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

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 …

More than 100 organizations are raising alarms about a provision in the House’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package that would hamstring the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.

While House Republicans and Trump appear to be aligned in their desire to investigate Biden’s fitness to serve, there is some frustration brewing among congressional committees about how quickly the Trump administration is responding to some of their requests, according to multiple GOP congressional sources familiar with the matter.

Jocelyn Benson was issued a warning this week for using a state-owned building to announce her run for Michigan governor.

House GOP leaders are barreling ahead with a vote on President Donald Trump’s agenda in the coming hours Wednesday, after Trump privately implored key holdouts not to derail the major tax and spending cuts package.

As the House Rules Committee reached its 12th hour of debate, Republicans had still not reached a deal or finalized bill text to bring to the floor.

While President Donald Trump sought to eliminate Republican infighting about Medicaid reform and state and local tax deduction caps, a group of Republicans wasn't persuaded.