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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. House Republicans are proceeding with plans to advance a massive tax bill today.

The measure contains much of President Trump's agenda,

but NPR's Elena Moore reports that top lawmakers have yet to agree on a final version.

The House Budget Committee is holding a hearing on the legislation in hopes of meeting

House Speaker Mike Johnson's goal for a full House vote by Memorial Day. But Johnson is balancing

competing demands.

A handful of members representing districts with high local property taxes

say their support is tied to an increase in the state and local tax deduction, or salt.

But conservative hardliners warned that any changes must be balanced with more cuts.

All this as fights also continue over

proposed cuts to Medicaid. Getting these groups to agree will be crucial if the GOP wants to advance

this bill. Elena Moore, MPR News. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering arguments over rulings on

President Trump's restrictions on citizenship for some U.S.-born

children of immigrants. At issue is whether lower courts can restrict Trump's effort to reinterpret

the 14th Amendment. Law professor and author Amanda Frost says the justices are concerned about a

single judge issuing nationwide injunctions. The nationwide injunction question

is vital, not just to the birthright citizenship litigation, but to a large number of this president

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