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Republicans ready late-night session on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after GOP mutiny
House lawmakers are being summoned to Capitol Hill late Sunday night as Republicans’ self-imposed deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s «big, beautiful bill» looms just days away.
The House Budget Committee is meeting at 10 p.m. for a vote on advancing the wide-ranging legislation toward a chamber-wide vote later this week.
Initial plans to advance the bill on Friday morning were upended in a mutiny by four members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus – Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., all joined Democrats in voting against the bill.
The fiscal hawks are opposed to aspects of the legislation’s crackdown on Medicaid, which Republicans have said they are only trimming for waste, fraud, and abuse. But Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied people are not set to kick in until 2029, and conservatives have argued that it was a large window of time for those changes to be undone, among other concerns.
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President Donald Trump is pushing House Republicans to get his budget bill over the line (Getty Images)
They’re also pushing for a more aggressive effort to repeal green energy tax subsidies passed in the former Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). That push has pitted them against Republican lawmakers whose districts have businesses that have benefited from the tax relief.
Meanwhile House GOP leaders and the White House have held the bill up as the most significant fiscal reform in decades.
Holdouts were expected to negotiate with GOP leaders in Congress and the White House through the weekend.
«I really need to see something in writing. You know, we’ve talked enough. They know where we are. And you know, before, if it’s just if it’s the same old thing, that we can’t get [a majority], we’re going to have to pretty much stick with what we have, I’ve got a problem,» Norman told Fox News Digital on Sunday morning
He said he and other critics of the legislation were asked to meet with House GOP leaders at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
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Republicans are working to pass Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party controlling both Congress and the White House to pass vast pieces of legislation while completely sidelining the minority – in this case, Democrats.
It does so by lowering the Senate’s threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51, lining up with the House’s own simple majority. The legislation must adhere to a specific set of rules, however, including only items related to federal spending, tax, and the national debt.
Both the House and Senate are dealing with razor-thin margins. That extends to the House Budget Committee as well, where Republicans can only lose two of their own to still advance the legislation.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was confident that Republicans could overcome their differences and stick to their timeline during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«The plan is to move it to the Rules Committee by midweek, and to the House floor by the end of the week, as we meet our initial, our original Memorial Day deadline,» Johnson said.
Johnson said Republicans also «have got to compromise» on Medicaid work requirements, adding he was in contact with states «to make sure what the earliest possible date is.»
«This is the biggest spending reduction in three decades, maybe longer,» Johnson said.
Norman signaled that significant compromise was going to have to be made on leaders’ parts.
«Let’s say they want it to kick in, in a year or six months. It ought to be now, but we’ll look at that. We’re not inflexible,» he said. «But the main thing I want to relay, this isn’t the end-all-catch-all-be-all. Nobody would disagree that the tax cuts are good policy, and nobody would disagree with President Trump’s wanting to phase out Green New Deal scam credits. Anyone we want to do it on day one. So we’re carrying out his policies.»
Meanwhile Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, a close ally of Roy’s, took to X in support of the bill after it failed Friday.
«Critics have attacked the House’s One Big Beautiful reconciliation bill on fiscal grounds, but I think they are profoundly wrong. It is truly historic,» Vought said. «The bill satisfies the very red-line test that House fiscal hawks laid out a few weeks ago that stated that the cost of any tax cut could be paid for with $2.5 trillion in assumed economic growth, but the rest had to be covered with savings from reform.»
President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought spoke out in support of the bill (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Trump blasted the people holding up the legislation as grandstanders in a Truth Social post Friday.
Those rebels and their allies, however, have argued that they are only pushing to fully enact Trump’s agenda.
«He campaigned on cutting the Green New Deal. But it’s really a scam…. But this bill to postpone phase-out for seven years, it’s just money we don’t have,» Norman said.
Economic Policy Innovation Center founder Paul Winfree wrote on X Saturday, «Several of the Members of Congress negotiating on the OBBB this weekend are trying to make it even better. In fact, there is a significant group that has been fighting all along to make sure that [Trump] gets the biggest win possible.»
Moving ahead with Sunday night’s vote is a sign of confidence by House GOP leaders, but it’s not yet clear how it will play out. In addition to the Medicaid and IRA differences, Republicans must also reconcile current disagreements with blue state GOP lawmakers over State and Local tax (SALT) deduction caps.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., speaks to the media after the House of Representatives failed to pass a government funding bill at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The legislation raised the current $10,000 cap to $30,000, but a handful of blue state Republicans rejected the compromise as insufficient.
Meanwhile, conservatives in redder districts are demanding deeper pay cuts if the SALT deduction cap was raised.
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SALT Caucus member Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., suggested raising taxes on the highest earners to offset the cost – it would likely be an uphill battle to enact, though some conservatives have also signaled openness to the idea.
