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A former GOP Speaker of the House issued a dire warning to Republicans who dare to vote against President Donald Trump's mega budget bill.

Newt Gingrich made the comments on the Fox News show "Hannity" on Wednesday night as House Republicans were voting on Trump's signature piece of legislation.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declared he is “absolutely confident” Republicans will advance President Donald Trump’s sprawling megabill even as doubts swirled late Wednesday within his party.

“We’re going to land this plane and deliver for the American people,” Johnson insisted on Fox News’ “Hannity," brushing aside concerns about GOP holdouts.

A Texas Republican lashed out at GOP leadership Wednesday night as House lawmakers voted on whether to advance the Senate's version of President Donald Trump's signature budget bill, accusing his party of trying to "cram this broken bill down our throats."

Rep. Keith Self, a staunch conservative, was one of four Republicans who initially voted against advancing the "One Big Beautiful Bill," writing on X that he came to Washington to "rein in" the national debt. Self said that House leadership pledged to ensure the megabill would include key provisions.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was one of the GOP members who made a big deal about having to rush back to Washington, D.C., to vote for President Donald Trump's mega budget bill.

In a social media post on Tuesday, Mace was captured wearing pink pajamas and riding on a party bus as she made her way back to the Capitol. The post was meant to be a jab at how long it would take the GOP to pass the bill.

A surprise decision by the Pentagon to halt weapons shipments to Ukraine has "blindsided" lawmakers, diplomats, and even key Trump allies, sparking confusion and criticism on both sides of the Atlantic.

That’s according to Politico, which reported Wednesday that the abrupt pause, driven by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and a small circle of advisers, was not coordinated across the administration. Even senior Republicans say they were left in the dark.

CNN's "NewsNight" with Abby Phillip erupted into a heated discussion after the show's host questioned whether President Donald Trump understands the budget bill that he's trying to force Congress to pass.

The version that the House of Representatives was asked to approve Wednesday is substantially different than the version they sent the Senate at the end of May. In all, the Senate's version of the bill increased spending by roughly $400 billion, which caused some fiscal conservatives to distance themselves from it.

A heated clash broke out live on CNN Wednesday when Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) publicly scolded Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) during a segment on Medicaid cuts – snapping at the Republican to “show some respect” after Flood interrupted him.

The fiery exchange unfolded during “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” as the two lawmakers debated GOP-led proposals to scale back Medicaid spending, which Democrats argued could cost tens of thousands of Americans, including children, their health coverage.

President Donald Trump got a tongue-lashing from the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday, as they accused him of taking his war on the free press to new heights.

The editorial board, which has repeatedly gone after the president in recent months, makes its criticism just as Paramount, the parent company of CBS, agrees to settle Trump's lawsuit against their "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, a $16 million deal which came after months of on-and-off negotiation and protest by the employees of the news organization.

President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account late on Wednesday evening to attack Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) as House lawmakers took up his signature budget bill.

Raskin has been one of the more outspoken figures fighting to stop Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that extends tax cuts for the super-rich, cuts over $1 trillion from Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy subsidies, and adds over $2 trillion to the deficit while also massively increasing the budget for Trump's mass deportation projects.

President Donald Trump, fresh off his "blunt-force charm offensive" to woo hardline conservatives, expressed confidence Wednesday night that his party would fall in line and vote to pass his signature budget bill.

Trump's massive, multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package, dubbed the "Big, Beautiful Bill," extends and expands Trump's tax cuts. Critics have said it will mainly enrich corporations and the super wealthy, thrust millions off Medicaid and food assistance, and increase the federal deficit by at least $3.3 trillion over the next decade.

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday issued a stern rebuke of the way President Donald Trump is handling Russia's war in Ukraine.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration halted a shipment of defense missiles destined for Ukraine over concerns that U.S. munition stockpiles have gotten too low. That decision is "a hostile act that favors Vladimir Putin," the editorial board wrote in a recent op-ed.

President Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops to win over Republicans still on the fence about his massive spending bill – posing for photos, handing out signed swag, and charming holdouts in his party. But the White House still managed to bungle the misspelling of a staunch MAGA lawmaker’s name.

On Wednesday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was one of several ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus members invited to the White House as Trump worked to lock down support ahead of a Friday House vote, according to a report in The New York Times. In a social media video shortly after the meeting, Burchett gushed about the experience, calling the president “wonderful, as always."

A surprising new coalition is speaking out against President Donald Trump's budget: gamblers.

Both amateur and professional gamblers are opposing the bill because of a provision that would tax their winnings and limit the amount of losses they can deduct, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The 900-page bill would cap deductions for gambling losses at 90% and impose income taxes on gambling earnings.