Setbacks for Trump's deportation and budget plans

Trump headed back to the U.S. from the Middle East today as House Republicans failed to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee.

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The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law.
House Republicans failed to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts for the president's agenda through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it.
Trump ended his Middle East trip after inking a massive AI data center project with the United Arab Emirates.
The Secret Service was set to interview former FBI Director James Comey tonight over a now-deleted social media post that several U.S. officials interpreted as calling for Trump's assassination.

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