Negotiating Trump's Sweeping Agenda, South Africa's President, DOGE Cuts
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What is President Trump's proposal for tax and spending changes?
President Trump warns House Republicans to accept a proposal for tax and spending changes along with a lot of borrowing.
He predicts any Republican who resists would be knocked out, so why are some saying no?
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadal, and this is Up First from NPR News. South Africa's president is coming to Washington. He'll be meeting with President Trump, whose administration has accused South Africa of discriminating against its own white citizens. How does all this look from Johannesburg?
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Why are some Republicans resisting Trump's tax bill?
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President Trump met with House Republicans in the Capitol yesterday, urging them to get behind his massive tax and immigration bill or risk a tax increase.
I mean, what Republican could vote for that to happen? Because there wouldn't be a Republican much longer. They would be knocked out so fast.
House Speaker Mike Johnson wants a vote as soon as today, but as always, he needs almost every Republican on his side in order to pass it.
NPR's Deirdre Walsh is at the Capitol and she joins me now. Good morning, Deirdre. Good morning, Laila. So did Trump's pep rally with House Republicans build the support he needs for that bill?
He did sway some who praised his sales job, but the president failed to convince a significant block of Republican holdouts. There are moderates who represent districts with high state and local taxes who want a bigger tax break for their constituents. There are conservatives worried about ballooning deficits and say this bill does not go far enough to slash spending and deal with the deficit. The Speaker spent the day and overnight hours trying to negotiate with these factions. And remember, he can only lose three votes, so we already know one member, Tom Massey of Kentucky, is a hard no.
Okay, so did leaders agree to any of these demands to move some of these holdouts?
Potentially, overnight a key committee met to set the parameters to start debate on the House floor, and that panel is still meeting. The Speaker said when they started around 1 a.m. they were close to a deal, but we haven't seen any details yet. Leaders are expected to increase the amount of that state and local tax deduction. to address the concerns of some moderates they need. Conservatives say there's been some progress on more savings. But Layla, it's like whack-a-mole. You agree to one change from one group and it could mean losing support from another group.
So Deirdre, talk about the major components in the bill and what their impact would be.
So the tax cuts are really the central plank in the bill. The bill permanently extends the 2017 tax cuts that are going to expire at the end of December. It adds new tax breaks like no tax on overtime, no tax on tips, things that Trump campaigned on. Those tax breaks expire in four years after Trump leaves office.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is President Trump's proposal for tax and spending changes?
0:02–1:13
2
Why are some Republicans resisting Trump's tax bill?
1:13–4:10
3
What are the implications of South Africa's President visiting the US?
4:10
4
How is the Department of Government Efficiency expanding its reach?
1:36–5:32
5
What are the major components of Trump's tax and immigration bill?
5:32–6:06
6
How will proposed changes to Medicaid affect Americans?
6:06–7:32
7
What is the current state of US-South Africa relations?
7:32–9:15
8
What conspiracy theories about South Africa are being discussed?
9:15–13:43
Speakers
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