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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (R) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) hold a press conference on the Republican budget bill at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Republican leaders spoke on the reconciliation process and said they would find $1.5 trillion in cuts as the House prepares to vote on President Trump's budget outline for his tax and spending plan after Republican holdouts refused to vote without deeper cuts. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Passes Senate Budget Plan Backing Trump Priorities After Conservative Pushback

In a close victory, House GOP members barely passed a budget resolution which will allow them to begin unlocking President Donald Trump’s agenda package.

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 26: SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall on October 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Musk Indicates Support For The U.S. Leaving NATO And The UN: ‘NATO Is A Cold War Relic’

Billionaire Donald Trump ally Elon Musk recently indicated support for the United States leaving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: Incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (R) speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Thune spoke on the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act and the upcoming government funding bill. Thune was joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (L) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY). (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate Approves $895B Defense Bill Despite Democrat Opposition To Youth ‘Trans Care’ Ban

The Senate approved the Pentagon’s massive $895 billion annual budget on Wednesday, which also prohibited the use of federal funds to provide transgender surgeries for minors with gender dysphoria, angering pro-LGBTQ Democrats.

TOPSHOT - Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk Highlights The Enormous Cost Of Illegal Immigration To U.S. Taxpayers

Illegal immigration has cost American taxpayers a blistering 2.6% of the entire U.S. government’s $6.1 trillion in federal spending for the entire 2023 fiscal year.