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House Republicans grinding through marathon hearings to push ahead with Trump’s big bill

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
Updated 7:08 PM CDT, May 13, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion — but also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change — are facing sharp debate Tuesday as House Republicans grind through marathon hearings on their “big, beautiful bill.”

It’s still a long night ahead. Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump’s signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committees over mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.

Right from the start, one meeting was immediately disrupted by protesters shouting down what the panel’s top Democrat called “cruel” cuts to Medicaid.

“People feel very strong because they know they’re losing their health care,” said Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., on the Energy & Commerce Committee.

And on it went for hours. ...

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Peru's prime minister resigns ahead of no-confidence vote

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Bailey gets restraining order against 'abusive' ex

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Workers are already dying from preventable workplace accidents as the country prepares to host the 2034 World Cup, reports say.
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Military rulers in Mali dissolve all political parties

  • News source: BBC News - World
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All political meetings have also been banned as the junta intensifies its grip on power.
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Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The former guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 earned his nickname because of his modest lifestyle.
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What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge reduced Lyle and Erik's murder sentence, making them eligible for parole.
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Trump asks Syria to join Abraham Accords, normalize ties with Israel in return for sanctions relief

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully normalize relations with Israel in exchange for sanctions relief.

In a readout of the pivotal Wednesday meeting for Syria, Trump encouraged Sharaa to sign onto the Abraham Accords with Israel, tell all foreign terrorists to leave Syria, deport "Palestinian terrorists," help the U.S. prevent the resurgence of ISIS and assume charge of ISIS detention centers in northeast Syria.

Some 10,000 ISIS fighters are imprisoned in the region, where the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia known as...
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State Department breaks down plan to deal with Columbia, Hamas, Rubio taking on NSA

  • News source: FOX News
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As the Trump administration speeds past the 100-day mark, various conflicts around the globe are in a much different place than when the president took office.

It has been nearly 600 days since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Not only did the act of terrorism launch a full-scale war in the Middle East, but it also facilitated a chaotic wave of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli clashes at home.

"We're guided by two principles that are guiding our approach to this conflict. The first is that we stand with Israel and Israel's right to defend...
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Democrat defeats incumbent Republican Omaha mayor

  • News source: FOX News
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Democrat challenger John Ewing defeated incumbent Republican Omaha mayor Jean Stothert in a victory that the Democratic Party is describing as an indictment against the Trump administration and the GOP.

Ewing, who is currently the treasurer of Douglas County, will make history by becoming the first Black mayor of Nebraska’s largest city, while Stothert was denied a fourth term.

"I called John Ewing and I congratulated him. John Ewing is inheriting tonight a great city, and we leave a strong foundation for the city that we all love. We are proud...
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Trump visits Qatar as country's jet offer puts spotlight on nation's growing influence in Washington

  • News source: FOX News
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The deepening U.S. relationship with Qatar is drawing fresh scrutiny this week as President Donald Trump began a Middle East tour amid reports that he may accept a free jet from the Qatari royal family to replace his current plane as Air Force One.

The prospect has drawn bipartisan pushback, which Trump has met with indifference.

"Qatar is not, in my opinion, a great ally. I mean, they support Hamas. So what I'm worried about is the safety of the president," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters on Tuesday.

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New House bill would make Trump ban on transgender troops permanent

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A new House GOP bill would make President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender troops in the military a permanent federal policy.

Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., is introducing the legislation this week and told Fox News Digital that his office has been in contact with the Trump administration on the measure.

"What we had with this trans movement was we had a bunch of people coming in, signing a six-year contract, and then starting the surgeries and starting the hormone replacements … they weren't fit for service, so they...
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House Democrat to introduce reparations push, declares 'moral obligation' to send trillions to Black Americans

  • News source: FOX News
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A House Democrat plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for Black Americans this week.

Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn., plans to introduce the Reparations Now Resolution on Thursday. Lee met with other lawmakers and activists on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at an event titled "Why We Can’t Wait: Advancing Reparative Justice in Our Lifetime." She argues that reparations are a "moral and legal obligation" for Americans.

"This is a moment in time where societies are shaped [and] new societies are built...
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It's Cuomo and no-mo': Ex-governor backers don't like any other NYC mayoral candidate, poll shows

  • News source: Melissa Russo and Tara Guaimano
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Andrew Cuomo is the first choice of roughly four in ten likely voters in the upcoming ranked-choice Democratic primary and remains the clear frontrunner in the race, according to a new Marist Poll released overnight Wednesday.

The poll suggested that many Cuomo backers don't seem to like anyone else.

"Their most popular second choice was nobody," pollster Lee Miringoff said.

Miringoff explained that the largest subset of Cuomo voters in the poll ranked the former governor first — and then left the rest of their ballots blank. Voters can rank up...
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House Republicans spark outrage with bilingual post as GOP infighting intensifies

  • News source: FOX News
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People pilloried the House GOP in response to a tweet from the House Republicans X account that declared, "We need to get Americans off the sidelines."

As the post has been inundated with backlash, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was among those who weighed in.

"Americans got off the sidelines and handed us the majority in November. It’s the House GOP that is not passing President Trump’s executive orders, making DOGE cuts permanent, and hasn’t completed the big beautiful bill. Getting ratioed in comments is how Americans feel," Greene wrote...
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Trump meets with Syria's interim president after pledging to lift sanctions on war-torn country

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy.

The last time a meeting between the two countries' leadership was with former President Bill Clinton in 2000.

Trump met with al-Sharaa for an informal chat on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where he was set to address leaders as part of his four-day regional tour.

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