The Texas House gave initial approval on Saturday to a bill that would require sheriffs to collaborate with ICE by serving federal immigration warrants at local jails.

Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.

The president’s efforts to rewrite the DNA of global commerce could complicate the fate of his “Big, Beautiful Bill,” either by diverting the president’s energy or by inviting lawmakers to make changes to the legislation to address unhappiness from the markets and the public.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a tax and spending bill that proposes to usher in major changes to Medicaid. AP

The fate of the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, is dividing lawmakers by geography as well as politics.

President Donald Trump is losing support for his 'big, beautiful bill,' a budget measure that would add $3.3 billion to the national deficit over the next decade.

State Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, right, sponsored Senate Bill 218, which would allow prisoners convicted by nonunanimous juries to have new trials. He is pictured speaking with Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, during the legislative session on Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge, La.

Jordon Hudson has been acting in a public relations-type role for her boyfriend, Bill Belichick, and apparently she “had her paws” in another recent interview.