House Republican leaders said that major legislation to extend President Trump's 2017 tax cuts would also cut taxes on tips and overtime pay, cut federal taxes on Social Security payments for low- and middle-income seniors and much more.

Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who was held hostage for 19 months in Gaza, was released in a goodwill gesture by Hamas on Monday as President Trump headed to the Middle East.

Republicans plan to pay for historic tax cuts by increasing work requirements for some Medicaid recipients while curbing funding and policies aimed at replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.

President Trump on Monday resurrected his "Most Favored Nation" policy, which he promised would cut pharmaceutical drug prices by 30% to 80%.