Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is turning up the pressure on Republicans in the House to get on board with his massive tax cut and spending package.

NPR's Tamara Keith reports it's not clear if the president has the votes he needs to pass it.

President Trump has set a July 4th deadline for the bill to be on

his desk, but a number of House Republicans are holding out, raising a variety of concerns with

the Senate version of the bill that passed yesterday. But Trump has made clear he wants this bill

and he wants it passed now. A rotating cast of House Republicans have come over to the White

House today to meet with the president. There have been conservative freedom caucus members,

as well as moderates. In past legislative battles, Trump has been his own best lobbyist.

Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House. Now that the U.S. agency for international development has been dissolved, the State Department is getting rid of what Secretary Marco Rubio calls a rainbow of unidentifiable logos.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports all U.S. aid will now be branded with an American flag.

In a social media post, the State Department says its redesign is very simple. Gone are the names

of all the USAID programs like Power Africa, Feed the Future, or the President's Malaria

initiative. Now there will be an American flag with the words, quote, provided by the United States of America.

The Trump administration has canceled 83% of America's foreign aid programs and dissolved an agency that began in 1961.

The Lancet Medical Journal says the cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years.

The administration disputes that claim. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department. A bail hearing is expected this hour for

Sean Diddy Combs. NPR's Anastasius Lucas reports the hip-hop mogul was found guilty today of

transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted

on the more serious charges, racketeering and sex trafficking.

The jury deliberated for more than 13 hours before finding Combs guilty of two counts

of a relatively minor federal offense, transporting sex workers across state lines to participate in sex

marathons that Combs called freak-offs or hotel nights with two of his former girlfriends.

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