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Schumer to force Senate reading of Trump’s entire ‘big, beautiful bill’

Schumer to force Senate reading of Trump’s entire ‘big, beautiful bill’


June 29, 2025
The top Democrat in the Senate plans to inflict maximum pain on Senate Republicans in their march to pass President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ before lawmakers even get a chance to debate the legislative behemoth. Indeed, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to force clerks on the Senate floor to read the entirety […]
Rubio condemns Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ threats against IAEA director

Rubio condemns Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ threats against IAEA director


June 29, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said alleged calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi are ‘unacceptable and should be condemned.’ Rubio’s warning came after Iranian parliament vice speaker Hamid Reza Haji Babaei banned Grossi and removed surveillance from its nuclear facilities, […]
Chief Justice Roberts sounds alarm on dangerous rhetoric aimed at judges from politicians

Chief Justice Roberts sounds alarm on dangerous rhetoric aimed at judges from politicians


June 29, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned Saturday of the dangers of politicians using heated rhetoric against judges.  ‘It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who’s doing his or her job is part of the problem,’ Roberts said in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit, […]
Senate Republicans ram Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ through key test vote

Senate Republicans ram Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ through key test vote


June 29, 2025
Senate Republicans rammed President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ through a procedural hurdle after hours of tense negotiations that put the megabill’s fate into question.  Speculation swirled whether Republicans would be satisfied by the latest edition of the mammoth bill, which was released just before the stroke of midnight Saturday morning. Nearly every Republican, except […]
Trump, lawmakers react after ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears Senate hurdle

Trump, lawmakers react after ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears Senate hurdle


June 29, 2025
Lawmakers from across the aisle are reacting to President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ passing a key Senate vote on Saturday night. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who flipped his vote from a ‘no’ to ‘yes’ in dramatic fashion, said in a statement that the mammoth bill is a ‘necessary first step’ to fiscal sustainability and […]
Trump says ‘big, beautiful’ bill ‘must’ meet deadline as some Republicans waver

Trump says ‘big, beautiful’ bill ‘must’ meet deadline as some Republicans waver


June 28, 2025
House Republicans are growing increasingly wary of the self-imposed July 4 deadline to get President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ to the White House, as the president warns that the bill ‘must’ be ready for his signature by then. ‘I think it’s more important to get the bill correct than it is to get it […]
Trump touts administration’s progress on peace deals, says world leaders ‘respect our country again’

Trump touts administration’s progress on peace deals, says world leaders ‘respect our country again’


June 28, 2025
Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office after a meeting marking a U.S.-brokered peace deal in Africa, President Donald Trump touted his administration’s progress on achieving peace deals across the globe, something he said has been possible because world leaders ‘respect our country again.’   ‘We were not a country that was respected. Just a […]
Venezuelan opposition member details harrowing 400-day captivity at UN

Venezuelan opposition member details harrowing 400-day captivity at UN


June 28, 2025
Pedro Urruchurtu spoke to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday about what he had endured at the hands of Nicolás Maduro’s regime while being forced to shelter in place for over 400 days. Urruchurtu and four other members of Venezuela’s political opposition were freed in May in a successful U.S. rescue mission. He […]
Anxious Republicans turn to Trump amid divisions over ‘big, beautiful bill’

Anxious Republicans turn to Trump amid divisions over ‘big, beautiful bill’


June 28, 2025
Republicans in the House and Senate are anxiously watching whether President Donald Trump will take a more aggressive approach in corralling GOP lawmakers in favor of his ‘big, beautiful bill.’ ‘President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party, isn’t he? I think it’s incumbent upon him to make sure everybody in the Senate understands […]
JD Vance poised to clinch victory for Trump’s landmark bill as GOP finalizes strategy

JD Vance poised to clinch victory for Trump’s landmark bill as GOP finalizes strategy


June 28, 2025
Vice President JD Vance could deliver the tiebreaking vote in the U.S. Senate for President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful, bill’ should it fail to receive enough support from Republican lawmakers.  Republicans are scrambling to reform and pass the measure ahead of Trump’s July 4 deadline after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s determination Thursday that several Medicaid […]
Trump secures record-shattering $1.4B for political war chest, will be ‘dominant force’ for GOP in midterms

Trump secures record-shattering $1.4B for political war chest, will be ‘dominant force’ for GOP in midterms


June 28, 2025
President Donald Trump has secured commitments for a record-shattering $1.4 billion since Election Day 2024, Fox News Digital has learned.  And advisors say he will be ‘an even more dominant force’ for Republicans in the 2026 midterms.  The president’s political operation, including the cash on hand at the Republican National Committee, has raised a historic […]
Senate shuts down Kaine’s attempt to check Trump’s war powers

Senate shuts down Kaine’s attempt to check Trump’s war powers


June 28, 2025
A Senate Democrat’s push to put a check on President Donald Trump’s powers and reaffirm the Senate’s war authority was shut down by lawmakers in the upper chamber Thursday. Sen. Tim Kaine’s war powers resolution, which would have required Congress to debate and vote on whether the president could declare war, or strike Iran, was […]
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces Republican family feud as Senate reveals its final text

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces Republican family feud as Senate reveals its final text


June 28, 2025
Senate Republicans unveiled their long-awaited version of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ but its survival is not guaranteed. Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., revealed the stitched-together text of the colossal bill late Firday night. The final product from the upper chamber is the culmination of a roughly month-long sprint to take the […]
Marco Rubio holds first meeting with families of hostages held by Hamas

Marco Rubio holds first meeting with families of hostages held by Hamas


June 28, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first official meeting in Washington, D.C., with the families of the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza amid the terror group’s ongoing war with Israel. Rubio reaffirmed the Trump administration’s commitment to securing the release of all 50 remaining hostages, according to a press release from […]
Trump’s NATO Turnaround: From threatening to pull US out to ‘daddy’ of the alliance

Trump’s NATO Turnaround: From threatening to pull US out to ‘daddy’ of the alliance


June 28, 2025
President Donald Trump delivered a resounding endorsement of NATO this week, marking a sharp turnaround in his years-long, often contentious relationship with the alliance. Once known for blasting allies over defense spending and even threatening to pull out of NATO altogether, Trump now appears to have had a change of heart.  ‘I left here differently. […]