republican in the House and Senate unites behind President Trump and passes this popular and essential legislative package.&#8221;
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The bill is processing through Congress via the reconciliation process, aiming to provide funding for Trump’s domestic priorities, retain the 2017 tax cuts, raise the debt limit, and more.
One claim Democrats have made against the legislation is that it benefits the wealthy, but if they &#8220;get their way&#8221; and the 2017 tax cuts are not extended through the bill, Americans will face the &#8220;largest tax hike in history to the tune of $4 trillion,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;Republicans must not side with Democrats in helping them raise taxes.&#8221;
The bill actually gives Americans the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history, Leavitt argued. Key areas she highlighted included eliminating taxes on tips for service workers, removing taxes on overtime pay for essential workers such as police and nurses, and offering a significant tax deduction for interest payments on loans for American-made cars.
Leavitt said the bill boosts the Child Tax Credit to $2,500 per child, establishes optional $1,000 savings accounts for newborns, fortifies paid family leave, provides tax relief for middle- and low-income Social Security recipients by allowing an additional $4,000 deduction on payments from their taxable income, and permits Americans earning between $30,000 and $80,000 to pay around 15% less in taxes. Leavitt noted there is a new White House Council of Economic Advisers study projecting families with two children will see their take-home pay rise up to $13,000 because of increased wages and reduced tax obligations, plus the average overtime worker receives a tax cut of roughly $2,000, if the legislation passes.
&#8220;This bill will be the single most pro-small business, pro-family, and pro-American worker legislation ever,&#8221; Leavitt said.
Another major attack line from the Democrats is that the legislation forces millions to lose health care coverage, under Medicaid in particular. However, according to Leavitt, the bill reforms Medicaid by eliminating coverage for &#8220;barbaric gender mutilation procedures on minor children&#8221; and removing 1.4 million undocumented immigrants from the program, a move that would &#8220;preserve it for hardworking American citizens.&#8221;
Leavitt further contended that the bill strengthens border security beyond what Trump has done himself through executive actions, funding the completion of the border wall, hiring thousands of new ICE and Border Patrol agents, and providing $10,000 bonuses to existing agents over four years. It also helps Trump fulfill his &#8220;promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in the history of our country,&#8221; she said. Leavitt said the bill enhances national defense through resources for a modernized military, including the construction of the &#8220;Golden Dome&#8221; defense system. And Leavitt stressed that the bill modernizes the nation’s air traffic control system to reduce delays and enhance safety, addressing long-standing bipartisan concerns.
&#8220;It is absolutely essential that Republicans unite behind the One Big Beautiful Bill and deliver on President Trump’s agenda. There is no time to waste,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;Americans gave Republicans a once in a generation opportunity to course correct our country over many wrongs over the past four years — and Americans are counting on Republicans to work as hard as President Trump is in this White House every day on Capitol Hill. Send this legislation to his desk as soon as possible for his signature.&#8221;

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Passing Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Is GOP’s Duty To Voters, White House Says

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In a second attempt late Sunday night, President Donald Trump’s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; prevailed in a critical committee vote after House GOP leadership managed to placate a handful of Republican deficit hawks who held out in the first go-around.
The House Budget Committee advanced the package in a 17-16 vote along party lines while four conservative defectors <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-hits-snag-in-critical-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from last time</a> voted &#8220;present.&#8221;
It appears negotiations over the past couple of days were productive.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://x.com/haleytalbotcnn/status/1924279405141983582" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters shortly before the Sunday vote that talks had been &#8220;great&#8221; and &#8220;minor modifications&#8221; were made over the weekend. The exact details were not immediately known.
Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) asserted during the meeting late Sunday that he could not say what might be changing, emphasizing that the situation was fluid.
One of the erstwhile holdouts, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), <a href="https://x.com/chiproytx/status/1924296387040080036" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> the breakthrough had to do with moving Medicaid work requirements forward and reducing &#8220;green new scam&#8221; subsidies.
However, Roy also said he had lingering objections linked to the same programs, warning the spending &#8220;ultimately increases the likelihood of continuing deficits and non-Obamacare-expansion states like Texas expanding in the future.&#8221;
The bill is processing through Congress via the reconciliation process, aiming to provide funding for Trump&#8217;s domestic priorities, retain the 2017 tax cuts, raise the debt limit, and more.
Negotiations are poised to stretch into this week.
Republicans will have to consider that certain alterations in the final project to placate conservatives might alienate some of their colleagues.
Another component of the massive policy bill — the state and local tax <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-tax-deduction-cap-threatens-to-derail-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(SALT) deduction cap</a> — also threatens to divide the party. The $30,000 limit that passed has GOP members from high-tax blue states fighting for a higher ceiling.
While Republican grapple with their slim majority, Democrats are focused on pushing back on Trump&#8217;s agenda. They have warned the bill could lead millions to lose health care while benefiting the rich.
Johnson <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6373018257112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said during a</a> &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; interview that the next step in &#8220;the plan,&#8221; after a successful House Budget Committee vote, is to move the bill to the Rules Committee by midweek followed by a House floor by the end of the week.
Doing that, the speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-speaker-reveals-the-plan-after-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-blocked-in-key-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News anchor Shannon Bream, would allow House lawmakers to &#8220;meet our initial, our original Memorial Day deadline.&#8221;

