House Speaker Mike Johnson must deal with internal Republican dissent over the party’s broad fiscal bill. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
Republicans are indifferent on Trump’s Bill
According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill,” which would increase border security and military spending while extending the 2017 tax cuts, has caused internal strife among House Republicans. Although the Republican leadership in the House and Senate favors moving the bill forward, some significant differences have surfaced. The Senate version provides minimal expenditure cuts and more than $5 trillion in tax relief, while the House version proposes $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and $4 trillion in tax cuts.
Some Republican lawmakers, especially in the House, are resisting, calling for more stringent budgetary controls and explicit pledges to lower the deficit. The two chambers’ division makes it more difficult to pass a single budget, which is required to use the reconciliation procedure to prevent a Senate filibuster.
Rory Mcilroy looks to seal grand slam with a win at the Masters
On Tuesday, Rory Mcilroy arrived at Augusta National for the 89th Master’s Tournament. According to ESPN, Mcilroy is looking to be the sixth-ever golfer to complete the career grand slam. A victory would also end an almost 11-year drought since Mcilroy won his last major in 2014. This year might be one of Mcilroy’s best chances to win the Masters; he has finished top five in eight of his past 11 events, including victories at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and The Players last month, which is the first time he has had multiple wins heading into the Masters.
“It’s just narratives. It’s noise,” McIlroy said during a news conference Tuesday. “It’s just trying to block out that noise as much as possible. I need to treat this tournament like all the other tournaments that I play throughout the year. Look, I understand the narrative and the noise, and there’s a lot of anticipation and buildup coming into this tournament each and every year, but I just have to keep my head down and focus on my job.”
U.S. is revoking some international students’ visas
Colleges nationwide report that some international students’ visas are unexpectedly being revoked. Harvard, Stanford, Michigan, UCLA and Ohio State have been some colleges to find out that some of their students have had their legal status terminated. The Trump administration has targeted students who have taken part in pro-Palestine speech or activism.
More schools have seen students stripped of visas without knowing the causation. Students have been able to keep legal residency status and complete their coursework. Colleges are asking the federal government why they are being revoked while emphasizing travel precautions to students, according to AP news.
China is not backing down from Trump’s tariff war
The trade war between the U.S. and China shows no signs of slowing down
anytime. According to BBC News, This trade war could leave Americans with a 104% tax on Chinese imports. China has gone back and forth with the U.S. on the proposed tariffs. Experts are concerned about the speed at which this is happening since this is leaving governments, investors, and businesses minimal time to prepare for a completely different global economy.
Despite China’s slowing economy, China might be willing to withstand the suffering and resist giving in to what they perceive as U.S. aggression.