Budget Bill Passes House & Rise of Teen “Sextortion” | 4.11.25
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What are the key takeaways from Trump's budget bill?
Trump's big, beautiful bill takes a major step forward, upping the prospect of making his tax cuts permanent. We got to get this big, beautiful deal done.
We got to get it done. And get it done now. Don't wait two weeks. What hurdles remain and where does his tariff war stand now?
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How is the budget reconciliation process affecting Trump's tax cuts?
The House passed a budget blueprint on Thursday in a critical step toward permanent renewal of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts. GOP leaders were able to overcome conservative holdouts to push the budget reconciliation process forward.
Daily Wire reporter Tim Pearce is here to talk about Trump's victory in Congress as well as the latest on the trade deal, say Tim. So first, what exactly is in this budget blueprint?
Yeah, it makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent and includes funding for Trump's priorities on defense, energy, and immigration. It also lifts the debt limit for about two years. What it missed that almost brought it down in the House is deeper budget cuts wanted by House conservatives. The Senate resolution just approved by the House outlines about $400 billion in budget cuts, whereas the original House blueprint called for at least $1.5 trillion. But House Speaker Mike Johnson was able to convince conservative holdouts to back the Senate version and open the door to budget reconciliation. Here's Johnson after the vote.
We adopted the Senate's amendments to the resolution, holding in place all of the commitments and the instructions, the guidelines that the House originally enacted. And that was a big step because that will allow us now to move forward to have our committees actually drafting the one big, beautiful bill.
Reconciliation is a complicated process, but the short version is that with this House vote, lawmakers in both chambers can now haggle over the final version of the budget reconciliation bill. The upside here is that the eventual bill to come out of those negotiations will only need 50 votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60 to overcome a filibuster.
What is the current status of Trump's trade policies?
But there's always the concern that the gripes from the House conservatives over Thursday's bill could threaten the final bill as well. Johnson has said he hopes to have a bill on Trump's desk by Memorial Day.
That could be some welcome news amid the turbulence around Trump's tariff policies. And about that, after Trump paused most of his tariffs on Wednesday, what is the latest there?
The tally of countries that want to negotiate over trade is now up to 75. That's according to Treasury Secretary Scott Besson's remarks during Thursday's cabinet meeting. There's a long way to go, though. Dozens of trade deals to be negotiated. And it's worth pointing out that Trump didn't pause all tariffs on Wednesday. There are still heavy tariff rates on China, as well as a flat 10% tariff rate across the board. There are also other tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the key takeaways from Trump's budget bill?
0:03–1:38
2
How is the budget reconciliation process affecting Trump's tax cuts?
1:38–3:10
3
What is the current status of Trump's trade policies?
3:10–8:12
4
What are the FBI's concerns regarding online sextortion?
8:12
5
How are judges involved in questionable disability claims?
0:47–14:36
Speakers
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