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Trump visits Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ urges more states to open ICE detention sites
As Republicans try to push through their big bill that would inject billions into President Trumpβs deportation campaign, the president visited a new detention center in Florida. The facility dubbed βAlligator Alcatrazβ by local officials is located at an airport in the Florida Everglades and is set to hold up to 5,000 beds. White House Correspondent Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:
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Record Medicaid cuts head to House
Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate sends massive Medicaid cuts to House The massive Senate-passed GOP domestic policy legislation puts the House in a tough position on Medicaid. The Hill, Greg Nash Some moderates expressing concerns about the Senate billβs stricter crackdown on state-levied...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:New poll reveals Americans’ views on key Trump policies
President Trumpβs hardline immigration policies have earned mixed reviews from Americans. Thatβs according to our latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Tuesday. Amna Nawaz discussed the numbers with NPR's Domenico Montanaro.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:How a new twice-yearly drug is prompting hopes of curbing HIV cases
The FDA has approved a breakthrough preventative treatment for HIV that could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But deep cuts to health initiatives could hinder the rollout. Lenacapavir not only offers nearly 100 percent protection from HIV, but people only need two injections per year. William Brangham discussed more with Mitchell Warren of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Senate passes GOP policy bill with energy changes
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Senate passes GOP policy bill with energy changes The Senate on Tuesday passed its version of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" β but the chamber dropped its proposed excise tax on solar and wind. Greg Nash Vice President Vance cast the tiebreaking vote to...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:A look at what’s behind the efforts to reshape how American history is taught
In the last decade, at least 20 states have passed laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught in schools. Since taking office, President Trump has pushed further with executive orders that aim to reshape how U.S. history is presented not only in classrooms, but in some of the nationβs most famous museums. Paul Solman reports. Itβs for our Art in Action series and CANVAS coverage.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Senate passes Trump tax bill
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP jams through Trump megabill Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to push through a major package to advance President Trumpβs tax agenda, after leaders worked throughout the weekend and a 27-hour marathon voting session to win...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Major climate change reports are removed from U.S. websites
The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within NASA to comply with the law, but gave no further details.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:What happened right before the Senate’s big vote on Trump’s big bill
Todayβs vote in the U.S. Senate, on Trumpβs big bill, was dramatic.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trump and Musk are fighting again
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump, Musk reignite feud President Trump and his onetime ally Elon Musk are at each other's throats once again, after winding down tensions last month following their public blowout. Evan Vucci, Associated Press Musk renewed his calls Monday for a new political party as he lodged sharp...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Catholic bishops from Global South demand climate justice
In a joint ecological appeal, they blasted the βopenly denialist and apathetic stanceβ of βso-called elites of powerβ in the industrialized world who pressure their governments to back off sufficient mitigation and adaptation measures.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Judge blocks Trump effort to dismantle African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trumpβs appointment of a new head of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), indefinitely halting his directives to massively slash the agencyβs workforce and grant funding. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon found that Trump's installation of Peter Marocco as USADF's acting board chair was likely unconstitutional, ruling he...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trump-Musk feud reignites over the 'big, beautiful bill'
The public and messy feud between President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk was reignited this week over the presidentβs βbig, beautiful billβ as Congress works to get the massive package to Trumpβs desk by July 4. Musk on Monday said he would back primary challengers against any Republicans who support Trumpβs megabill and promised...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:FBI determines headquarters will remain in DC
The FBI announced Tuesday it would not be moving its headquarters outside of D.C., abandoning plans hatched under the Biden administration to move the bureau to the Maryland suburbs. The bureau will leave the crumbling Hoover Building and instead occupy space at the Ronald Reagan Building β space that was recently occupied by the U.S....
