As part of the process, trees have been cut down, including a saucer Magnolia that reportedly was one of four planted to commemorate the late President John F. Kennedy.

Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

The White House was waiting for the US-China trade tensions to ease before trying to resurrect the deal, according to the person.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose only three Republican senators when Trump's "big, beautiful bill goes to the Senate floor.

The House-passed version of Republicans’ tax and spending bill would add $2.8 trillion to US deficits over the next decade, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office that incorporate the broader impact the legislation would have on the economy and federal budget.