Housing affordability is one of the issues Americans consistently say they care about. It's also one of the few issues where lawmakers from both parties actually found common ground and produced legislation that could move the ball forward. Enter President Trump.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Department of Justice on Thursday to unredact more pages of the Epstein files within one week or explain why it cannot. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction requiring acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to comply with the […]
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Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy got into a shouting match with President Trump in a private meeting on Wednesday, telling him the administration has not been honest with the American people about the conflict. Cassidy spoke with Margaret Brennan and Ed O'Keefe reports.
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Bryan Steil, a Wisconsin Republican, says he believes the bipartisan housing bill President Trump delayed signing will ultimately be enacted, citing overwhelming support in Congress. Joe LaVorgna, SMBC Americas Chief Economist and former Counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, says the Fed will not cut rates and may need to raise them as PCE inflation rises to a three-year high. Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois says he is "very encouraged" House Speaker Mike Johnson will send President Donald Trump the bipartisan housing bill, arguing the move suggests Johnson is standing up to Trump as the president's poll numbers fall. (Source: Bloomberg)
After meeting with the president, the speaker said he would send him a housing bill that Mr. Trump declined to sign this week. There was no word on whether he would sign it.
The Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration two major victories on Thursday, voting 6-3 in decisions regarding Haitian and Syrian immigrants. NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett and Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley join Meet the Press NOW to break down how these decisions could deport thousands of immigrants.
The Supreme Court handed down rulings in a pair of immigration cases on Thursday. Jan Crawford is following the decisions.
President Trump abruptly scrapped plans to sign a major housing bill. It could still become law, with or without a presidential signature. But Mr. Trump could also try to kill it.