The Latest: The House returns in a rush to pass Trump's bill

Winnipeg Free Press

2 days ago

Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party's leader and vote against it. It's a risky gambit designed to meet Trump's demand for a July 4 finish.
Here's the latest:
Paramount to pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over '60 Minutes' interview
In a case seen as a challenge to free speech, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Trump over the editing of CBS' ' 60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.
Paramount told media outlets the money will go to Trump's future presidential library, not to the president himself. It said the settlement did not involve an apology.
Trump's lawyer said the president had suffered 'mental anguish' over the editing of the interview by CBS News, while Paramount and CBS rejected his contention that it was edited to enhance how Harris sounded. They had sought to get Trump's lawsuit dismissed.
There was no immediate word from the White House about the settlement of the case, which Trump filed in Amarillo, Texas.
Trump urges House Republicans to vote for his tax and spending cuts package
The encouragement comes as the Republican-controlled House sprints toward a vote Wednesday on the bill after it cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins a day earlier.
Vice President JD Vance, in his role as Senate president, cast the tie-breaking vote on the measure.
Some House GOP members have voiced reservations about the bill. House Democrats are united in their opposition to the legislation.
'Republicans, don't let the Radical Left Democrats push you around. We've got all the cards, and we are going to use them,' Trump said in a post on his social media site.