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Palestinian students say visa delays have stranded them despite admission to Canadian schools
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As Palestinian students await Canadian visas, some are welcomed by France
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House sends megabill to Trump's desk with $150B in military spending
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House sends megabill to Trump's desk with $150B in military spending The “big, beautiful bill” is heading toPresident Trump’sdesk and it includes $150 billion for the Defense Department. Greg Nash House Republicanspassed the core...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Trump's tariffs will increase July 4 barbecue costs: Democratic report
President Trump’s tariffs have increased the price of beer, beef and grilling ahead of holiday celebrations for Independence Day, according to analysis from Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee. A Thursday report from the minority party says the new price for a six-pack of bottles of Miller Lite American Lite Lager Beer has increased by...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:200 Marines deployed to Florida to help ICE in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration is sending some 200 Marines to Florida to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation raids in the state, the U.S. military announced Thursday. The Marines, which will come from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 based in New River, N.C., will support ICE in its “interior immigration enforcement mission” via...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Newsom traveling in South Carolina next week to meet voters amid 2028 speculation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will be in South Carolina next week, where he will meet with voters and visit some of the state’s more rural counties, as speculation continues about a potential presidential run in 2028. Newsom, during the two-day trip announced by the South Carolina Democratic Party, will visit Florence, Marion, Chesterfield, Kershaw,...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:High-income earners to benefit most from megabill tax breaks
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story What Trump's megabill means for your taxes With the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” headed to President Trump’s desk for signature Friday, wealthy Americans are poised to receive significant tax breaks. Getty Images/iStockphoto Here’s...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Salute to America event at Iowa State Fairgrounds
PresidentDonald Trumpcampaigned on a promise to deliver a “spectacular” yearlong birthday party tomark 250 years of American independence. On Thursday, he will be in the U.S. heartland to kick off the patriotic festivities — and to celebrate thefinal passageof hissweeping tax cuts and spending package.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Russia becomes 1st country to formally recognize Taliban’s latest rule in Afghanistan
Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government inAfghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its listof outlawed organizations.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations
The so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" overcame thin Republican majorities and weeks of tense negotiations, just meeting the president's self-imposed Independence Day deadline. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins takes us through the policy and politics of the GOP's signature bill.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Why Republicans once staunchly opposed to Trump’s bill changed their minds
For more on how Republicans, even those who were staunchly opposed to the so-called "One Big, Beautiful Bill," have since come around, William Brangham spoke with Sarah Longwell, a Republican strategist and publisher of The Bulwark.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:How businesses and manufacturers will benefit from Trump’s big bill
Among the big winners with President Trump's bill are corporations and small businesses. The bill would make permanent the tax breaks from his first term, expand provisions on expenses and itemizations and allow companies to deduct the cost of new manufacturing plants. For a business perspective, William Brangham spoke with Jay Timmons of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear transgender athlete cases in its next term
In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear two cases next term on whether states may exclude transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports, Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he endured "severe beatings" and torture while being held at a notorious prison in El Salvador and the Chicago suburb where Pope Leo grew up will buy his childhood home and turn it into a historical site.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:House OKs megabill, includes green tax credit cuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House sends GOP megabill to Trump's desk The House approved the Senate's version of the Republican policy bill, sending major cuts to climate-friendly tax credits to Trump's desk. Greg Nash The legislation passed the House 218-214, with Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Brian...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:As Pentagon pauses some weapons for Ukraine, experts weigh in on U.S. priorities
Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced it had suspended some weapons deliveries to Ukraine. The Defense Department says the U.S. needs the weapons to be ready for its own contingencies. Nick Schifrin discussed the move with Kimberly Kagan of the Institute for the Study of War and Jennifer Kavanagh of Defense Priorities.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Iran won't retaliate against US or pursue nuclear 'militarization,' says top diplomat
Iran will not retaliate further against the United States's strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program or pursue nuclear “militarization,” according to one of the country’s top diplomats. “As long as there is no act of aggression being perpetrated by the United States against us, we will not respond again,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump discusses House’s final passage of his big bill as he departs for Iowa
GOP leaders worked overnight to pass Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill, and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to his desk to become law.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs
Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set to be distributed on July 1. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Jodi Grant of the Afterschool Alliance.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Chicago sees historic drop in violent crime during first half of 2025
The city of Chicago saw a historic drop in homicides in the first half of the year, a trend that has largely been mirrored nationwide. For a deeper look at the state of violent crime in the U.S., William Brangham spoke with Jeff Asher. His Real-Time Crime Index compiles data from hundreds of law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Ferry sinks near Bali, Indonesia, leaving 6 dead and 29 missing as rescuers search for survivors
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Robin Givhan’s ‘Make It Ours’ explores how Virgil Abloh helped redefine fashion
Virgil Abloh was a boundary-breaking designer who made streetwear luxurious and luxury feel accessible. Abloh was the first Black artistic director at Louis Vuitton and the visionary behind Off-White. Beyond the runways, he built bridges between worlds that rarely touched. Geoff Bennett sat down with Robin Givhan, who traces the deeper meaning behind Abloh’s work in the new book, "Make It Ours."
