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House Passes Budget Blueprint

The House narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution with the last-minute help from President Trump that calls for $4 point 5 trillion dollars in tax cuts and another $2 trillion in federal spending cuts over a decade, and by a nearly party line vote of 217 to 215, clears the way for major elements of the president’s domestic agenda and finance a huge tax cut. However, as correspondent Clayton Neville reports, the blueprint passed by the House is only a first step in the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” budget process.

Trump Makes Deal With Zelensky

President Trump says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Trump referred to as a dictator on multiple occasions in the last week, could be coming to the White House on Friday to sign an economic partnership deal. John Stolnis has more from Washington.

Chicago Plane Crash Averted

There was a near catastrophe at Chicago’s Midway Airport when a commuter jet had to abort their landing at the last second to avoid another plane on the ground. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.

DHS New Migrant Plan

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it planned to make undocumented immigrants age 14 or older in the United States register and provide their fingerprints to the U.S. government or potentially face criminal prosecution.

SCOTUS Rules On Oklahoma Case

The Supreme Court has thrown out a death sentence case in Oklahoma, one that both legal sides were in favor of. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports.

Selling Graceland

A Missouri woman is in big trouble with the law and could soon be singing “Jailhouse Rock,” admitting to a scheme of trying to auction off Graceland. Correspondent Donna Warder reports.

DOGE Resignations & The Person In Charge

The Department of Government Efficiency continues to come under scrutiny as more federal jobs are being purged to cut costs. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports this comes after a surprise announcement of a mass technology resignation at DOGE.

A Costly Path To Citizenship

The Trump administration vows more changes to immigration policies as the President introduces a new path to citizenship for the wealthy. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

Migrant Hotel Closes But Warehouse Opens

Just 24 hours after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced he was going to close a large Midtown Manhattan hotel that was turned into the city’s largest migrant shelter and processing center, nearby residents in a Bronx neighborhood are outraged that an unused warehouse is going to be turned into a more than 2,000-man migrant housing complex. Bob Brown has details.

Latest On Tariffs

Just a day after President Trump announced he would initiate 25 percent tariffs on products coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico in March, the White House now says those tariffs are still pending negotiations.

Foreign Aid Lawsuit

A Federal judge has ruled in a case brought against the Trump administration regarding billions in foreign aid. Lisa Dwyer reports the judge also put a time limit on his order.

Feds Loss Is NY’s Gain

Some states are trying to take advantage of skilled people who were laid off by federal job cuts. Correspondent Julie Walker reports on what New York is offering to get recently fired federal workers to think about jobs in the Empire State.

Tech News

Don’t let the name fool you - Russian cyber attackers who call themselves "cozy bear" have found a unique way to gain your trust, and hack your Microsoft account. Here’s Chuck Palm with today’s tech news.

Finally

After the success of Suits on TV and Netflix, the premiere of the spinoff Suits L-A was streamed to mixed reviews. Kevin Carr has the story.

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