By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Kyle Stewart and Melanie Zanona - July 3, 2025 - The Republican package would slash taxes, boost spending on immigration enforcement and the military, and impose steep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding. WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Thursday passed a multitrillion-dollar package of tax cuts and spending, sending the bill to … Continue reading House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
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Opposition from House GOP holdouts threatens final passage of “big, beautiful bill”
By Kaia Hubbard,Caitlin Yilek - July 2, 2025 Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump's massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate's changes, as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president's desk. As … Continue reading Opposition from House GOP holdouts threatens final passage of “big, beautiful bill”
Judge blocks Trump’s rule barring migrants at US-Mexico border from claiming asylum
By Angélica Franganillo Díaz and Priscilla Alvarez - Wed July 2, 2025 - Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gather near the border wall after crossing a razor wire fence as a member of the Texas National Guard escorts them on December 19, 2024. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters/FileCNN — A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy barring migrants who … Continue reading Judge blocks Trump’s rule barring migrants at US-Mexico border from claiming asylum
App that allows people to share ICE sightings gets boost in downloads after White House backlash
By Kalhan Rosenblatt - July 2, 2025 - ICEBlock, launched in April, encourages users to “see something, tap something” when they see ICE agents nearby. An ICE officer's badge at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on June 10, in New York City.Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images file A new platform that encourages users to … Continue reading App that allows people to share ICE sightings gets boost in downloads after White House backlash
More than half of Americans – and 83% of Democrats – say ICE has gone ‘too far’ in arresting migrants: poll
Rhian Lubin - Tuesday 01 July 2025 - The poll follows a month of heightened tension over immigration as protests against ICE broke out More than half of Americans believe that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone “too far” in its pursuit of arresting migrants, according to a new poll. While 54 percent said ICE has used its … Continue reading More than half of Americans – and 83% of Democrats – say ICE has gone ‘too far’ in arresting migrants: poll
‘He wanted me in here’: Trump calls Biden a ‘son of a b—-‘ in visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Joey Garrison - WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump referred to former President Joe Biden as a "son of a b---" as he toured a detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," claiming his predecessor wanted him behind similar bars. "Biden wanted me in here, OK," Trump said July 1 next to chain-link cages with beds that … Continue reading ‘He wanted me in here’: Trump calls Biden a ‘son of a b—-‘ in visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Trump says he’d like to see facilities like ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in ‘many states’
ByMichelle Stoddart and Selina Wang - July 1, 2025 - The president congratulated officials on how quickly it was put together. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would like to see facilities like the new so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades in other states. "Well, I think would like to see them in many states. … Continue reading Trump says he’d like to see facilities like ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in ‘many states’
Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump megabill after marathon voting session
By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Brennan Leach and Julie Tsirkin - July 1, 2025 - The revised package now heads back to the House, where Republican leaders hope to approve it and send it to Trump before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. But it faces hurdles. WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic … Continue reading Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump megabill after marathon voting session
A shorter Social Security timeline spells serious trouble for millennials and Gen Z
COURIER - By Michael Jones - The American public received some bleak news last week: The trust funds that Social Security uses to ensure recipients get their full benefits are projected to run out of money by 2034, one year earlier than the Social Security Board of Trustees estimated in their report last year. If … Continue reading A shorter Social Security timeline spells serious trouble for millennials and Gen Z
Sen. Mark Warner says Trump’s tax bill will be a “political albatross” for Republicans
By Kaia Hubbard - June 29, 2025 - CBS News - Washington — Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said Sunday that President Trump's tax bill that's nearing a final vote in the Senate will be a "political albatross" for Republicans, citing the cuts to social safety nets and its projected effect on the national debt. "I think many … Continue reading Sen. Mark Warner says Trump’s tax bill will be a “political albatross” for Republicans
Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is getting ICE agents hurt
Lauren VillagranTrevor Hughes - USA TODAY - New tactics are being met with rising public resistance and desperation from suspects facing ICE detention and deportatio - Masked agents. Terrified suspects. Emotions running high as screaming crowds press in, cell phone cameras in hand. Amid surging immigration enforcement across the country, federal agents are being hurt and hospitalized … Continue reading Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is getting ICE agents hurt
Senate advances massive bill for Trump’s agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts
By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Madyson Diaz, Brennan Leach, Frank Thorp V and Gabrielle Khoriaty - June 28, 2025 - Republicans are trying to steer the 940-page domestic policy legislation through the Senate as they near a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage. - WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate on Saturday night advanced a sweeping domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading Senate advances massive bill for Trump’s agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts
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