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

Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,

The Congressional Budget Office has said the bill, if enacted, would cause more than 8 million people to lose their coverage.

President Donald Trump is meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill this morning to make a personal pitch for passing his sweeping tax and spending cuts package. CNN’s Manu Raju spoke with Republicans who are divided on the bill.

House Republicans are negotiating bill agreements on green energy tax credits, Medicaid work requirements and more, with a Budget Committee meeting set for Sunday night.

Maryland's 2026 budget will be among more than 160 bills that will be signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Wes Moore. The nearly $67 billion spending plan was crafted to address the state's $3 million deficit and the impact of federal funding cuts.

Updates and the latest news as Trump addresses House Republicans about the reconciliation bill and RFK Jr. testifies to Congress about DOGE cuts and his vaccine views.

A key committee met after midnight on Wednesday and worked through dawn as Republican leaders finalized changes aimed at winning over holdouts in hopes of bringing the bill to the floor in short order.