President Trump warns House Republicans to accept a proposal for tax and spending changes along with a lot of borrowing.
He predicts any Republican who resists would be knocked out, so why are some saying no?
I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadal, and this is Up First from NPR News.
South Africa's president is coming to Washington.
He'll be meeting with President Trump,
whose administration has accused South Africa of discriminating against its own white citizens.
How does all this look from Johannesburg?
And Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is trying to expand its reach.
Musk has taken a step back,
but an NPR analysis found the unit has sought recently to intervene in dozens more entities,
even some outside government.
Is that legal?
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