Live updates and the latest news as Trump hosts South Africa's president and the House Rules Committee meets on the Republicans' budget bill.

As President Donald Trump attempts to muscle his GOP agenda through a narrow House majority, Rep. Chip Roy is perhaps the most important holdout to win over. He may also be the toughest.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump's multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package at risk of stalling, House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative Republican holdouts are heading Wednesday to the White House for the last-ditch talks to salvage the "big, beautiful bill."

The suggestion comes after Trump abruptly fired the librarian of Congress appointed by the Obama administration.

A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries the opportunity to ask for a new trial was rejected by Republican state senators on Wednesday,

The number of Republicans who identify as MAGA dropped in the first months of President Donald Trump's second term in office after peaking in March, according to a new poll. Newsweek reached out to the Republican National Committee (RNC) for comment via its contact form.

In today’s edition … The South African president has a lot to talk about with Trump … Elon Musk may be closing his political wallet … The contours of two key 2026 races are taking shape … but first …

Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. James Comer urge GAO review of federal charge card misuse, highlighting systemic oversight failures and risky transactions at the Department of Defense.

For as long as Americans have paid federal income taxes, they’ve been able to subtract some of what they pay to their state and local governments from their taxable income. This federal deduction for state and local taxes — the SALT deduction,