Millions of Americans feared that GOP lawmakers had fumbled their opportunity to pass a comprehensive budget bill when the legislation supported by President Donald Trump failed to pass due to the “no” votes of a handful of House Republicans. Days later, however, legislators reconvened for a surprise late-night session on Sunday and advanced what Trump has long referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” According to The Hill: Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump’s bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote on Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared for House GOP leaders and a sign of progress for warring Republican factions After gaveling in after 10 p.m. on Sunday, the committee voted 17-16 to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend Trump’s tax cuts and boost his border funding priorities while reforming Medicaid and food assistance programs. The four Republican holdouts who had tanked the vote on Friday — Reps. Ralph Norman (S.C.), Chip Roy (Texas), Andrew Clyde (Ga.), and Josh Brecheen (Okla.) — voted present to allow the bill to go forward, with Roy revealing that there was progress on moving up the start date for new Medicaid work requirements and speeding up the phase-out of green energy incentives. In a sign of the high-stakes nature of the vote, the Speaker as well as White House Legislative Affairs Director James Braid made appearances off a room to the side of the late night Budget Committee affair. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said they are counting the vote “as a big win tonight.” News of the progress quickly spread via social media: #BREAKING: President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes NO TAX ON TIPS, has officially PASSED the House Budget Committee This is a HUGE win for President Trump! pic.twitter.com/vv3ZCzAXzK — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 19, 2025 BREAKING: President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” passes the House Budget Committee. 21-16 vote. pic.twitter.com/uoNrRDWF3D — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 19, 2025 At 12:42 AM ET President Trump is still awake, posting his congratulations to House Republicans for advancing the One Big Beautiful Bill out of committee. The man is a machine. pic.twitter.com/r8whIh5vut — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 19, 2025 The congressional move came just hours after former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called out members of his own party for tanking the legislation in the first place. According to the New York Post: McCarthy accused the fiscal-hawk pols of prioritizing their own interests and warned that it was a “real misstep” as the rest of the party pushes to get Trump’s sweeping marquee agenda package through Congress. “The stock market seems like it is moving up. Now, if Congress can start doing the things that President Trump’s doing, it would even help us more,” McCarthy told “Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM. “[It] was a real misstep on the Republicans’ part, in the budget side, that four of them looked out for themselves instead of moving the bill along, reconciliation.” And here’s some additional coverage:

The political world has spent the past day absorbing the news the Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. And while it’s safe to say that at least some of President Donald Trump’s critics would celebrate if he were sick, he was nevertheless kind and compassionate when offering words of encouragement to his former rival. According to The Hill: “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.” Trump’s message came shortly after Biden’s personal office announced the former president’s diagnosis. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” his office said in a statement. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.” Trump joins other Republicans who were quick to share their sympathies with the Biden family following the news. Here’s a sampling of the support Biden has received from across the political spectrum since the news broke over the weekend: Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time. Joe is a fighter — and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and… pic.twitter.com/gG5nB0GMPp — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 18, 2025 I didn’t like pResident Joe Biden either, but I wouldn’t wish cancer on anybody. I wish him nothing but the very best care. Praying for the Biden family. pic.twitter.com/SbkZLqxXLn — Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) May 18, 2025 Despite the well wishes, however, there has also been plenty of speculation about a possible coverup dating back to Biden’s term in the White House: Urologist Dr. Shusterman says it’s “unheard of” for someone with Biden’s level of care to not know he had prostate cancer 5–10 years ago. It was a full-on coverup: “It’s very unlikely that someone could get annual checkups and not notice.” “He is a former president, had… pic.twitter.com/L7tSGp9fPg — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 19, 2025 Here’s a full transcript of the post above: Urologist Dr. Shusterman says it’s “unheard of” for someone with Biden’s level of care to not know he had prostate cancer 5–10 years ago. It was a full-on coverup: “It’s very unlikely that someone could get annual checkups and not notice.” “He is a former president, had intensive state of the art care.. It’s unusual to hear that someone has prostate cancer when they’re annually being followed up. The fact that we find it at a Gleason 9 is unheard of.” “Most likely had it for a long time.. Aggressive prostate cancer grows over a long period of time. Five to ten years.. in the most aggressive form.” “Definitely evidence that he knew about this for a while.” Fox News covered Barack Obama’s response… “Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery,” Obama noted in posts on social media. Biden served as vice president during Obama’s White House tenure from early 2009 through early 2017. …as well as a statement from the Clintons: “My friend Joe Biden’s always been a fighter. Hillary and I are rooting for him and are keeping him, Jill, and the entire family in our thoughts,” former President Bill Clinton noted. “I’m thinking of the Bidens as they take on cancer, a disease they’ve done so much to try to spare other families from. Wishing you a speedy, full recovery,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, said in social media posts. The following clip has been circulating widely in response to the news: In 2022 Biden said he had cancer. We were told it was just a “gaffe.” How long did they know for? Who decided to cover it up? These people lied to our faces for four years. They need to be held accountable! pic.twitter.com/c5Leu5xgPI — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 18, 2025

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