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Watch live: Trump gives remarks from Iowa after 'big, beautiful bill' clears House
President Trump is kicking off his July Fourth weekend at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Thursday evening, hours after the House passed the final "big, beautiful bill" full of Trump's domestic priorities. The reconciliation package — which includes sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts to Medicaid —...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Massive Medicaid cuts to fuel midterm fights
Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Congress passes massive Medicaid cuts, setting up midterm battle With the GOP successfully passing the largest Medicaid cuts in history through President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” the federal health program is all but certain to be a core issue for voters...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Drive-by shooting kills 4, wounds 14 others after party at Chicago restaurant
The upbeat mood in a busy Chicago neighborhood known for its restaurants and nightlife quickly turned into horror late Wednesday as shots were fired at a crowd from a fast-moving vehicle, killing four people.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:What Canada's tech tax scrap means for US trade talks
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What Canada's decision to scrap its tech tax means for future trade talks Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax (DST) to restart trade negotiations with the U.S. represents a boon for major tech firms and could be a harbinger of what’s to come for similar measures...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Search continues for 7 missing after fireworks warehouse explosion in California
Rescue crews were searching on Thursday forseven people still missingdays after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Trump: US to begin informing countries Friday of tariff rates
President Trump said Thursday his administration would begin sending letters out to other countries this week informing them of tariff rates they would have to pay to do business in the United States, downplaying his desire to strike dozens of individual trade deals. "My inclination is to send a letter out and say what tariff...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:First immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived ata new detention centerdeep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Freedom Caucus insists it did not fold on Trump’s megabill
Members of the House Freedom Caucus staked out strong opposition to the Senate-passed version of the “one big, beautiful bill” of President Trump’s tax and spending priorities on Wednesday, threatening to derail the megabill unless the House made further changes. All of them flipped their positions by the wee hours of Thursday, after hours of conversations...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:LA immigrant advocates sue over detention tactics, arrests
A group of Los Angeles immigrant advocates sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in U.S. District Court, alleging a systemic pattern of racially motivated arrests. Five individual workers and four civil rights groups filed the federal lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, among other officials....
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:Trump said he made 'no progress' in latest call with Putin
President Trump said Thursday he made “no progress” during his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on attempts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. "We had a call. It was a pretty long call. Talked about a lot of things, including Iran,” Trump told reporters on Thursday as he departed for Iowa. “And we also...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:YouTube in ‘productive discussions’ with Trump over Jan. 6 ban lawsuit
YouTube is “engaged in productive discussions” with President Trump’s lawyers in his case against the social media platform for banning his account in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, court documents show. In a court filing from late May, the two sides asked the judge to delay a June court hearing. The document...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:NASA says new interstellar comet it spotted will keep a safe distance from Earth
The newest visitor is 416 million miles from the sun, out near Jupiter, and heading this way at a blistering 37 miles per second. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth, NASA says.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:ICE arrests boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. for deportation to Mexico, federal officials say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: A Capitol Fourth 2025
The 45th annual edition of A Capitol Fourth hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro will be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 4, 2025.
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