Episode Details

It is Tax Day, the deadline to file federal and most state tax returns. IRS CEO and Members of Congress are talking about the changes to your tax bill from last year's tax cut legislation known by supporters as the One Big Beautiful Bill; Senate votes down for a fourth time an Iran War Powers Act Resolution that would require President Donald Trump to end military action against Iran without Congressional authorization; President Trump continues his posts attacking Pope Leo XIV over the Pope's criticism of the war with Iran; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts the prices of gasoline, now averaging about $4 a gallon, will drop to $3 by summer; House Republican majority postpones a procedural vote on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), warrantless surveillance authority, which expires Monday, after a group of conservative Republicans demanded more protections against the incidental collection of Americans' communications; First Lady Melania Trump goes to Capitol Hill for a roundtable discussion with Members of Congress on foster care reform; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gives a speech at the University of Texas at Austin on America's 250th Anniversary.

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