US, Qatar Deals to Generate $1.2 Trillion, White House Says; Key House Committee Advances GOP Tax Bill

Agreements signed by President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Wednesday will “generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion,” the White House said in a fact sheet summarizing some of the deals’ details. The agreements include a $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X airplanes with GE Aerospace engines.

It was markup day for the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee on May 13—one day after Republicans released the full text of their long-awaited tax legislation—as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle engaged in testy exchanges. The committee pushed the bill forward overnight, passing it along party lines with a 26–19 vote.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s criminal trial will enter its third day on Wednesday, with his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura expected to resume testifying about the hip-hop mogul’s alleged sex trafficking crimes.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Trump Meets Qatari Emir
2. Trump Touts Qatar Airways Agreement to Buy Boeing Jets
3. Trump Meets Syria’s President, Lifts Sanctions
4. Trump Says Direct Talks With China’s Xi Jinping Possible
5. Lawmakers Work Overnight Debating Medicaid Cuts
6. Key House Committee Advances GOP Tax Bill
7. House Republicans Propose Spending Cuts to Food Stamps
8. Menendez Brothers Eligible for Parole After Re-Sentencing
9. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Chief Accuser Resumes Testimony
10. Feds Charge Cartel Leaders With Narco-Terrorism
11. US Overdose Deaths Dropped by 27 Percent in 2024
12. Senate Report: Health Dept. Cut Jobs at FDA, CDC
13. RFK Jr. Testifies Amid HHS 2026 Budget Proposal
14. Federal Judge Approves Use of Alien Enemies Act
15. States Sue Trump Admin. Over Federal Funding Rules
16. FDA to Review Infant Formula Nutrient Requirements
17. Social Security Warns Workers of False Deaths
18. US Sanctions Network That Sold Iranian Oil to China
19. Head of Russian Election Watchdog Sentenced to 5 Years
20. Germany Arrests 3 Men for Alleged Russian Parcel Bomb Plot
21. After 40 Years, UK Man Freed With DNA Evidence
22. Japanese Man Sentenced to 12-Year Prison Term in China
23. Family Plantation Grows Tea Leaves in Remote Island Chain
24. Spud Sisters Educate Consumers on Potato Plethora
25. Naval Academy Freshmen Attempt Annual Greased Climb

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