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The much-hyped reconciliation bill, pitched by President Donald Trump as his “big, beautiful bill,” is facing mounting skepticism from congressional Republicans, who are threatening to derail it from moving forward.

According to the New York Times, a growing number of conservatives on the House Budget Committee are raising concerns surrounding the cost of the massive piece of legislation. The new reporting comes as Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) became the third committee member to publicly break ranks with a key component of Trump’s MAGA agenda, writing Thursday that it was “clear we don’t know the true cost of this bill or whether it adheres to the Budget blueprint.”

A Swiss billionaire who owns wineries across California and has become a power player in Democratic donor circles has been accused of sexual harassment in an explosive new lawsuit, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Thursday.

According to the report, "Madison Busby claims that Hansjorg Wyss, owner of Halter Ranch winery in Paso Robles, repeatedly propositioned her, exposed himself to her, groped her and told her stories about his sexual exploits, then retaliated against her when she did not return his advances." Busby is 30 and Wyss is 89.

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, was booed as she appeared for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's first court appearance after being arrested for allegedly trespassing at a federal immigration detention facility.

Onlookers could be heard booing and chanting "Shame! Shame!" as Habba walked into the federal courthouse in Newark on Thursday.

Walmart has issued a stark warning about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, cautioning that their “magnitude” will directly lead to higher prices for consumers. The nation’s largest retailer made clear it will have no choice but to pass on the increased costs. President Trump, by contrast, recently claimed that Chinese manufacturers—key suppliers for Walmart and many other retailers—would probably “eat” the tariffs.

“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible, but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a press release, according to Yahoo Finance.

President Donald Trump brought his fascination with the term "groceries" with him to the Middle East on Thursday.

During a trip this week, Trump told the president of the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, it's an old-fashioned word that "means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term, but it's an old-fashioned sound, but groceries are down."

Florida has become the second state to ban fluoride in public water, according to a New York Times report.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law on Thursday. The move aligns with Republican claims that adding the mineral to water is an example of government overreach.

President Donald Trump is on an international trip through the Middle East this week, and during his stop in the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, he rambled about the "term groceries."

Over the past few months, the high cost of groceries has been front of mind for many Americans, polls show. However, for Trump, it's the word itself that has prompted fascination.

President Donald Trump made big promises to Social Security recipients, and now his latest proposal is an acknowledgement that he wrote a check he can't cash, wrote Ryan Teague Beckwith for MSNBC.

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" combining tax cuts with energy deregulation and border security, which already appears to be in trouble as Republicans from every faction voice objections, includes a so-called "senior bonus" that gives people over 65 who don't itemize their taxes an extra $4,000 deduction. That goes down for people making over $75,000 per person or $150,000 per couple.

Former Republican-turned-independent Rick Wilson is sounding the alarm about a massive poster of President Donald Trump hanging at the Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C.

Writing on his Substack, Wilson explained that "propaganda" like this is all part of a plan to urge "your obedience and subservience to a culture that is inescapable and immovable."

Laura Loomer is arguably one of the most controversial figures in the MAGA world, and traditional republicans are "disgusted" by her influence, according to a New York Times column.

Writer Frank Bruni said of Loomer, “She has a sway that doesn’t seem to be going away.”

A massive banner of President Donald Trump is now hanging from the outside of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s building in Washington, D.C., opposite a banner of President Abraham Lincoln. Several critics are suggesting the hanging is fascist or authoritarian, with some saying it is giving off North Korea vibes.

“Looming down from the pillared front of the neo-classical facade is an enormous, brooding picture of President Donald Trump, adapted from his official presidential portrait,” The Independent reported. “The picture of Trump is reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwell’s 1984 of ‘Big Brother.'”