OK. We heard Barbara talk about Republicans who want to restore a deduction for state and local income taxes. The lawmakers insisting on that include our next guest, Mike Lawler of New York.

MIKE LAWLER: Thanks for having me, Steve. INSKEEP: Why is the SALT deduction ... Because it is states like New York or California that tend to have higher taxes, and a state like Texas and ...

House Republicans are still negotiating the details of a wide-ranging legislative package of President Trump's domestic priorities that they hope to advance by the end of next week.

In his conversation with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Friedman also discussed the president's goals for Gaza and the wider region as well as Israel's response to Trump's approaches. Steve Inskeep ...