Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night vote

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Donald Trump is in Washington today. He’ll spend most of the day in policy meetings, before holding a health affordability event in the Oval Office at 3pm ET. That’s open to the press so we’ll bring you the latest lines as we hear from the president.

President Donald Trump’s administration is considering more than doubling an annual refugee limit to bring more white South Africans into the US, according to three people familiar with the matter.