The House and Senate are a long way from approving President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to cut spending, slash taxes and likely raise the debt ceiling. But the next step in the process begins unfolding this afternoon and over the next 48 hours. The Senate likely votes between 4 and 6 p.m. ET Thursday to actually “proceed” to a retooled budget framework. The framework is necessary under special...

President Donald Trump confirmed that multiple employees within the National Security Council were fired Thursday, adding to National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s recent political woes that have snowballed since Democrats first slammed him over March’s Signal chat leak.  Trump and his administration, however, have repeatedly defended the national security leader publicly.  On Thursday, Trump confirmed that members of the National Security Council had been fired, but remarked it...

President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Mike Waltz, has repeatedly landed in hot water in recent days, beginning with an uproar from Democrats over a Signal chat leak with high-ranking national security officials that has since snowballed.  Trump and his administration, however, repeatedly have defended the national security leader publicly.  Waltz, who previously served as a Florida congressman and as a decorated combat Green Beret, has come under...