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What is the Republican tax and spending plan that Congress is trying to pass?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. Republican congressional leaders appear to be optimistic about law. Sending a tax and spending plan to President Trump by Friday. The proposal made it out of the Senate Tuesday after Vice President J. D. Vance cast a tiebreaking vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson says there are still some disagreements over the Senate version.
We have members across the conference who have concerns about various provisions of the bills. A lot of people didn't get what they wanted.
Why are House leaders saying there are still disagreements over the Senate version of the bill?
They didn't get they didn't think some uh savings went as far as as uh they should have gone or uh or that that maybe some of the The cuts went too far. I mean y it depends upon who you ask, they have different opinions. But that's the beauty of a large deliberative body, lots of different priorities and opinions in districts represented.
As the Senate passed the massive tax and spending plan, President Trump threatened a major critic of the legislation. Elon Musk. As NPR's Daniel Kurtzlavin reports, the two men remain at odds. A month after the breakup of their White House partnership.
Just before Trump boarded his helicopter, a reporter asked whether he would deport Musk.
How did President Trump and Elon Musk clash over the new tax legislation?
Trump said he didn't know and added this.
Doge is the monster that ha that might have to go back and eat Elon. Wouldn't that be terrible?
Trump then referenced the government subsidies that benefit Musk's companies. Doge, or the Department of Government Efficiency, is the entity Musk headed until he left in May. Shortly after the two men had a public falling out stemming from Musk's disapproval of the one big beautiful bill. Musk disapproved that the centerpiece of Trump's legislative agenda would expand the debt by trillions of dollars. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his counterparts from India, Japan, and Australia by
What is Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s vision for the U.S.–India‑Japan‑Australia “Quad” partnership?
In Washington Tuesday, Rubio says he wants to turn this diplomatic partnership into a vehicle of action. More from MPR's Michelle Kelleman.
Secretary Rubio has now hosted representatives from this quad of countries two times at the State Department. But he says he wants the partnership to be more than just having meetings about security and development.
Concrete actions and steps being taken in conjunction with one another, in coordination with one another, in partnership with one another.
The foreign ministers all spoke briefly in public touting this partnership too. None mentioned their concerns about the Trump administration's tariff policies. Australia's foreign ministers says they're stronger when they work together. India is planning for a quad summit later this year, Michelle Kellman NPR News, the State Department.
Why are California and 19 other states suing the Trump administration over Medicaid data sharing?
US futures are flat in after hours trading on Wall Street. On Asia Pacific markets, shares are mixed, up a fraction in Hong Kong. This is NPR. California and nineteen other states are suing the Trump administration. For allegedly sharing sensitive health data on Medicaid recipients. The lawsuit was filed as the Senate approved deep cuts to medicate spending. Last month federal health officials directed the agency overseeing Medicaid to hand over health records on recipients in three states and Washington DC. Those jurisdictions allow low income migrants, including some without legal status, to access state funded health programs. California leaders have approved sweeping changes to the state's environmental law.
What are the key provisions of California’s new housing‑friendly environmental law?
Supporters of those changes say it'll help address the state's housing shortage. From member station KQED, Laura Clivins, has details.
The new laws will make it easier to build housing in urban centers and exempt several types of projects from environmental review, like farmworker housing and child care centers. State Assembly member Buffy Wicks authored part of the legislation. It's not going to solve all of our housing problems, but it is going to remove the single biggest impediment to building environmentally friendly housing in California. The changes will also make it easier to construct some types of manufacturing facilities, like those making semiconductors.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the Republican tax and spending plan that Congress is trying to pass?
0:01–0:31
2
Why are House leaders saying there are still disagreements over the Senate version of the bill?
0:31–1:15
3
How did President Trump and Elon Musk clash over the new tax legislation?
1:15–1:58
4
What is Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s vision for the U.S.–India‑Japan‑Australia “Quad” partnership?
1:58–2:49
5
Why are California and 19 other states suing the Trump administration over Medicaid data sharing?
2:49–3:34
6
What are the key provisions of California’s new housing‑friendly environmental law?
3:34–4:39