GOP Budget Bill Fails, Trump's Middle East Trip, Ukraine Talks, and More | CBS News 24/7

GOP Budget Bill Setback

• 🎯 Conservative lawmakers blocked President Trump's "big beautiful bill" from advancing in the House Budget Committee.
• 💡 Key Republican representatives, including Ralph Norman and Chip Roy, voted no, arguing the proposed spending cuts were insufficient.
• ⚠️ The bill aimed to cut at least $880 billion to help pay for tax cuts, including reductions to Medicaid and food stamps.
• ⏳ Some hope remains for the bill to be reconsidered, with one Republican suggesting a potential vote on Monday, but the timeline is TBD.

Ukraine Peace Talks and President Trump's Diplomacy

• 🤝 Ukraine and Russia held their first direct talks in over three years in Turkey, but negotiations ended quickly.
• 🕊️ An agreement was reached to exchange up to a thousand prisoners each.
• 🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed readiness for direct talks with Putin, criticizing his absence.
• ✈️ President Trump is returning from a Middle East tour, stating he believes he and Putin will meet and resolve the conflict.
• 🌍 Trump's trip also focused on business deals, particularly in AI and energy with Gulf states, and efforts to counter Iran.

Iran Nuclear Deal and International Relations

• ⚛️ President Trump confirmed a proposal for a new nuclear deal has been presented to Iran, urging a quick decision.
• 🇮🇷 The US administration's stance is to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and to wind down uranium enrichment.
• 🇪🇺 Pope Francis, born in Chicago but raised in Peru, urged respect for migrants' dignity and condemned the "destructive urge for conquest."
• 🇻🇺 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are in Rome, attending the Pope's inaugural mass.

Legal Battles and Investigations

• ⚖️ R&B singer Cassie Ventura is testifying in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, with the defense highlighting inconsistencies in her testimony.
• 🎤 Striking audio of Ventura threatening someone was played in court, contrasting with her composed demeanor on the stand.
• 🇺🇸 A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether the Trump administration can invoke state secrets privilege to withhold details about the case of Kilmer Abreo Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
• 🚨 The Department of Homeland Security has requested over 20,000 National Guard troops for interior immigration enforcement as part of a mass deportation operation.
• 👮 A Georgia teen, Himea Aryas Christoval, remains in ICE custody after her traffic charges were dismissed, while her father was released on bond.
• 🕵️ The Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security are investigating former FBI Director James Comey over an Instagram post that officials claim was meant to incite violence against President Trump.

Natural Disasters and Infrastructure Issues

• 🌪️ Severe storms and multiple tornadoes caused significant damage in Wisconsin, flattening homes and ripping off rooftops.
• ⚡ The storm system is expected to bring more severe weather, including flash flooding, large hail, and wind damage, across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.
• 🚆 A strike by New Jersey Transit railroad engineers has halted train services, impacting hundreds of thousands of daily commuters, with negotiations ongoing.
• 🛢️ Cleanup efforts continue for an oil spill in Louisiana, with 120,000 gallons collected so far, and potential long-term impacts on the ecosystem being studied.
• ✈️ Newark's air traffic control experienced a 90-second equipment outage, adding to recent disruptions and leading to talks about cutting flights ahead of the summer travel season.

Notable Deaths and Animal Stories

• 🎬 Morris, the alligator famous for his role in "Happy Gilmore," died of old age at nearly 80 years old.
• 🐶 A boxer named Reggie is being hailed as a hero for keeping his French bulldog brother, Yogi, alive during a severe epilepsy seizure by repeatedly rolling him over.
• 💔 Adon Alexander, an Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas, is recovering from injuries sustained during the October 7th attack and his captivity, with his parents emphasizing the need to remember the hostages still held.