The Texas House gave initial approval on Saturday to a bill that would require sheriffs to collaborate with ICE by serving federal immigration warrants at local jails.

House leaders worked through the night to pass a sweeping tax cut and spending bill package, but it still has another hurdle.

President Trump told cadets in a commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they were the first graduates to serve in a “golden age” of the nation that was a result of his efforts to rebuild the military and reshape American society.

The president’s efforts to rewrite the DNA of global commerce could complicate the fate of his “Big, Beautiful Bill,” either by diverting the president’s energy or by inviting lawmakers to make changes to the legislation to address unhappiness from the markets and the public.

Republicans defend budget legislation as economic plan to make life more affordable amid fierce partisan battle over social program cuts

The fate of the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, is dividing lawmakers by geography as well as politics.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a tax and spending bill that proposes to usher in major changes to Medicaid. AP

State Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, right, sponsored Senate Bill 218, which would allow prisoners convicted by nonunanimous juries to have new trials. He is pictured speaking with Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, during the legislative session on Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge, La.