Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to strike a delicate balance between blue-state Republicans and conservative hardliners on a sprawling bill for Trump's agenda.

The tit-for-tat Twitter spat comes as warring Republican factions were set for a crucial meeting to seek agreement on SALT and other knotty disputes that have endangered the sprawling budget bill.

After initially teasing that he may jet off to Istanbul for the Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Trump threw water on the matter to reporters on Air Force One, saying that “nothing is going to happen until (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and I get together.”

Members in high-tax states are threatening to vote against the budget bill unless they see a hike in the SALT deduction.

The House Ways and Means Committee is eyeing a plan to increase the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap by $30,000 for single and joint filers who make $400,000 or less a year, even after key

The current version of the proposal calls for the state and local tax deduction cap to be hiked to $30,000, which a group of blue-state Republicans have said is a nonstarter.

Don’t use thick-cut or bone-in pork chops for this recipe. Look for boneless pork loin chops that are ¼ to ½ inch thick. They sometimes are called pork cutlets. Serve with steamed jasmine rice.

Citing a report by the state-led Great Salt Lake Advisory Council, U. scholars considered economic losses from a declining lake reaching as high as $25.4 billion to $32.6 billion over 20 years, with more than 6,500 jobs lost.

Real Salt Lake soccer’s owner Gail Miller waves to missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as she arrives for the game between Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers at America First Field in Sandy on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The missionaries sang the national anthem ahead of the game. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News