U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Clears Hurdle In Second Attempt Of Key Vote

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On Sunday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the GOP-led House is &#8220;on track&#8221; to pass President Donald Trump’s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; on time despite the legislation hitting a roadblock last week.
Johnson expressed confidence in his Memorial Day deadline for the domestic policy bill during an <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6373018257112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> on &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; after the House Budget Committee failed to advance <a href="https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250516/118284/BILLS-119pih.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the legislation</a> in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-hits-snag-in-critical-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16-21 vote</a> on Friday amid a revolt by some Republican deficit hawks.
&#8220;We&#8217;re on track, working around the clock to deliver this nation-shaping legislation for the American people as soon as possible,&#8221; Johnson told Fox News anchor Shannon Bream. &#8220;Look, all 11 of our committees have wrapped up their work and they spent less and saved more than even we projected initially. This really is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that we have here.&#8221;
The budget panel is set to reconvene on Sunday evening and &#8220;they&#8217;ll get that through the committee,&#8221; Johnson predicted. &#8220;And the plan is to move it to the Rules Committee by midweek and to the House floor by the end of the week, so we meet our initial, our original Memorial Day deadline,&#8221; he added.
Johnson was asked to respond to some of the GOP defectors on the Budget Committee, including Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Chip Roy (R-TX), who say they want deeper and more immediate spending cuts. The speaker noted that there have been &#8220;lots of conversations&#8221; with his &#8220;good friends&#8221; and more would take place on Sunday.
&#8220;What they were complaining about or mostly concerned about I think is, for example, work requirements in Medicaid. They wanted them to be implemented earlier rather than later. Well, so do we,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;The concern is — what we&#8217;re trying to work with is the ability of the states to retool their systems and ensure the verification processes, to make sure that all the new laws and all the new safeguards that we&#8217;re placing can actually be enforced,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And so, we&#8217;re working through all those details, and we&#8217;ll get it done. But I tell you what: this is the largest spending reduction in at least three decades, probably longer. It&#8217;s historic.&#8221;
Johnson also noted that the House has been in &#8220;close coordination&#8221; with the Senate, where some Republicans have voiced reservations about the bill in its current form, since last year. The legislation that is progressing through the reconciliation process is &#8220;one that was very carefully negotiated and delicately balanced, and we hope that they don&#8217;t make many modifications to it because that will ensure its passage quickly,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;Remember, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that we need to do this by July 4th,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;Remember, also included in this package is a solution to the debt limit that is coming upon us, the cliff. We&#8217;ve got to get this done and get it to the president&#8217;s desk by that big celebration on Independence Day. And &#8230; I am convinced that we can.&#8221;
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House Speaker Reveals ‘The Plan’ After Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Blocked In Key Vote

