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Trump bill holdout Sen. Rand Paul says "the math doesn't really add up"
GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that "the math doesn't really add up" on the cost of President Trump's "one big beautiful bill," outlining his opposition as the legislation moves to the Senate this week.
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Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes President Trump was "flat-out lying" last week about negotiations with Iran, accusing the president of having "made up" having talks after facing "financial cataclysm on Monday."
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Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that while President Trump has signed a bill to pay TSA agents, ICE will remain assisting them "until the airports feel like they are 100% … in a place where they can do normal operations."
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