Live updates: Trump says he plans to give Americans '20 percent' from DOGE cost cuts
President Trump is spending much of Wednesday in Florida, but is still making waves in Washington.
Ahead of attending a Saudi investment conference in Miami, the president has traded barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and posted on Truth Social that he favors the House's budget plans over the Senate's two-bill strategy. In the last day, he's also tried to push executive branch control over independent agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As Ukraine's war with Russia marks three years in coming days, President Volodymyr Zelensky is using more terse rhetoric to push back against efforts to make peace without his country's input.
On Tuesday, Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for the war. On Wednesday, Zelensky fired back, calling out Trump for living in a Russian “disinformation space," apparently prompting Trump to call Zelensky a "dictator" doing a "terrible job."
The Senate is nonetheless diving into its budget debate. A vote Tuesday night opened 50 hours of debate on a resolution that will fund Trump's agenda.
Meanwhile, Trump's Small Business Administration pick, Kelly Loeffler, was confirmed by the Senate, and his Labor nominee, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), appeared before senators in a hearing.
Follow along all day for news on these stories and more.
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