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Planet Money podcast from NPR. Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Trump met

with House Republicans on Capitol Hill today for more than an hour. NPR's deepest

Chevron reports, the meeting was about the

wide-ranging spending and tax cut bill that encompasses much of Trump's agenda. Trump called it a

quote, meeting of love and pushed back on reporters who asked if Trump was losing patience with

Republican lawmakers who have been divided about the bill. Trump said they are ahead of schedule,

but Republicans have been divided over the

legislation in recent weeks. The bill includes major pieces of Trump's agenda like funding border

security and several tax cuts, but some moderate lawmakers have concerns over things like protecting

Medicaid, while some fiscal conservatives are concerned with how much the bill would add to the

deficit. House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he with how much the bill would add to the deficit.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he wants to pass the bill by Memorial Day.

Dippa Shiveram and PR News.

President Trump at the White House today outlined his so-called Golden Dome Missile Defense Program.

The weapon system would cost hundreds of billions of dollars and could take years to complete.

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