«The One Big Beautiful Bill has stalled—and it needs wind in its sails. Allowing the top tax rate to expire—returning from 37% to 39.6% for individuals earning over $609,350 and married couples earning over $731,200—breathes $300 billion of new life into the effort,» LaLota wrote on X Saturday.
«It’s a fiscally responsible move that reflects the priorities of the new Republican Party: protect working families, address the deficit, fix the unfair SALT cap, and safeguard programs like Medicaid and SNAP—without raising taxes on the middle class.»
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The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information on Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several senior officials linked to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Officials said the reward, part of the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program, is an effort to gather intelligence on the IRGC and its leadership, which Washington accuses of orchestrating attacks against Americans and supporting terrorism.
The reward targets Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several key figures inside Iran’s ruling security apparatus.
The department said it is also seeking information about Ali Asghar Hejazi, deputy chief of staff for the Supreme Leader’s Office, and Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
ISRAEL HAMMERS IRANIAN INTERNAL SECURITY COMMAND CENTERS TO OPEN DOOR TO UPRISING
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 14, 2016. (Photo by Reza B / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
The program also lists several senior figures linked to Iran’s security and intelligence structure, including Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the supreme leader, Esmail Khatib, Iran’s minister of intelligence, and Eskandar Momeni, the country’s interior minister.
«The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), part of Iran’s official military, plays a central role in Iran’s use of terrorism as a key tool of Iranian statecraft,» the State Department said.
«In addition, the IRGC has created, supported, and directed other terrorist groups. The IRGC is responsible for numerous attacks targeting Americans and U.S. facilities, including those that have killed U.S. citizens,» the department added.
LETHAL ELITE ‘BLACK-CLAD’ KILL SQUAD GUARDS IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI
A State Department Rewards for Justice poster offers up to $10 million for information on key leaders tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (State Department / Rewards for Justice)
The agency said the IRGC has also expanded its influence far beyond military operations since its founding after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, becoming deeply embedded in the country’s political and economic system.
«Since its founding in 1979, the IRGC has gained a substantial role in executing Iran’s foreign policy,» the department said. «The group now wields control over vast segments of Iran’s economy and is influential in Iranian domestic politics.»
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The State Department said individuals who provide credible information may be eligible for rewards of up to $10 million. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, on Feb. 25, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Rewards for Justice program allows the U.S. government to offer financial rewards for information that helps disrupt terrorist networks or identify individuals involved in attacks against Americans.
The State Department said individuals who provide credible information may be eligible for rewards of up to $10 million.
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Nine convicted in North Texas ICE attack as Kash Patel issues warning to those who target federal officers
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Jurors delivered a mixed verdict Friday in the federal trial of nine people accused of carrying out a 2025 «ambush» attack on an ICE detention facility in North Texas.
Nine defendants accused of being part of a North Texas «Antifa cell» were convicted by a federal jury in Fort Worth for their roles in the July 4, 2025, attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Jurors delivered the verdict around 2:30 p.m. Friday at the federal courthouse in Fort Worth following roughly a day and a half of deliberations, FOX 4 News reported.
«The guilty verdicts in today’s case go to show this FBI’s 24/7 commitment to identifying, locating, and dismantling ANTIFA members and their networks,» Kash Patel told Fox News Digital. «I want to thank our Dallas field office and great partners for delivering justice. If you attack federal law enforcement this FBI will use every resource at our disposal to hunt you down.»
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Law enforcement officers gather outside the Prairieland Detention Center following an ambush in Alvarado, Texas, July 4, 2025. (Mark David Smith/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
During the 12-day trial, which began Feb. 23, 2026, jurors heard testimony from more than 45 witnesses and reviewed over 210 exhibits tied to the charges against the nine defendants, the DOJ said.
Benjamin Song was convicted of the most serious charge — attempted murder — for shooting Alvarado Police Lt. Thomas Gross, according to FOX 4.
All but one of the nine defendants — Daniel Estrada — were found guilty of providing material support to terrorists, rioting, conspiring to use and carry explosives, and using explosives during a riot, FOX 4 reported.
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Benjamin Song was convicted of the most serious charge — attempted murder — for shooting Alvarado Police Lt. Thomas Gross (FBI)
Daniel Estrada, who was not present the night of the incident, was convicted of concealing records and conspiracy to conceal documents, according to FOX 4.
Maricela Rueda was also convicted of conspiracy to conceal documents.
«Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities — not under President Trump,» Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. «Today’s verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America’s streets.»
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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on Dec. 4, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities say the July 4, 2025, attack outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Alvarado involved fireworks, damage to buildings and vehicles, and gunfire directed at officers.
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Prosecutors argued the attack was orchestrated by Song and carried out by members of a North Texas Antifa cell, FOX 4 reported.
Defense attorneys argued there was no ambush and said the defendants did not intend for any violence to occur.