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President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” hit a major roadblock in Congress on Friday as GOP infighting stalled progress.
The House Budget Committee failed to advance the <a href="https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/BU00/20250516/118284/BILLS-119pih.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> in a 16-21 vote, with five Republicans joining Democrats over a dispute on the degree and timing of efforts to rein in the deficit, benefits, and environmental programs.
The outcome is a blow to House GOP leadership, which hopes to get the bill passed by Memorial Day. Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1923410292882481224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he did not expect the panel to meet again on Friday and <a href="https://x.com/HouseBudgetGOP/status/1923456699643379990" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> it could take another crack at the legislation on Sunday evening.
With negotiations poised to stretch into the weekend, members will have to consider that certain alterations to placate the GOP holdouts might alienate other Republicans.
One of the GOP defectors, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), <a href="https://x.com/RepSmucker/status/1923416132117020712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> on X that he &#8220;fully&#8221; supports the &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; and his vote was a &#8220;procedural requirement to preserve the committee’s opportunity to reconsider the motion to advance&#8221; it.
The other Republicans who opposed the legislation included conservative Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), and Ralph Norman (R-SC). Doing more to shrink the deficit, benefit reform, and repealing the &#8220;Green New Scam&#8221; are <a href="https://x.com/chiproytx/status/1923415709247291674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">among</a> their priorities.
&#8220;Reps. Roy, Norman, Brecheen, Clyde and others continue to work in good faith to enact the President’s &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; — we were making progress before the vote in the Budget Committee and will continue negotiations to further improve the reconciliation package,&#8221; the House Freedom Caucus <a href="https://x.com/freedomcaucus/status/1923415292404777170" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X. &#8220;We are not going anywhere and we will continue to work through the weekend.&#8221;
Trump, who wrapped up a tour through the Middle East this week, had called on Republicans to pass the overall tax and budget bill to implement various priorities of his second term.
&#8220;Republicans MUST UNITE behind, &#8216;THE ONE, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL!&#8217; Not only does it cut Taxes for ALL Americans, but it will kick millions of Illegal Aliens off of Medicaid to PROTECT it for those who are the ones in real need,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114517897638237566" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Truth Social.
&#8220;The Country will suffer greatly without this Legislation, with their Taxes going up 65%,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It will be blamed on the Democrats, but that doesn’t help our Voters. We don’t need “GRANDSTANDERS” in the Republican Party. STOP TALKING, AND GET IT DONE! It is time to fix the MESS that Biden and the Democrats gave us. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;
Other House committees advanced their respective parts of the bill this week, but there are certain matters within those pieces that might need to change in order for a sufficient number of Republicans and their slim majority to rally around the final product, including the state and local tax <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-tax-deduction-cap-threatens-to-derail-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(SALT) deduction cap</a>.
Democrats who are focused on pushing back on Trump&#8217;s agenda celebrated the House Budget Committee snafu.
&#8220;BREAKING: We just stopped the Republican budget bill in committee,&#8221; Rep. Brandon Boyle (D-PA) <a href="https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/1923413597255794984" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;Whether it&#8217;s adding trillions to the debt, massive giveaways to billionaires, or millions of Americans kicked off their health care, Republicans know how unpopular this bill is. We won&#8217;t stop fighting back.&#8221;
If and when the “one big, beautiful bill” gets passed through the House, it will head to the Senate, which also has a narrow GOP majority. There, the measure could also have a difficult time as some Republicans have already voiced objections to its <a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1922691432017543566" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling</a> of Medicaid and <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/the-titanic-johnson-predicts-houses-big-beautiful-reconciliation-bill-will-sink-in-the-senate-00348310" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending</a> cuts.

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Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Hits Snag In Critical Vote

