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President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold the first meeting with his Cabinet secretaries Wednesday, with Elon Musk in attendance, highlighting his influence over the administration.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said members of Trump’s Cabinet would provide updates on their work at the meeting, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET.
Other news we’re following:
- House passes budget bill: House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The bill includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.
- Trump’s ‘gold cards': Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the “Trump Gold Card” would replace EB-5 visas in two weeks.
- DOGE demands: The Office of Personnel Management told agency leaders Monday that their employees did not have to comply with a Musk-inspired edict for workers to report their recent accomplishments or risk getting fired. But later that evening, OPM sent out another memo suggesting that there could be similar requests going forward — and workers might be sanctioned for noncompliance.
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