Budget Reconciliation Debate, Trump-Musk Interview, AP’s Oval Office Ban | Feb. 19, 2025

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

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On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Senate Majority Leader John Thune says “it’s time to act” on a budget reconciliation bill that provides funding to secure the border, rebuild America’s defenses, and promote domestic energy production. President Trump and Elon Musk sat down for a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity to talk about the Department of Government Efficiency and the Left’s efforts to sow division between the two men. The White House banished the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One over a dispute on the newly renamed Gulf of America. Plus, our news flash: Tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymr Zelenskyy escalated today following a meeting between Russian officials and Trump’s team in Saudi Arabia. President Trump says he is firing all the Biden-era U.S. attorneys in a move to restore confidence at the Department of Justice. Kelly Loeffler was confirmed by the Senate today to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. That sets the stage for a vote on Kash Patel to serve as the next FBI director. CPAC starts Thursday on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., and Vice President JD Vance is slated to kick off the event. The Daily Signal will have a spot on CPAC’s media row. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email     Subscribe to our other shows:  The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast  Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women  The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown    Follow The Daily Signal:  X: https://x.com/DailySignal  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/  Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal    Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.1	Senate Republicans are moving ahead with a critical vote this week to fund President
0:33.4	Donald Trump's agenda.
0:35.4	I'm your host Rob Bluey and this is the Daily Signal Top News in 10
0:38.6	for Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
0:49.8	Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it's time to act on a budget resolution bill that provides funding to secure the border, rebuild America's defenses, and promote domestic energy production.
1:00.9	The Senate Republican leader announced his decision to move forward with a two-bill strategy while the House of Representatives is away from Washington on a week-long recess.
1:10.2	Now, this is at odds with the preferred
1:11.7	approach of President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, who would rather pass one
1:16.9	big, beautiful bill given the narrow Republican majority in the House. But by going first,
1:22.6	Thune is prioritizing border security, defense, and energy, and opting to return later in 2025 to renew the
1:28.9	expiring Trump tax cuts. Using budget reconciliation allows Republicans to avoid a Democrat
1:35.0	filibuster in the Senate, and that means it would require just 50 votes to pass the bill.
1:40.3	There are currently 53 Republican senators. It's unclear if the House will take up the Senate's first of two budget reconciliation
1:47.8	bills.
1:48.9	Shortly after Thune's announcement, Johnson wrote on X that the House budget resolution
1:53.2	implements President Trump's full America First agenda, not just parts of it with promises
1:58.6	to come back later for the rest.
2:01.0	Johnson has an even narrower margin in the House with just a one-vote Republican majority
2:05.4	before special elections are held to refill his ranks later this year.
2:10.1	When the Senate begins its debate on the budget reconciliation bill this week,
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