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How Trump pushed Republicans to yes β again and again β on his landmark bill
On a late February evening, President Trump sealed the deal for the first vote on his βone big, beautiful billβ with a conversation that brought one House Republican to tears. And into the wee hours of Thursday morning, Trumpβs conversations with GOP holdouts helped unlock the final vote on the major legislation, getting it to the presidentβs...
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At least 20 girls missing from summer camp during deadly Texas flash floods
At least 20 girls are missing from a summer camp, and multiple fatalities have been reported elsewhere.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Trump signs 'big, beautiful bill' into law
President Trump on Friday signed a massive reconciliation package that will extend tax cuts and phase-in cuts to Medicaid, finalizing a significant legislative victory for his administration after months of difficult negotiations with Republicans on Capitol Hill. Trump signed the one big, beautiful bill into law at a military family picnic at the White House...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours onsouth-central Texas, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls attending a summer camp unaccounted for Friday as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving flood water.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Hamas says it gave a ‘positive’ response to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed
It was not clear if Hamasβ statement meant it had accepted the proposal fromU.S. President Donald Trumpfor a 60-day ceasefire. Hamas has been seeking guarantees that the initial truce would lead to a total end to the war, now nearly 21 months old.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Hamas says it's given 'positive' response to U.S. ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed
Hamassays it has given a βpositiveβ response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:GOP rep urges Trump administration to get Ukraine weapons pipeline 'back up and running'
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is pressing the Trump administration to rescind its pause on sending weapons to Ukraine in its war with Russia. "Senior U.S. military officials have concluded that providing these critical weapons to Ukraine will not endanger U.S. readiness, so I urge the administration to quickly get the pipeline back up and running,"...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at U.S. hospitals, but many now face visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration's travel and visa restrictions.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Trump says he wasn't aware term used at rally viewed as antisemitic
President Trump said he was unaware that the term "shylock" is considered antisemitic, after using it during his Iowa speech Thursday to describe lenders that add too many conditions on their loans. Trump said he "never heard it that way" and did not recognize that it was an offensive term for Jewish people. The word...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Lawler nears decision on NY governor bid
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said during a cable news appearance Friday that he is nearing his decision on whether he will launch a gubernatorial bid to challenge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). βAre you running for governor of New York, yes or no?β CNN host Dana Bash asked Lawler, who represents New Yorkβs 17th...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:North Korean crosses border into South Korea
An unidentified North Korean man crossed into South Korea with the assistance of Seoulβs military through a heavily mined land border Thursday. He was taken into custody after the crossing, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday that the man was first spotted between 3 a.m. and...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:El Salvador president denies Abrego Garcia was beaten, tortured in prison
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday dismissed claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistreated during his time in El Salvador's custody. He also cast blame on the "mainstream media" and "crumbling Western judiciary" for claims he said have been accepted as truth without evidence. "But the man wasnβt tortured, nor did he lose weight. In...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Watch: Trump signs 'big, beautiful bill' into law
President Trump signed the GOP's "big, beautiful bill" into law Friday afternoon from the White House. House Republicans passed the massive spending and tax package Thursday after tense debate, and just a day after the Senate moved the legislation β with many changes from the original blueprint β following weeks of internal battles over cuts...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:What it means to be a Jewish American this Independence Day
Jewish Americans like myself are proud to be part of the legacy of contributing to America's founding and continuing to build upon it, while also being vigilant in her darkest times and grateful for her brightest light.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Multiple deaths reported in Texas flash floods, about 20 children missing as rescue efforts underway
Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and about 20 girls attending a summer camp were reported missing after months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving search teams to conduct boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving water.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.Β
Making the deal work will depend on continued monitoring by the U.S. government and support from Congress.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?
Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what β if anything β still brings Americans together across party lines?
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:The U.S. has turned 249. Can Americans still find common ground?
Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what β if anything β still brings Americans together across party lines?
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump delivers remarks before signing tax and spending cuts megabill at White House
TheCongressional Budget Officeestimates the package will add$3.3 trillion to the deficitover the decade and 11.8 million more people will go without health coverage.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:World shares are mostly down as Trump’s tariff deadline looms, while U.S. stocks set records
Many of Trumpβs stiff proposed taxes on imports are currently on pause, but theyβre scheduled to kick in next week unless Trump reaches deals with other countries to lower them.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Carville: GOP megabill passage will be seen as 'mass extinction event'
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said during a recent interview that the Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump is expected to sign Friday, will be seen as a βmass extinction event,β predicting the Democratic Party will pick up more than 40 House seats in the 2026 midterms. βAnd I like with the unified...
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster
In mid-May, an online researcher posteda series of professional stamps on X bearing the names of engineers across the United States.The researcher claimed they were beingused by North Korean remote workers. Among them was thesealof Canadian architect Stephen Mauro.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs deportation crusade is a death knell for the American dreamΒ
Our country is endowed with an immigrant heritage that is first in class around the world. The spirit of fairness demands that we demonstrate mercy and compassion, especially toward children who are guilty of nothing except being children.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women’s division at Nathan’s Famous hot dog-eating contest
Defending champion Miki Sudo ate 33 hot dogs and buns to win women's division at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: How aspiring Black doctors see Trump’s new loan cap
Fewer than six percent of physicians in the U.S. are Black and experts are worried that Trumpβs 'big bill' could widen that disparity.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
Fireworks remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Democrats see Trump’s megabill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
For many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on Thursday represents the key to the Democratic Party's resurgence.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey charged with 5 counts of rape, British police say
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape, British police said Friday. Partey has also been charged on one count of sexual assault, with the alleged offenses taking place between 2021-22.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:What to know about Julio César Chávez Jr.’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials
ChΓ‘vez was detained in front of his home on Wednesday and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, authorities said.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Gaza hospital 'one massive trauma ward' treating Palestinians shot trying to access food: WHO
Nasser Hospital in Gaza is operating as "one massive trauma ward" due to an influx of patients wounded at non-United Nations food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Trump says he didn’t know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic
President Donald Trump told reporters early Friday after returning from an event in Iowa that he had βnever heard it that wayβ and βnever heard thatβ the term was considered an offensive stereotype about Jews.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Ekrem Imamoglu, rival of Turkish president Erdogan, faces a new criminal charge
Turkish prosecutors has charged Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Russia launches drone, missile attacks against Kyiv
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor's land.
Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source:Freed Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil seizes new public platform amid efforts to deport him
Donald Trump's fight with elite American universities was only a few days old when immigration agents arrested Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia University apartment last March. Khalil believes the U.S. government is trying to silence him, but has instead given him a bigger platform.
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