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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears final hurdle before House-wide vote

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears final hurdle before House-wide vote


July 2, 2025
The House Rules Committee has teed up President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for a chamber-wide vote Wednesday after a nearly 12-hour-long session debating the massive piece of legislation. It now heads to the entire chamber for consideration, where several Republicans have already signaled they’re concerned with various aspects of the measure. Just two Republicans […]
Federal climate website goes dark as Trump administration promises policy reset

Federal climate website goes dark as Trump administration promises policy reset


July 2, 2025
The federal website created to host the U.S. national climate assessments, congressionally-mandated and peer-reviewed reports that cover the effects of climate change in the U.S. has been inaccessible so far this week. A Fox News Digital review found that the websites for the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the pages for the national assessments […]
What’s next for Iran’s terror army, the IRGC, after devastating military setbacks?

What’s next for Iran’s terror army, the IRGC, after devastating military setbacks?


July 2, 2025
Once a revolutionary militia, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps built power through ideology and fear. Now, after devastating losses, its future is uncertain. After major military setbacks, Iran’s IRGC faces a turning point. Experts explain its roots, power, and whether its reign of repression and terror can endure. Once a fringe militia born of revolution, […]
State Department unveils patriotic ‘America First’ rebrand as part of sweeping makeover

State Department unveils patriotic ‘America First’ rebrand as part of sweeping makeover


July 2, 2025
The State Department is launching a new ‘America First’ rebranding initiative to consolidate all the logos for its offices under a singular one depicting the American flag — an effort that aligns with the agency’s massive overhaul plans.  Whereas separate logos existed previously for offices, including embassies, bureaus and programs under the U.S. Agency for […]
House Freedom Caucus targets Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ with concerns about budget deficit

House Freedom Caucus targets Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ with concerns about budget deficit


July 1, 2025
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are warning they have serious issues with the Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as it’s currently written. The group of GOP rebels argued in a public statement on Sunday that the Senate bill adds $1.3 trillion to the federal deficit, whereas the House-passed bill […]
Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria

Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria


July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally lift all sanctions on Syria on Monday afternoon.  ‘The United States is committed to supporting a Syria that is stable, unified, and at peace with itself and its neighbors,’ the order stated, while directing the secretaries of State, Commerce and Treasury to relieve sanctions and waive […]
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hits another snag in House as conservative caucus raises red flag

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hits another snag in House as conservative caucus raises red flag


July 1, 2025
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are warning they have serious issues with the Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as it’s currently written. The group of GOP rebels argued in a public statement on Sunday that the Senate bill adds $1.3 trillion to the federal deficit, whereas the House-passed bill […]
‘Antisemitic’ British band banned from US after viral ‘death to the IDF’ festival chants

‘Antisemitic’ British band banned from US after viral ‘death to the IDF’ festival chants


July 1, 2025
The State Department has revoked the visas for members of the Bob Vylan band, after the British punk-rap duo called for ‘death to the IDF’ during a Saturday performance in England’s Glastonbury Music Festival.  The band Bob Vylan, made up of two musicians with the stage names Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, is slated to […]
Trump warns of ‘whopping 68% tax increase’ if Senate fails to pass historic bill

Trump warns of ‘whopping 68% tax increase’ if Senate fails to pass historic bill


July 1, 2025
As the Senate continued to inch closer to finalizing President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ the president took to social media early Tuesday to warn that a failure to come to an agreement would end in the largest tax increase in history. The message came after lawmakers had been in a marathon ‘vote-a-rama,’ for […]
Trump’s achievements embolden him to be even more aggressive

Trump’s achievements embolden him to be even more aggressive


July 1, 2025
Donald Trump must be feeling pretty powerful. He’s even demanding that Israel cancel the criminal trial of Bibi Netanyahu. By any objective analysis, whether you like the president or not, he has been on an incredible winning streak for the last two weeks. Everything seems to be breaking his way. And as he racks up […]
Republicans scrap deal in ‘big, beautiful bill’ to lower restrictions on states’ AI regulations

Republicans scrap deal in ‘big, beautiful bill’ to lower restrictions on states’ AI regulations


July 1, 2025
A deal that had been reached between Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, over how states can regulate artificial intelligence has been pulled from President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill. The collapsed agreement would have required states seeking to access hundreds of millions of dollars in AI infrastructure funding in the ‘big, beautiful’ […]
Pope, State Department condemn latest massacre of Christians by Islamist militants in Nigeria

Pope, State Department condemn latest massacre of Christians by Islamist militants in Nigeria


July 1, 2025
The State Department has joined the pope in lashing out at the latest massacre of Christians in Nigeria, reportedly by Islamist Fulani ‘terrorists.’ Pope Leo XIV declared during a recent address to thousands at the Vatican that ‘some 200 people were murdered, with extraordinary cruelty’ on June 13 in Yelewata, in Nigeria’s Benue State. Late Monday, […]
Dems vow to fight ‘tooth and nail’ as Supreme Court takes up campaign finance case

Dems vow to fight ‘tooth and nail’ as Supreme Court takes up campaign finance case


July 1, 2025
Senior Democratic Party officials vowed Monday to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to keep in place federal campaign spending limits up for Supreme Court review this fall — describing the GOP-led effort to repeal the limits as unprecedented and dangerous ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the case, National […]
4 Senate amendments to Trump megabill that failed — and 1 that passed

4 Senate amendments to Trump megabill that failed — and 1 that passed


July 1, 2025
Many senators failed to get their amendments across the finish line during the chamber’s vote-a-rama on Monday, leaving the future of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ uncertain. Two key failures came from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, with the former proposing a plan that would have boosted funding for rural […]
Thom Tillis announces retirement from Senate after clash with Trump

Thom Tillis announces retirement from Senate after clash with Trump


June 30, 2025
Sen. Thom Tillis, one of the two Republicans to vote against advancing President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ plans to retire from the Senate at the end of his term. The North Carolina Republican announced on Sunday that he would not seek reelection in the 2026 cycle. Tillis would have been among the most vulnerable […]