May 16, 2025

House Republican tax cut & spending cut Budget Reconciliation fails in committee after a handful of Republicans vote 'no'

49 minutes

House Budget Committee votes down the Republican tax cut, spending cut, border and defense Budget Reconciliation, the one they call the One Big Beautiful Bill, after four Republicans join Democrats in voting no; President Donald Trump finishes up his Middle East trip at a business breakfast in the United Arab Emirates, saying UAE could buy advanced computer chips for AI development; Russian & Ukrainian officials hold peace talks in Turkey, with no ceasefire announced. President Trump is asked about his desire to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to

settle the matter for good; Republican chair of the FCC and a Democratic

Commissioner both speaking today at separate events in Washington about the agency's role in preserving freedom of speech, but with very different conclusions about the problems and solutions; C-SPAN's CEO Sam Feist previews a new program coming to C-SPAN this fall called CeaseFire.

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