got to this point when after an allnight session, the chamber voted 219 to 213 to adopt a rule governing debate on the legislation, opening up discussion and teeing up this final vote on the package. A group of hardline conservatives and moderate Republicans had combined forces earlier in the evening to stall the bill. Speaker Johnson held the vote open for 5 hours as he worked to garner support from those members.Around 1:00 in the morning, President Trump picked up the phone and called those holdouts and ...

Following the strike uh on Iran, President Trump quickly turned his attention back uh to his um economic agenda, writing on Truth Social, great unity uh in the Republican party, perhaps unity uh like we've never seen before. Now, let's get the great big beautiful uh bill done. Our country is doing great.MAGA joining us now uh White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hasset. And because of the the news over the weekend, uh Kevin, I I guess I before we we talk about the big beautiful uh bill in a ...

When you think about your political giving, when you think about the influence that you want to have and the mark you want to make, what's most important to you. Well, I I think you need to think about the arc of one's life. In my 20s, I gave my time. I didn't have money to give in my 20s.I gave my time. I I actually tutored in the inner city of Chicago and saw firsthand the challenges that these young in this case boys and girls face in trying to to break the cycle of poverty. Like it's really really tough ...