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Mary Trump slams ‘extraordinarily dangerous’ attacks on Mamdani

Mary Trump, the president’s niece, slammed right-wing attacks on Zohran Mamdani, the winner of New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, calling them “extraordinarily dangerous” on SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah’s Friday show. “It is not going to stop here. It’s going to get worse,” Mary Trump said in response to a question about comments by President...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

'Kisses Yes, Bezos No': Hundreds protest 3rd and final day of billionaire's Venice wedding

Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice's central streets on Saturday to say "No" to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired residents.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Schumer to force reading of 1,000-page GOP mega bill, delaying it by half a day

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) told Democratic senators Saturday that he will force the clerks to read the 1,000-page Republican megabill on the Senate floor once Republicans vote to proceed to the legislation, a procedural act of defiance that will take an estimated 12 hours and delay final passage of President Trump’s agenda by...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Biden, Harris attend funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker

Former President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the Saturday funeral of slain Minnesota lawmaker, state Rep. Melissa Hortman, in Minneapolis. A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed Hortman, her husband Mark and their golden retriever in an attack officials describes as “politically motivated.” State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvetter...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

What’s in the latest version of Trump’s ‘big bill’ Senate Republicans are trying to pass

At some 940-pages,the legislationis a sprawling collection oftax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, includingnew money for national defense and deportations.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Does your business have a Plan B for the Trump tariffs? 

There are the countless other small-business owners who just keep their fingers crossed and hope against hope that nothing bad will happen. That's no way to run a business

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives – and adds a new tax

An updated draft of the Senate’s megabill text slashes tax incentives for wind and solar energy – and adds a new tax on future wind and solar projects. Theinitial draftreleased by Senate Republicans earlier this month cut the credit for any wind and solarprojects that did not “begin construction” by certain dates, while the latest...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Nikki Haley hails Trump for US strikes but warns ‘Iran is not done’

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley offered her first praise for President Trump in several months in a Monday op-ed in Israel Hayom, an Israeli right-wing newspaper. She congratulated his decision to strike three Iranian nuclear sites but warned of further retaliation from Iran. “Those in America that worry about why these...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Sheehy says he'll vote 'yes' to advance Trump megabill, but will lead push against land sales

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) says he'll vote to advance President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," but will lead an amendment stripping the sale of public lands from the measure. Sheehy initially said he would vote against the motion to proceed because the bill includes language to sell millions of acres of public lands, becoming the fourth...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

John Bolton writes off US strikes in Iran as Trump ‘campaigning‘ for Nobel Peace Prize

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton sharply criticized President Trump’s Iran strategy and expressed broad skepticism about the prospect of making peace with Tehran in a Friday appearance on the Financial Times podcast Swamp Notes. Bolton made clear that he supported the American airstrikes last week that targeted three Iranian nuclear facilities but also...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Tillis becomes third GOP senator to oppose Trump’ s big, beautiful bill

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced after a meeting with Senate GOP leaders and colleagues Saturday afternoon that he will vote “no” on both the motion to proceed and final passage of the Republican megabill to implement President Trump’s agenda because of deep cuts to federal Medicaid funding. Tillis said he wants Senate Republican...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Can Thomas Massie survive Trump's swamp machine?

Rep. Thomas Massie is the last true Republican in Congress, standing up for the founding documents and refusing to be a sycophant to the establishment, and if he falls, the GOP will have lost the last trace of the ideals it once pretended to believe in.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Hortmans’ beloved dog Gilbert lay in state with slain Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse

Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the Hortmanslay in stateat the Capitol in St. Paul.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Around 100,000 march at Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary’s ban on the event

Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and heavy fines to participate in the 30th annual Budapest Pride, which wasoutlawed by a lawpassed in March by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist governing party.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Is your lump charcoal made from U.S.-grown hardwood? An expert investigates

An expert analyzed bags of lump charcoal and found that did not give buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels promised.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes ahead of possible vote on Trump’s big budget bill

The Senate has been preparing for a key procedural vote during a rare Saturday session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

