Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the timing of a potential face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding a ceasefire deal in Ukraine in an interview that aired Sunday.  Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday while returning to Washington, D.C., from Abu Dhabi that no peace in Ukraine would be reached until he met with Putin in person. The president...

Multiple conversations are ongoing on Sunday — some in person but most on the phone — as House Republicans try to lock in agreements for the big, beautiful bill. Three areas are outstanding overall. Two are specific to the Budget Committee, which reconvenes Sunday night. Republicans are trying to work out a final pact on green energy tax credits, which could be a major payfor in the bill....

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended the “aggressive” timetable he is pushing to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” saying the House remains on track to pass the “historic” legislative package by Memorial Day.  The House Budget Committee will reconvene at 10 p.m. Sunday night after a vote to advance the more than 1,100-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” failed Friday, when five Republicans sided with...