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On Thursday, the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee announced that it received bombshell evidence that suggested Pfizer executives pushed to delay full testing for their company&#8217;s COVID vaccine until after the 2020 election.
British drugmaker GSK informed the panel that Philip Dormitzer, a former Pfizer executive who became a senior scientist at GSK, told colleagues at GSK that &#8220;in late 2020, the three most senior people in Pfizer R&amp;D were involved in a decision to deliberately slow down clinical testing so that it would not be complete prior to the results of the presidential election that year.&#8221;
The Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), said that it had sought information from GSK after The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/pfizer-covid-vaccine-2020-election-probe-2f3ec247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in March that U.S. prosecutors were looking into a tip from the company that came in &#8220;soon&#8221; after President Donald Trump won a second term in 2024.
The Journal noted that Trump, who lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential contest, &#8220;for years has claimed that Pfizer sat on the positive results of clinical trials, which could have reflected well on his management of the pandemic and reassured voters as they headed to the polls. There has never been evidence to support the accusation, and the development of the Covid vaccines is widely viewed as a medical miracle, coming faster than any other vaccine in history.&#8221;
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:rotating_light: HUGE :rotating_light:
New Information Suggests Senior Pfizer Executives Conspired to Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Testing to Influence 2020 Election.
One exec was so scared about this being investigated that he asked to be relocated to Canada!
MASSIVE SCANDAL uncovered by <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jim_Jordan</a>. <a href="https://t.co/pZKLAz1Wmx">pic.twitter.com/pZKLAz1Wmx</a>
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As relayed by the Judiciary Committee, GSK responded to the panel&#8217;s inquiry in mid-April. In another part of the reply given to congressional investigators, GSK said Dormitzer had requested a transfer over concerns about what the new Trump administration might do to him.
&#8220;In November 2024, shortly after the election, Dr. Dormitzer approached a representative from the GSK human resources team to speak about a potential relocation abroad. As the human resources representative recalls, in their meeting, Dr. Dormitzer was visibly upset; he requested that he be relocated to Canada due to concerns that he could be investigated by the incoming Trump Administration over his role in developing Pfizer&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine,&#8221; GSK said. &#8220;According to the human resources representative, when asked what prompted his request, Dr. Dormitzer made a comment to the effect of: &#8216;Let&#8217;s just say it wasn&#8217;t a coincidence, the timing of the vaccine.'&#8221;
The Journal reported in March that GSK and Pfizer, who are rivals in the pharmaceutical industry, have sued each other over patent rights tied to vaccines.
Dormitzer, who has since left GSK, provided a statement to the newspaper.
&#8220;My Pfizer colleagues and I did everything we could to get the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization at the very first possible moment,&#8221; Dormitzer said. &#8220;Any other interpretation of my comments about the pace of the vaccine’s development would be incorrect.&#8221;
The House panel sent a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025-05-15-jdj-to-dormitzer-re-vaccine-delay.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Dormitzer requesting documents and a transcribed interview by May 29. Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla was the recipient of another <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025-05-15-jdj-to-pfizer-re-vaccine-delay.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> that sought records by the same date.
In response to a request for comment, a Pfizer representative told The Daily Wire that the company received the letter asking about the allegations in the Wall Street Journal report and &#8220;will respond directly&#8221; to the House Judiciary Committee.
Pfizer also provided a statement that said: &#8220;The COVID-19 vaccine development process was driven by science and guided by the U.S. FDA back in 2020. We have consistently and transparently reiterated the facts and the timeline of the tireless work of scientists, regulators, and thousands of clinical trial volunteers who made the vaccine possible. Theories to the contrary are simply untrue and being manufactured.&#8221;
The Judiciary Committee emphasized that it is &#8220;unclear which Pfizer R&amp;D employees were involved with Dr. Dormitzer in the decision to delay the clinical testing,&#8221; but did note that he &#8220;represented to GSK that Pfizer&#8217;s CEO was not aware of the delay.&#8221;
A GSK spokesperson declined to comment.
Jordan (R-OH), a close ally to Trump, <a href="https://x.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1923046662139785572" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X in response to the information obtained by his panel: &#8220;Did Pfizer executives conspire to delay COVID-19 vaccine testing to influence the 2020 election? Based on our oversight, it sure looks like it.&#8221;

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Pfizer May Have Plotted To Delay COVID Vaccine Until After 2020 Election, Congress Says

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With members of his own party speaking out against his effort, the Democrat angling to compel the GOP-led House into taking action on seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump got cold feet.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), who had been facing bipartisan opposition and likely would have seen his resolution tabled, announced on X that he would not be forcing a vote on Wednesday after speaking with his colleagues.
&#8220;Instead, I will add to my articles of impeachment and continue to rally the support of both Democrats and Republicans to defend the Constitution with me,&#8221; Thanedar said.
Thanedar asserted that Trump’s controversial plan to accept a roughly $400 million luxury aircraft known as the “Flying Palace” from Qatar was among the new impeachable offenses that Trump has committed.
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In the fifteen days since I filed seven articles of impeachment against President Trump, he has committed more impeachable offenses, most dangerously, accepting a $400 million private jet from Qatar, which even Republican Members of Congress have called wrong.
So, after talking…
— Congressman Shri Thanedar (@RepShriThanedar) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepShriThanedar/status/1922757785239859526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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He added: &#8220;This is not about any one person or party; it is about defending America, our Constitution, and Rule of Law. I will continue to pursue all avenues to put this President on notice and hold him accountable for his many impeachable crimes.&#8221;
The House had been expected to vote on his resolution within the hour.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-unveils-7-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unveiled</a> last month, Thanedar&#8217;s impeachment resolution accused Trump of committing various &#8220;high crimes and misdemeanors&#8221; over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), retaliation against the press, and more.
Thanedar gave <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-pulls-trigger-on-trump-impeachment-forcing-house-to-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notice</a> on Tuesday that he would invoke privilege, a move that would push House GOP leadership to act on his impeachment resolution within two legislative days.
However, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/donald-trump-impeachment-thanedar-democrats-react" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Democrats privately criticized Thanedar as being a &#8220;dumbs***&#8221; and &#8220;utterly selfish&#8221; for pressing ahead with impeachment. The outlet also <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/14/trump-impeachment-pelosi-thanedar-nadler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disclosed</a> how Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) received applause from colleagues during a meeting after he cast the impeachment effort as &#8220;idiotic&#8221; and &#8220;horrible.&#8221;
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) even told fellow Democrats they would vote to table the resolution ahead of time, <a href="https://x.com/allymutnick/status/1922655316845425122" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Punchbowl News.
Thanedar, a 70-year-old Indian immigrant serving his second term in the House, is facing primary challenges. The incumbent moved to force the House to act on impeachment following Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/RashidaTlaib/status/1922006536223588774" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring</a> that she backed one of his rivals.
When he introduced his impeachment articles in April, Thanedar insisted that his effort was &#8220;not about partisanship,&#8221; but rather &#8220;protecting our democracy and ensuring that no one, not even a President, is above the law.&#8221;
In his first term, Trump was impeached twice while the Democrats commanded the House. One inquiry dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both efforts ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced in February that he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-moves-to-impeach-trump-over-dastardly-deeds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seek</a> to impeach Trump for &#8220;dastardly deeds,&#8221; but he has not forced a vote. Trump <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1919396921593958754" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired</a> back at the Democrats after Thanedar revealed his impeachment articles.
“The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again,” Trump said on X. “They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around, for about the 20th time, even though they have no idea for what I would be Impeached.”
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) released a <a href="https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1594">statement</a> criticizing Democrats on the latest impeachment bid before Thanedar backed off.
“House Democrats have demonstrated once again they are willing to abuse the Constitution in their effort to impede the agenda of the American people. Their latest sham impeachment charade against President Trump is another embarrassing political stunt. Today, House Republicans will move promptly to discard it,&#8221; Johnson said.
&#8220;While Democrats are throwing fits, impeding law enforcement, playing political games, and demonstrating how far out of touch they are — Republicans are working to deliver lower taxes for families, restore American energy dominance, strengthen border security, restore peace through strength, and make government work more efficiently and effectively,&#8221; the speaker added. &#8220;The contrast has never been more clear.&#8221;

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI)

Rejected By His Own Party, Democrat Backs Down On Forcing Trump Impeachment Vote

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Republicans are pushing the House toward codifying President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive orders, a move that would give these actions extra protection.
In a letter first <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/13/exclusive-rep-ogles-urges-speaker-johnson-to-pass-trumps-eos-into-law-less-vacation-more-codification/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Wednesday by Breitbart News, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and 16 Republican colleagues urged House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to prioritize cementing Trump&#8217;s priorities into law.
&#8220;On January 20, 2025, President Trump returned to office and immediately went to work ushering in a new golden age for the United States. In pursuit of this mission, he has signed numerous executive orders to rein in spending, shrink bloated bureaucracies, end the culture war launched by the Left, and restore accountability to Washington,&#8221; the House Republicans wrote.
&#8220;But let’s be clear: unless Congress acts, many of these victories are at risk. A future Democrat president could erase them with the stroke of a pen. We cannot let that happen. If we want this new era of American greatness to last, we must codify the President’s actions into law,&#8221; they continued.
The 17 Republicans acknowledged how the GOP-led House is currently working to iron out the details of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill,&#8221; including an expansive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-tax-deduction-cap-threatens-to-derail-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tax package</a> and funds for border security and defense, through the budget <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hold-trump-scores-big-beautiful-victory-house-budget-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reconciliation</a> process.
&#8220;We appreciate your leadership in restoring fiscal sanity, with the 119th Congress advancing a significant reconciliation package at record pace. That same urgency must now be applied to securing the President’s legacy and the legacy of this Congress,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;House Republicans have already introduced numerous bills to enshrine the Trump agenda — from securing the border to reigning in the excesses of the administrative state. We urge you to make this legislation a top priority. If there is anything we can do to move this forward, we stand ready.&#8221;
The 17 Republicans concluded: &#8220;The American people sent us here to deliver lasting change — not temporary relief. It is Congress’s duty to work hand in hand with President Trump to ensure the agenda the American people elected this President and this Congress to enact becomes the law of the land. Now is the time to act.&#8221;
During a Newsmax <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmb5G599TAQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Greta Van Susteren on Tuesday, Johnson spoke about how elements of Trump&#8217;s agenda would be cemented in the &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; that he hopes the House will finish by Memorial Day.
&#8220;We’re checking all the boxes. [Trump] promised no taxes on overtime, no taxes on Social Security, no taxes on, for example, interest on car loans that are made in America. A number of those things are woven into this bill, and we&#8217;ve made all the math work, so we can do that,&#8221; Johnson said.
He also said: &#8220;What we&#8217;ll do to extend the Trump-era tax cuts is going to be critical for the economy. We believe this is going to be jet fuel for the economy. It will also send a very important signal of stability, Greta, to the bond markets and the stock market, to let people know that Congress is on the job. We&#8217;re taking care of this. We&#8217;re going to revive the American economy, and we&#8217;re going to do it in a way that&#8217;s fiscally responsible — that we don&#8217;t dig further deep in the hole of deficits and debt. And that&#8217;s a really important principle for us to maintain, and we&#8217;re working on it hard here every day.&#8221;
On the Democrat side of the aisle, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced on Wednesday that he would be introducing legislation to codify Trump&#8217;s recent executive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-order-to-reduce-drug-prices-tells-rest-of-world-to-pay-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> focused on lowering drug prices. The lawmaker who hails from Silicon Valley underscored why he believes it is essential for Congress to pass a bill during a <a href="https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/1922670432156528845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a> on the House floor.
&#8220;So you ask, &#8216;Why do you need the legislation?&#8217; Because the reality is that Big Pharma will sue for the executive order, like they did in the previous Trump administration,&#8221; Khanna said. &#8220;And in the previous administration, they managed to kill the executive order. The only way we can stand up to Big Pharma is to codify in legislation what the president wants to do in an executive order.&#8221;

Rep. Anthony Ogles

Republicans Urge House To Codify Trump’s Executive Orders

Republicans in the GOP-led House are struggling to reach an agreement for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap being considered for President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill.&#8221;
In the 389-page tax package <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-gets-no-tax-on-tips-and-overtime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> on Monday, there was a provision to increase the SALT deduction cap to $30,000 for individuals earning $400,000 or less, up from the current $10,000 limit from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is set to expire at the end of this year.
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the tax measure in a 26-19 vote along party lines on Wednesday morning, but Republicans from high-tax blue states such as New York, New Jersey, and California are fighting for a higher ceiling.
After Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) posted on X a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-works-fry-cooker-at-mcdonalds-roasts-kamala-ive-now-worked-15-minutes-more-than-she-has" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photo</a> of Trump at McDonald&#8217;s and saying, &#8220;Thanks for playing, @WaysMeansCmte,&#8221; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) <a href="https://x.com/lawler4ny/status/1922652928638173652" target="_blank" rel="noopener">replied</a>, &#8220;You forgot to add SALT with those fries, Chairman.&#8221;
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You forgot to add SALT with those fries, Chairman. 🧂 🍟 <a href="https://t.co/QhGAUZjxla">https://t.co/QhGAUZjxla</a>
— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) <a href="https://twitter.com/lawler4ny/status/1922652928638173652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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GOP lawmakers who want a SALT deduction cap increase have star power in Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who is considering a run for New York governor after Trump pulled her nomination to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She joined other New York Republicans for a May 8 statement that <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/1922021280120766600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> a flat $30,000 SALT deduction cap would not get their support.
&#8220;[It] risks derailing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill,&#8221; they said. &#8220;New Yorkers already send far more to Washington than we get back — unlike many so-called &#8216;low-tax&#8217; states that depend heavily on federal largesse. A higher SALT cap isn’t a luxury. It’s a matter of fairness. We reject this offer.&#8221;
Some House conservatives, who are focused on cutting how much the federal government spends and reining in a national debt that is approaching $37 trillion, have voiced reservations about the SALT deduction cap.
&#8220;The top Congressional districts taking advantage of SALT (State &amp; Local Tax) deductions (i.e., they have high state &amp; local taxes on high incomes. Mostly Dem, heavily CA, Swamp (MD, VA), &amp; NY,&#8221; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/chiproytx/status/1917715364605223414" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X last month. &#8220;In fairness, property taxes in TX are horrible, but we shouldn’t subsidize that either!&#8221;
Democrats are pushing in the opposite direction.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1920839627113480620" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that he would rather not have a SALT deduction cap at all, as it was before the 2017 tax law, saying on X that Republicans &#8220;must now fully restore it or be completely exposed for their phony advocacy.&#8221;
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/us-news/house-lawmakers-debate-medicaid-reform-salt-deductions-caps-in-contentious-marathon-markup-sessions-for-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) offered an amendment to increase the SALT deduction cap to $80,000 and pay for it by raising the tax rate on top earners from 37% to 39.6%, but that proposal was rejected by the Ways and Means Committee.
Trump himself seems to be on board with a change.
During the 2024 campaign, Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/17/trump-salt-tax-law.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social that he would &#8220;get SALT back.&#8221; CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/salt-deduction-trumps-tax-cuts.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that after Trump began his second term, he told Fox News that he would &#8220;love to see something happen on SALT.&#8221;
Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a resolution before the tax package is added to other parts of the &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; and a final vote by the full House. Republicans have a <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">220-213 majority</a>, meaning there can only be a few defectors for the bill to pass if all Democrats vote against it.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reportedly <a href="https://x.com/thehill/status/1922650573746082114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that Republicans would need until the weekend to reach a deal on SALT. He&#8217;s been gunning to have the House finish up with the overall spending bill by Memorial Day.
&#8220;We have a delicate balance to maintain to get 218 votes on one of the largest and most comprehensive and complex pieces of legislation that&#8217;s ever been drafted by Congress,&#8221; Johnson said, per a <a href="https://x.com/mychaelschnell/status/1922654897213673641" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X from a congressional journalist. &#8220;So yeah, my concern is always the vote total, but I&#8217;m very confident that we&#8217;ll be able to deliver that.&#8221;

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This Tax Deduction Cap Threatens To Derail Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

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On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) warned against repercussions for his fellow Democrat lawmakers who clashed with federal agents at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, last week.
During an <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922342002298884340" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange</a> with Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, Jeffries repeatedly <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/hakeem-jeffries-angrily-condemns-joke-dhs-spox-for-threatening-arrests-of-house-democrats-thats-a-red-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> &#8220;they&#8217;ll find out&#8221; when pressed what might happen if the House Democrats involved in the incident were to be arrested by federal authorities or get sanctioned.
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REPORTER: &#8220;What happens if [DHS] were to go and arrest [Democrats who stormed the Newark ICE facility]?&#8221;
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Jeffries ultimately asserted that it would be a &#8220;red line&#8221; as the questions persisted. He also took a swipe at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, who <a href="https://x.com/UsaFeatures/status/1921308745495146726" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that arresting the Democrats in question was &#8220;definitely on the table,&#8221; pending an investigation.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a red line. It&#8217;s very clear,&#8221; Jeffries said. &#8220;First of all, I think that the so-called Homeland Security spokesperson is a joke. It&#8217;s a joke. They know better than to go down that road. And it&#8217;s been made loudly and abundantly clear to the Trump administration. We&#8217;re not going to be intimidated by their tactics.&#8221;
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newark-mayor-arrested-after-dem-reps-storm-new-jersey-ice-facility-charge-past-security-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is running for New Jersey governor and is protesting the Delaney Hall facility, was arrested following the security breach last Friday. Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said he &#8220;committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center.&#8221;
DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05/09/members-congress-break-delaney-hall-detention-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> two House Democrats who joined Baraka that day — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — &#8220;stormed the gate and broke into&#8221; the facility.
While the New Jersey Democrats insisted they were at Delaney Hall to conduct legitimate supervision, McLaughlin <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1922309031894323482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X, &#8220;Members of Congress cannot break the law in the name of &#8216;oversight.&#8217; All members &amp; staff need to comply with facility rules, procedures, and instructions from ICE personnel on site. INCLUDING 24 hour notice.&#8221;
House Republicans have introduced measures to punish the Democrats involved in the altercation, including a censure <a href="https://x.com/RepTimmons/status/1922429753698484552" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> against Rep. LaMonica McIver, another lawmaker from New Jersey who was at the protest, and a <a href="https://x.com/liz_elkind/status/1922347246147780625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> to strip them of their committee assignments.
On X, Pergram <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922424558449262905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told a Fox News colleague he believes there &#8220;needs to be an appropriate measure taken&#8221; as the &#8220;video doesn&#8217;t lie,&#8221; a reference to ICE body-cam <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-claim-ice-agents-roughed-them-up-body-cam-footage-says-otherwise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> showing part of the confrontation between the New Jersey Democrats and DHS agents. He added, &#8220;I think it was wildly inappropriate for those members to do that and we&#8217;ll have to take appropriate action.&#8221;

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A Democrat lawmaker is pushing the House toward a vote this week on seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
During an appearance on the House floor, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) announced that he intended to invoke privilege, which compels the GOP leadership to act on his impeachment resolution within two legislative days.
It&#8217;s likely that Republicans will move to table the measure, effectively squashing the effort.
Thanedar&#8217;s impeachment articles, which he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-unveils-7-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> in April, accuse Trump of committing various &#8220;high crimes and misdemeanors&#8221; over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), retaliation against the press, and more.
&#8220;Donald J. Trump has been committing crimes since day one,&#8221; Thanedar said during his remarks on Tuesday. After ticking off the focus of his impeachment articles, he also took note of Trump&#8217;s controversial plan to accept a roughly $400 million luxury aircraft known as the “Flying Palace” from Qatar.
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Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepShriThanedar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@repshrithanedar</a>) on impeaching President Trump.
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In his first term, Trump was impeached twice, when the Democrats commanded the House. One inquiry dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both efforts ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced in February, just over two weeks after Inauguration Day, that he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-moves-to-impeach-trump-over-dastardly-deeds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">begin</a> a push to impeach Trump for &#8220;dastardly deeds.&#8221;
After Thanedar followed suit, revealing his seven articles of impeachment last month, Trump fired back with a lengthy post on X.
“The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again,” Trump said on X. “They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around, for about the 20th time, even though they have no idea for what I would be Impeached.”
As Trump continued, he suggested that Republicans should consider expelling the Democrats who are perpetuating the impeachment efforts against him.
&#8220;These are very dishonest people that won’t let our Country heal! Why do we allow them to continuously use Impeachment as a weapon against the President of the United States who, by all accounts, is working hard to SAVE OUR COUNTRY,” Trump said.
Meanwhile, top Democrats in the House refused to endorse Thanedar&#8217;s impeachment bid.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1NTbGeI64" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters that impeachment was &#8220;not an exercise that we’re willing to undertake&#8221; given doubts that Republicans would get on board. And House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/5k7gZd2JnKg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would not have &#8220;anything further to add&#8221; until he speaks with Thanedar.

Democrat Pulls Trigger On Trump Impeachment, Forcing House To Act

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