DOJ abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say

A letter that was received by one of the prosecutors was signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi. The letter did not provide a reason for their removal, effective immediately, citing only “Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States,” according to a copy seen by The Associated Press.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Thousands march in Hungary as 2SLGBTQ+ rally becomes anti-government protest

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary's capital on Saturday as a banned 2SLGBTQ+ rights rally swelled into a mass demonstration against the government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Senate rejects Democratic bid to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans blocking a resolution that marked Congress’ first attempt to reassert its war powers following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman

“Melissa Hortman will be remembered as the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history. I get to remember her as a close friend, a mentor, and the most talented legislator I have ever known,” Gov. Tim Walz said in his eulogy.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

2 dead after Russian drone hits residential building, Ukrainian officials say

Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people died and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Confessions of a gun smuggler: Former trafficker reveals how she brought weapons into Canada

Everyone knows guns used by Canadian criminals are often smuggled from the U.S. Not everyone knows how — not like Naomi Haynes does. That's because she did the smuggling.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

General Motors recalls over 60K Chevy trucks due to brake pressure issue

The impacted vehicles include the 2019 to 2024 Chevrolet Silverado models in 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution

The Senate blocked an effort Friday to prevent President Trump from taking future military action against Iran without authorization from Congress, less than a week after he directed strikes aimed at the country's nuclear capabilities. Senators voted 47-53 largely along party lines against the war powers resolution. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone GOP...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill

How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers

The Supreme Court delivered a major decision Friday that limits federal judges’ power to block the president’s agenda nationwide. Stemming from a case over Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, the ruling says that individual judges cannot grant nationwide injunctions against presidential policies. Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe and law professor Amanda Frost join Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Raskin on LGBTQ books ruling: Implications are 'breathtaking'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday criticized the Supreme Court ruling that sided with parents who seek to opt out their children from reading LGBTQ books in school, calling its implications "breathtaking." "If you can opt out of mandatory classroom readings because it offends your religious objections, you can do it because it offends your...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill

News Wrap: DRC and Rwanda sign peace deal mediated by Trump administration

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

The major snags holding up Trump’s ‘big bill’ as the Senate prepares to vote

A make-or-break weekend lies ahead for Trump’s big budget bill and his hope of passing it by July 4. Republican senators had not yet posted text of their proposal as of Friday afternoon, but PBS News Hour has learned that they hope to start voting Saturday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz with the latest.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears — and got him to bequeath his life's work

Mark Horowitz is quite proud that he made Stephen Sondheim cry. He’s even more proud that he convinced the late musical theatre legend to bequeath his vast archive of manuscripts, sheet music, notebooks and more to the U.S. Library of Congress.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

University of Virginia’s president resigns under pressure from Justice Department

James Ryan, the University of Virginia’s president, is resigning after a pressure campaign by the Trump administration and amid a Justice Department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. It marks what appears to be the first time the White House has forced out a university leader. Geoff Bennett speaks with Peter McDonough of the American Council on Education for more.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago live in fear after loss of temporary legal status

The Trump administration announced Friday that starting on Sept. 2, Haitians cannot remain in the U.S. under temporary protected status. It’s part of a broader change by the administration to revoke legal protections for citizens of several countries, including Venezuela. Many Venezuelan migrants ended up in Chicago, where special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports about a community on edge.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Communities fight back against states banning Pride flags on government buildings

This year marks a decade since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. But in several Republican-led states, efforts are underway to ban Pride flags from public schools and government buildings, sparking a wave of local resistance. Deema Zein reports.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump moves toward mineral deals

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump advances mineral talks with China, DRC The Trump administration is announcing they've reached a trade agreement with China that includes mineral provisions — and is seeking further agreements with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Greg Nash The Trump administration...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Brooks and Capehart on the Supreme Court’s decisions and Trump’s claims about Iran

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including analysis of the Supreme Court’s latest decisions, the Trump administration’s claims that U.S. strikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear program, and the results of New York City’s mayoral primary.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Super Bowl halftime performer arrested months after protest

The Super Bowl performer detained after waving a flag reading “Sudan" and "Gaza” during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show in February was arrested Thursday. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a 41-year-old man from New Orleans, surrendered himself to the Louisiana state police on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly,...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill