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The GOP's sprawling budget resolution cleared the House Rules Committee late Monday along party lines, setting up a chamber-wide vote possibly as early as this evening. We'll be right back.

The GOP's sprawling budget resolution cleared the House Rules Committee late Monday along party lines, setting up a chamber-wide vote possibly as early as this evening. We'll be right back.

The bill includes $4.5 trillion to extend Trump-era tax cuts and boost spending on border security and defense, while seeking up to $2 trillion in cuts elsewhere, potentially including Medicaid.

The bill includes $4.5 trillion to extend Trump-era tax cuts and boost spending on border security and defense, while seeking up to $2 trillion in cuts elsewhere, potentially including Medicaid.

Yeah, it's definitely worth noting the meeting comes at a tumultuous time for America-Europe relations. But on Monday, Macron, who in the past has called Trump brain-dead, struck a much friendlier tone, calling him a personal friend and commending him for working on a deal to end the war.

Yeah, it's definitely worth noting the meeting comes at a tumultuous time for America-Europe relations. But on Monday, Macron, who in the past has called Trump brain-dead, struck a much friendlier tone, calling him a personal friend and commending him for working on a deal to end the war.

Trump, for his part, called Macron a very special man in my book and assured him that any peace deal would benefit Europe. Now, one of the president's biggest gripes with Europe is that they have not done enough to fund their own defense, as well as Ukraine's. But on Monday, Macron said he and other leaders were ready to step up.

Trump, for his part, called Macron a very special man in my book and assured him that any peace deal would benefit Europe. Now, one of the president's biggest gripes with Europe is that they have not done enough to fund their own defense, as well as Ukraine's. But on Monday, Macron said he and other leaders were ready to step up.

As part of that effort, Macron said he and other European leaders would be willing to send troops to Ukraine to serve as peacekeepers once a deal is presumably reached. Russian President Vladimir Putin had initially expressed opposition to the idea of more European boots on the ground in Ukraine. But Trump said Monday that Putin would accept those terms.

As part of that effort, Macron said he and other European leaders would be willing to send troops to Ukraine to serve as peacekeepers once a deal is presumably reached. Russian President Vladimir Putin had initially expressed opposition to the idea of more European boots on the ground in Ukraine. But Trump said Monday that Putin would accept those terms.

Yeah, Trump says once a deal is reached with Moscow, the Ukrainians must find a way to pay the U.S. back for the $100 billion-plus we've poured into protecting them. He wants access primarily to the country's vast oil and mineral reserves, along with a cut of revenue from future energy deals there. Zelensky was initially opposed to that idea, saying, quote, I cannot sell our country.

Yeah, Trump says once a deal is reached with Moscow, the Ukrainians must find a way to pay the U.S. back for the $100 billion-plus we've poured into protecting them. He wants access primarily to the country's vast oil and mineral reserves, along with a cut of revenue from future energy deals there. Zelensky was initially opposed to that idea, saying, quote, I cannot sell our country.

But now he's apparently on board, as long as the U.S. will offer Ukraine security guarantees in the future. Trump says the final agreement there could be signed as early as this week.

But now he's apparently on board, as long as the U.S. will offer Ukraine security guarantees in the future. Trump says the final agreement there could be signed as early as this week.

For more on that deal, I spoke with Niall Gardner, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher and current fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

For more on that deal, I spoke with Niall Gardner, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher and current fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

Yeah, for those who missed it, over the weekend, tens of thousands of federal workers began receiving an email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them to justify their employment by listing off what they had accomplished the previous week. Those emails came with the subject line, what did you do last week?

Yeah, for those who missed it, over the weekend, tens of thousands of federal workers began receiving an email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them to justify their employment by listing off what they had accomplished the previous week. Those emails came with the subject line, what did you do last week?

And read, please reply to this email with approximately five bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager. That message came shortly after an ex-post from Elon Musk saying, quote, failure to respond will be taken as a resignation. Now, Democrats expressed outrage at the email saying it was a form of intimidation against the federal workforce, but Trump stood by it.

And read, please reply to this email with approximately five bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager. That message came shortly after an ex-post from Elon Musk saying, quote, failure to respond will be taken as a resignation. Now, Democrats expressed outrage at the email saying it was a form of intimidation against the federal workforce, but Trump stood by it.