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:EU's top diplomat urges Iran to resume nuclear talks
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Iran to resume talks on ending the countryβs nuclear program while speaking with Tehranβs Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. βNegotiations on ending Iran's nuclear programme should restart as soon as possible. Cooperation with @iaeaorg must resume. The EU is ready to facilitate this. Any threats to pull...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Mamdani slams Trump arrest threat: 'If you speak up, they will come for you'
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani slammed President Trumpβs threat to investigate his immigration status and arrest him over his opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementβs (ICE) raids. Trump said during a Tuesday press conference at a detention center in Florida referred to as βAlligator Alcatrazβ that if Mamdani prevents ICE agents from...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Here’s what’s in the big bill that just passed the Senate
Tax cuts are the priority.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Penn to ban trans women from sports, remove trans swimmer's records in deal with Trump administration
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from participating on its womenβs sports teams and remove the records of Lia Thomas, a former student and the first transgender woman to win a NCAA Division I national championship, the Education Department announced Tuesday. The resolution agreement β which comes after the department found...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways as Senate ships Trumpβs megabill to House
Senate Republicans endured a 26-hour slog before finally passing President Trumpβs ambitious tax and spending package early Tuesday afternoon, putting it one giant step closer to reaching the president's desk. The bill now heads to the House, where questions surround whether the lower chamber can meet the GOPβs self-imposed July 4 deadline for passing the...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:‘Lovebugs’ swarm South Korea, blanketing a mountain peak
The insects do not transmit diseases or sting humans, but there have been increasing public complaints about lovebugs sticking to car windows and the walls of houses, restaurants and subway trains.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Mass layoffs at HHS were likely unlawful and must be halted, federal judge says
βThe executive branch does not have the authority to order, organize, or implement wholesale changes to the structure and function of the agencies created by Congress,β U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose wrote in a 58-page order handed down in U.S. district court in Providence.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:‘Diddy’ trial jurors ask to review Cassie’s testimony during deliberations
The jury deliberating at Sean βDiddyβ Combsβ sex trafficking trial has asked to review critical testimony from one of the prosecutionβs most important witnesses.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states
A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Bondi faces pressure after first release of Epstein files fell short of expectations
Attorney General Pam Bondiβs comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Non-profit run by 23andMe co-founder gets court approval to buy the genetic testing company
Anne Wojcicki's nonprofit TTAM Research Institute will purchase "substantially all" of San Francisco-based 23andMe's assets. The sale comes amid a lawsuit filed by a number of U.S. states that sought to block 23andMe from selling genetic data without customers' consent.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary confirmed after ranked choice vote count
Zohran Mamdani has won New York Cityβs Democratic mayoral primary. A new vote count Tuesday under the cityβs ranked choice voting system confirmed the progressive legislatorβs victory.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:U.S. Senate passes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' sends to House for final approval
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed PresidentDonald Trump's tax and spending bill onTuesday,signing off on amassive packagethat would enshrine many of his top priorities into law while adding $3.3 trillion to the national debt.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to record 4-year, $285M US extension with Thunder: reports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting 4-year, $285 million US extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Jury reaches verdict on all but one charge in Sean (Diddy) Combs trial
The jury in Sean (Diddy)Combs's sex-trafficking trial said Tuesday that it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul butwas unable to reach a decision on the top charge:racketeering conspiracy.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:People in Gaza 'starve or risk being shot': NGOs urge end to aid work backed by U.S., Israel as deaths rise
More than 170 non-governmental organizations have issued a joint call for the dismantling ofa food distribution system run by the GazaHumanitarian Foundation, aU.S.- and Israeli-backed group, as civilian deaths and injuries mount near aid sites in Gaza. In response, GHF is calling for other aid groups to collaborate with them.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Orcas might be trying to learn 'who we are' when they share prey with humans, study suggests
The rare and awe-inspiring gestures were documented off the coasts of B.C., California, New Zealand and Norway. Researchers say their new study is the first documentation of these kinds of gestures by the whales.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Man accused of killing 2 Idaho firefighters had once aspired to be one
A 20-year-old man's life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Barcelona records hottest June in more than 100 years as blistering heat wave grips Europe
Barcelona recorded its hottest month of June since records started over a century ago, Spain's national weather service said on Tuesday as Europe remained in the grip of the first major heat wave this summer.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Philadelphia explosion kills 1, injures 2 and damages several homes
One person died and two others were injured after an explosion damaged several homes on Philadelphia's north side early Sunday, according to authorities.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington
Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.
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