«The calculated, violent attack at ICE’s Prairieland facility was an abhorrent way for antifa terrorists to ‘protest’ the way this agency enforces the law — but these verdicts make clear that those who choose violence over lawful expression will face the full force of the American justice system,» ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement.
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Trump afirmó que los países que reciben petróleo a través del estrecho de Ormuz “deben velar por la seguridad de ese paso”
Este sábado por la tarde, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se volvió a referir a la situación del estrecho de Ormuz. Al respecto, el mandatario aseveró que “los países del mundo que reciben petróleo a través del estrecho deben velar por la seguridad de ese paso”.
“Estados Unidos ha derrotado y diezmado por completo a Irán, tanto en el ámbito militar como en el económico y en todos los demás aspectos, pero los países del mundo que reciben petróleo a través del estrecho de Ormuz deben velar por la seguridad de ese paso”, señaló el líder republicano en su cuenta de Truth Social.
Y agregó: “Nosotros les ayudaremos —¡Y MUCHO! Estados Unidos también coordinará con esos países para que todo vaya rápido, sin problemas y bien. Esto siempre debería haber sido un esfuerzo de equipo, y ahora lo será: ¡unirá al mundo hacia la armonía, la seguridad y la paz eterna!“.
Más temprano, el mandatario norteamericano había instado a otros países a enviar barcos para asegurar el estrecho de Ormuz: “Muchos países, especialmente aquellos afectados por el intento de Irán de cerrar el estrecho de Ormuz, enviarán buques de guerra, en conjunto con Estados Unidos, para mantener el estrecho abierto y seguro”.
“Ya hemos destruido el 100% de la capacidad militar de Irán, pero les resulta fácil enviar uno o dos drones, lanzar una mina o disparar un misil de corto alcance en algún punto de este estrecho, por muy derrotados que estén. Esperemos que China, Francia, Japón, Corea del Sur, el Reino Unido y otros países afectados por esta restricción artificial envíen buques a la zona para que el estrecho de Ormuz deje de ser una amenaza para una nación totalmente descabezada», manifestó el mandatario.
Y completó: “Mientras tanto, Estados Unidos bombardeará sin cesar la costa y hundirá continuamente barcos iraníes. De una forma u otra, pronto lograremos que el estrecho de Ormuz esté ABIERTO, SEGURO y LIBRE“.
Dos buques cisterna con bandera india que transportaban gas licuado de petróleo con destino a puertos del oeste del país cruzaron el estrecho de Ormuz, según informó el Ministerio de Transporte Marítimo de la India este sábado.
“Cruzaron el estrecho de Ormuz a primera hora de la mañana sin incidentes y se dirigen a la India”, declaró Rajesh Kumar Sinha, secretario especial del Ministerio de Puertos, Transporte Marítimo y Vías Navegables, en una rueda de prensa en Nueva Delhi.
Teherán ha suspendido en gran medida el tráfico marítimo a través de esta ruta clave, por donde normalmente transita una quinta parte del suministro mundial de petróleo, desde que Estados Unidos e Israel lanzaron un ataque contra Irán el mes pasado.
Solo 77 barcos habían atravesado el Estrecho de Ormuz en lo que va de marzo, una cifra muy inferior a los 1.229 tránsitos registrados en el mismo período del año anterior, según datos de Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
La guerra en Medio Oriente provocó una fuerte caída en el paso de embarcaciones por una de las vías marítimas más relevantes para el transporte de energía a nivel mundial.
De acuerdo con Lloyd’s List Intelligence, la mayoría de los buques que lograron cruzar pertenecen a la denominada flota fantasma, integrada por barcos antiguos, con condiciones deficientes, sin seguro adecuado y propietarios poco identificables, generalmente asociados a Rusia e Irán.
La consultora marítima precisó que los buques vinculados al régimen iraní representan el 26% del tráfico en la zona, seguidos por embarcaciones de Grecia con el 13% y de China con el 12%.
“Más de la mitad de los buques cisterna y gaseros que transitan por la zona son flotas paralelas”, afirmó Bridget Diakun, analista senior de Lloyd’s List Intelligence. “Estos barcos están muy acostumbrados a las interrupciones”, añadió Diakun, y sostuvo que por ese motivo “es más probable que intenten la travesía”.
El Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (CGRI) del país persa mantiene prácticamente cerrado el estrecho, que limita con Irán y por donde circula aproximadamente el 20% del suministro mundial de petróleo. Desde comienzos de mes, 20 buques comerciales —nueve de ellos petroleros— fueron atacados o sufrieron incidentes, de acuerdo con la Agencia Británica de Operaciones de Comercio Marítimo. La Organización Marítima Internacional confirmó 16 incidentes en la región, de los cuales ocho involucran a petroleros.
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