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

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is intended to be Trump’s signature legislative achievement of the year and possibly his second term in office, serving as an “everything bill” of

President Donald Trump‘s handling of former President Joe Biden‘s recent prostate cancer diagnosis has vacillated between expressing sympathy over the seriousness of the illness and calling for transparency surrounding his predecessor’s tenure.

April 14 -7: Trump’s approval rating dropped to a new low for his second term in Morning Consult’s weekly poll, with 45% approving of his job performance and 52% disapproving (the poll of 2,203 registered voters was taken April 11-13 and has a 2-point margin of error).

Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway and into the West Wing.

But then former President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party “rigged” the election, he said, in reference to his baseless claim that the 2020 election results were stolen. “And then I said, you know what I’ll do? I’ll run again, and I’ll shove it up their ass,” Trump said. His remark was met with laughs and applause from the crowd.

And with House Republicans proposing ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for buyers while the Trump administration rolls back auto emissions standards, it threatens to create a negative feedback loop of fewer charger installations and lower EV adoption.

President Donald Trump loves big numbers —- and he’s always happy to talk them up. After all, Trump years ago coined the phrase “truthful hyperbole” in his book “The Art of the Deal.”

The president owes a fortune against New York skyscraper. Will he get the cash from someone eager to display loyalty—or from the many who already have?