The House Rules Committee is the final stop before the massive bill to advance Trump's agenda can move to the floor for a vote.
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President Donald Trump will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House after months of tensions between the two countries. The visit will aim to improve relations and focus on potential trade and investment deals, Ramaphosa said.
The House Rules Committee has been meeting on the Republicans' massive budget bill since 1 a.m. House leaders aim to pass the bill this week, but some Republicans have sought changes that would raise the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, and make deeper cuts to Medicaid.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was defeated in the city’s hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, which has received national attention as a proxy fight between progressives and center-left Democrats.#TRUMP $TRUMP
