Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a major win for President Donald Trump early Thursday morning, quashing a conservative rebellion and driving a deeply divided House GOP to pass a bill that many of them were still pushing fiercely to change.

A U.S. House bill proposes raising the federal deduction cap for state and local taxes (SALT) to $40,000, potentially benefiting affluent earners in high-tax states. This adjustment, phasing out for incomes over $500,

Most of the guests attending the private dinner are not publicly known, and the White House has not said whether it will publicly disclose the guest list.

Thursday’s Senate vote to block California’s ban on sales of gas cars is the latest GOP effort to stop state climate policies.

Since its foundation, its work has extended beyond research into matters like negotiating local peace deals in Iraq or Nigeria. Much of its $55m budget was spent on grants to charities. The fact that USIP might become a target of the Trump administration was foreseeable.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago while supporting increased mining, drilling and other traditional energy production.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who sought the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, does not expect to attempt a grand political comeback but plans to continue to play a role in