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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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Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion and take years, experts say

  • News source: Dan De Luce, Tom Winter, Laura Strickler
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Converting a Qatari-owned 747 jet into a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump would involve installing multiple top-secret systems, cost over $1 billion and take years to complete, three aviation experts told NBC News.

They said that accepting the 13-year-old jet would likely cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars over time, noting that refurbishing the commercial plane would exceed its current value of $400 million. The project might also not be completed by the end of Trump’s term in 2029, at which time the plane is expected...
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Dem lawmaker seethes RFK Jr's 'legitimacy' as HHS secretary has 'expired' in heated exchange

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman got into a heated exchange with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, which culminated in the New Jersey Democrat declaring Kennedy's "legitimacy" as a health official has "expired."

"The impact of reorganization is something that I shall continually ask you to show me," Watson Coleman said as she grilled Kennedy about overhauls at the agency that have affected programs related to minority and low-income health. "So please let me warn you now. And I don't want rhetoric, I want...
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Vance sears US leaders turning police into 'enemies'

  • News source: FOX News
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American leaders bear responsibility for vilifying police officers, following the death of a sheriff’s deputy who was "mowed down by a bloodthirsty criminal" in Cincinnati, according to Vice President JD Vance.

Vance said that supporting law enforcement requires both policy and moral leadership, while he remembered Hamilton County, Ohio, Special Deputy Larry Henderson during a law enforcement breakfast Wednesday at the vice president’s residence.

"Larry Henderson lost his life because he was doing his job and keeping people safe," Vance said...
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Republicans urge Trump to follow through on his plan to dismantle Iran's nuclear capabilities

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Congressional Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to remain committed to a hardline Iran strategy, calling for the complete dismantlement of the regime’s nuclear enrichment capabilities in a letter that drew wide support.

The U.S. "cannot afford" an agreement like the 2015 nuclear deal under then-President Barack Obama that "buys time" for Iran to quietly continue its nuclear program, the letter, signed by over 200 members of Congress, stated.

Iran must give up its uranium enrichment capacity entirely – even for energy...
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Toddler separated from parents by U.S. deportation arrives in Venezuela

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A 2-year-old girl separated from her parents by deportation arrived on Wednesday in Venezuela, where her mother was deported from the United States — a move that the South American country has repeatedly denounced as a kidnapping.

Maikelys Espinoza arrived at an airport outside the capital, Caracas, along with more than 220 deported migrants.

Footage aired by state television showed Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores carrying Maikelys at the airport. Later, Flores was shown handing the girl over to her mother, who had been waiting for her arrival...
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Search all the contracts, grants and leases DOGE says it has cut

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been publishing every contract, grant and lease it claims to have canceled on its website for months.

But DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" can't be searched, and its data can't be downloaded easily by those without programming knowledge. CBS News is publishing all the data available on DOGE's website in a searchable and savable format below. This page will refresh every morning at approximately 7 a.m. EST, but DOGE does not update its data each day.

DOGE calculates a contract's value as the total...
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Trump DOJ moves funds used for transgender projects, DEI to support law enforcement

  • News source: FOX News
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The Justice Department (DOJ) is moving funds formerly granted to groups supporting transgender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to law enforcement, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

A Justice Department official told Fox News Digital that the DOJ, under Attorney General Pam Bondi's watch, will "not waste" funds on DEI.

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"The Department of Justice under Pam Bondi will not waste discretionary funds on DEI passion...
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Milwaukee judge indicted for helping immigrant evade ICE faces up to 6 years in prison

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A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge arrested in April for allegedly helping a man evade immigration officers in her court could face up to six years in prison if convicted, according to an indictment handed down Tuesday by a federal grand jury.

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by FBI officials last month for allegedly "knowingly" helping an undocumented immigrant in her court evade ICE authorities and telling the officers in her court that they needed a warrant. On Tuesday, she was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges of concealing a person...
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Dems condemn Trump's jet deal, call $400M gift 'unconstitutional'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family has cast a shadow over his trip to the Middle East this week as Democrats have ridiculed the gift as "unconstitutional."

"Trump is literally trying to fly around on a plane from a foreign government while serving as president. That’s a violation of the Constitution. The Emoluments Clause wasn’t a suggestion. It’s the LAW," Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said Monday morning.

The Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution states that no elected official...
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Homeland Security reveals staggering increase in Secret Service agent applications

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a roughly 214% increase in applications to join the U.S. Secret Service compared to the first few months of last year.

The number of submitted applications from Jan. 20 to May 1 of last year was approximately 7,000 compared to 22,000 applicants in 2025 under the Trump administration.

"For four long years, the previous administration demoralized and denied resources to our brave men and women in law enforcement, including in the Secret Service," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News...
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Rep. Alford to introduce congressional stock trading ban mirroring Senate's 'PELOSI Act'

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., will introduce legislation that would ban congressional stock trading on Wednesday, serving as the House companion bill to Sen. Josh Hawley's, R-Mo., "PELOSI Act" in the Senate.

Alford's proposed bill would ban lawmakers and their spouses from holding, purchasing, or selling individual stocks while in office, but it allows investments in diversified mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or U.S. Treasury bonds. If passed, current lawmakers would have 180 days to comply with the legislation. Likewise, newly...
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AOC says DOJ 'won't respond' to her inquiry on potential probe

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that she still has not been able to confirm whether she is under federal investigation for a "Know Your Rights" immigration webinar she held in February.

"I've asked them, they haven't responded to me, but you know, I was once again fully using the First Amendment to inform people of their constitutional rights. They say a lot of things, but I've written a formal letter, and they won't respond," Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News Digital.

When asked what the fallout might be from the potential arrest of...
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Pete Buttigieg says Biden running again was 'maybe' a mistake

  • News source: FOX News
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Pete Buttigieg, who served as Transportation secretary for four years in then-President Joe Biden's Cabinet, says that his former boss' decision to seek re-election in 2024 "maybe" hurt the Democrats.

Additionally, Buttigieg – whose trip to Iowa this week sparked further speculation that he is seriously considering a 2028 White House run – when asked if the Democratic Party would have been better off if Biden had ruled out running for a second term as president, acknowledged that "with the benefit of hindsight, I think most...
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Trump signs agreements with Qatar on defense and Boeing purchases

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump signed a series of agreements with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.

The agreements involved a purchasing agreement by Qatar for Boeing aircraft, as well as letters of intent and "joint cooperation" between Qatar and the U.S. The emir also signed an intent agreement to purchase MQ-9 drone aircraft.

Al Thani said he had a "great" conversation with Trump prior to the signing ceremony on Wednesday, adding that the agreements have elevated the U.S.-Qatar relationship to "another level."...
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Trump considers joining Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey, unclear if Putin will show

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump said he may travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as he doesn’t believe President Vladimir Putin would show if he isn’t there.

"I don’t know if he’s showing up," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I know he would like me to be there. And that's a possibility."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Ankara for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, but it’s not yet clear if the Kremlin leader will show up.

Russia had proposed restarting direct peace...
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