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House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “ big, beautiful bill ” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.

Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump’s first term in 2017 — which ended in failure.

President Donald Trump’s decision to oust his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, was the product of a slow accumulation of frustration with a former Green Beret officer who was seen as far more eager to use military force than his boss in the Oval Office.

Waltz’s fate was sealed by his inclusion of a journalist on a sensitive Signal group chat in March. But he had been clashing with other top officials since early in the administration, including over whether to pursue military action against Iran, senior officials and Trump advisers said Friday.

In contemporary Washington, leaks are political warfare by other means — and the body count has been rising at the Pentagon. Over the past week, the Defence Department has been racked by internal conflict. Three of defence chief Pete Hegseth’s top advisors were placed on leave and then fired, allegedly as part of a leak investigation. Then, Hegseth’s chief of staff — who allegedly ordered that investigation — was out the door, too.

Firebrand Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has issued a surprising statement critical of President Donald Trump. 

The Georgia congresswoman is known for her loyal support of the two-time president and her devout defense of his MAGA policy platform. 

Displaying her faithfulness, Greene likened Trump to Jesus Christ during the president's high-profile legal battles last year.  

The White House is encountering pushback from congressional Republicans as the administration works to enshrine the cuts instituted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency into law.

Congressional Republicans have said in private conversations that it would be a stretch to codify even a small part of the cuts put in place by Musk, according to The Washington Post.

Conservative Republicans have spent more than a decade working toward a wholesale rollback of federal regulations — and now they think they have the legislative battle plan to make it happen.

Advocates of the rule-shredding proposal are seeking to give their legislation a coveted spot in the GOP’s party-line energy, tax and border security megabill, a maneuver that would defuse the filibuster threat that has repeatedly thwarted their dreams. They say they have spent the better part of the past year crafting ways to ensure their latest iteration can pass muster in the Senate.

President Trump’s sagging poll numbers as he hits his 100th day in office are becoming a concern for Republicans, who have been steadfastly loyal to the White House but are starting to look ahead to the midterm elections. 

While the White House is not expressing concern about Trump’s downward trajectory in the polls, Republican operatives say Trump needs to stop with the turbulence on tariffs and focus on fulfilling the promises he made as a presidential candidate on the economy. 

Delivering the longest inaugural address in history in January, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump made clear he had little time to waste.

“From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he said, before adding: “All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.”

One hundred days into his second term, the world revolves around Donald Trump. In Europe, nations scramble to bulk up on arms in hopes of defending Ukraine, or perhaps themselves. In Asia, manufacturers strategize where to move production lines, without knowing the rules of the game. In Latin America, the tired, poor, huddled masses stay home, sensing that things are different now in the land of liberty.

Donald Trump’s second “first hundred days” have been informed by both the lessons and the grudges of his first term. Journal writers weigh in on the administration’s start.

In his first 100 days, President Trump has been a victim of the high expectations he set. He’s delivered on some major promises, but the disappointments have overshadowed the accomplishments.