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Five House Republicans stall Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill

Getty Images A budget bill, long touted by Donald Trump as the "big, beautiful bill" hit a roadblock on Friday when lawmakers from the president's own party voted against it in congress. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in delivering a stunning setback to President Trump's domestic agenda, demanding deeper budget cuts. Trump, who has muscled through close votes several times this year, urged lawmakers to unite behind the legislation. "We don't need 'GRANDSTANDERS' in the Republican Party. STOP TALKING, AND GET IT DONE!," he posted on Truth Social. The bill's chances of success are not hopeless, but its failure gives the Trump administration its first legislative bruise of the year. Support for the bill among Republicans varies. Some hard-liners want to see the bud...

Trump says he and Putin need to ‘get together’ to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday that he's not disappointed with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not showing up for peace talks in Istanbul with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "I didn't think it was possible for Putin to go if I'm not there," Trump told reporters at a meeting with business executives in Doha, Qatar, on the third day of his visit to the Middle East. Trump said a meeting between him and Putin was crucial to breaking the deadlock. US President Donald Trump gestures during a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar on Thursday. (Alex Brandon/AP) "I don't believe anything's going to happen whether you like it or not, until (Putin) and I get together," he said on Air Force One while traveling from Doha to Abu Dhabi, the capita...

Trump floats raising taxes on the rich to pay for his sweeping tax and spending cuts package

President Donald Trump said he's open to hiking taxes on wealthy Americans to help pay for Republicans' sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but the idea remains hotly contested among GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In a Truth Social post Friday morning, Trump said that he would "graciously accept" even a "TINY" tax increase on the rich, while acknowledging that it could bring political risks for Republicans. House GOP lawmakers have been struggling to find $US1.5 trillion ($2.3 trillion) in spending cuts to help offset trillions of dollars of tax reductions. In a Truth Social post Friday morning, Trump said that he would "graciously accept" even a "TINY" tax increase on the rich. (CNN) "The problem with even a 'TINY' tax increase for the RICH, which I and a...

President Donald Trump says good parts of US economy are ‘Trump economy,’ bad parts are ‘Biden economy’

President Donald Trump said the US economy was a mixture of his enacted policies and the effects of the Biden administration in a wide-ranging interview on NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. "I think the good parts are the 'Trump economy' and the bad parts are the 'Biden economy' because he's done a terrible job," Trump said in the interview. Trump recently completed his first 100 days in office, with 66 per cent of Americans saying they are pessimistic (29 per cent) or afraid (37 per cent) about the economy, according to a CNN/SSRS poll. Donald Trump is taking credit for the 'good' parts of the economy, but blaming the 'bad' on Joe Biden. (AP) Just 34 per cent say they feel enthusiastic or optimistic. Overall, 69 per cent of the public considers an eco...

Donald Trump orders a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside of the USA

President Donald Trump has extended his trade war to the cinema. Trump, in an evening post on his social media platform Truth Social, said he has instructed the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative to place a 100 per cent tariff on films that are produced outside the United States and imported into America. "The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States," Trump wrote in his post. President Donald Trump announced plans to institute a 100 per cent tariffs of movies produced outside of the US. (AP) "Therefore, I am authorising the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the proc...

Trump’s pointed message to Putin after meeting Zelenskyy inside St Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump has met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their stunning blow-up in the Oval office in late February. Both the White House and Zelenskyy's office confirmed the meeting, which took place today in the hours before both men joined other world leaders and an estimated 200,000 Catholic faithful to farewell Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Ukrainian Presidency shared striking images of the pair, seated without aides on relatively simple chairs amid the ornate surroundings of St Peter's Basilica. US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office) Although no recordings wer...
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