Elon Musk will attend United States President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting this week amid a push to slash government spending, the White House says.
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to secure support for a Trump-backed budget bill that would usher in massive tax breaks and spending cuts.
Democrats have slammed the budget resolution, warning it will hurt healthcare and other programmes for low-income Americans.
Iran’s foreign minister rules out direct talks with the US as long as the Trump administration maintains its “maximum pressure” strategy.