Live updates and the latest news as Trump hosts South Africa's president and the House Rules Committee meets on the Republicans' budget bill.

Republicans in the General Assembly want to make some county school board elections partisan, adding two new counties to the roster this week. The Senate revised House Bill 116, which would enact the change in Columbus County, as well as Johnston and Gaston counties. T. Keung Hui has the story.

House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

While House Republicans and Trump appear to be aligned in their desire to investigate Biden’s fitness to serve, there is some frustration brewing among congressional committees about how quickly the Trump administration is responding to some of their requests, according to multiple GOP congressional sources familiar with the matter.

In today’s edition … The South African president has a lot to talk about with Trump … Elon Musk may be closing his political wallet … The contours of two key 2026 races are taking shape … but first …