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Senate passes Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill with Vance’s tiebreak

JD Vance breaks tie to push Trump’s budge through Senate

Senate passes GOP tax and spending cuts bill in narrow win

Senate passes President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending 'Big Beautiful Bill' after Vice President JD Vance casts deciding vote. The controversial legislation includes sweeping Medicaid cuts and immigration funding to advance Trump's agenda.

Trump tours Everglades 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant camp

‘Cops in the form of alligators’: Trump opens ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Trump praises Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ urges more sites

President Trump tours new Florida immigration detention center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' in the Everglades, heralding it as a model for speeding up deportations amidst criticism comparing it to a concentration camp.

NYC Mayor nominee Mamdani defies Trump arrest threats

Trump threatens to arrest socialist Mayor Mamdani if defiant

Zohran Mamdani officially wins NYC Democratic mayoral primary

New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani fends off Trump’s arrest threats and political attacks amid historic upset victory in the Democratic primary and sharp criticism from the president.

DOJ charges two Chinese nationals with spying on US Navy

Two Chinese nationals arrested for spying on U.S. Navy bases

Chinese nationals charged with espionage targeting US military

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying on U.S. Navy personnel and bases, accused of acting as agents for Beijing amid heightened US-China tensions and espionage investigations.

Medicare data breach hits 100K Americans

Massive Medicare data breach potentially exposes personal information of over 100,000 Americans, raising privacy concerns and prompting investigations.

FBI to keep headquarters in DC’s Ronald Reagan Building

FBI HQ will remain in DC, says Trump admin

FBI announces decision to keep its headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C., relocating to the Ronald Reagan Building and abandoning prior plans for suburban Maryland.

LA anti-ICE protest arrests top 40 amid riot charges

Los Angeles officials charge over 40 anti-ICE protesters with attacks on officers, including assaults and threats, amid growing unrest and raids targeting immigrants in the city.

USAID shuttered amid warnings of 14 million deaths

Rubio touts dismantling of USAID despite catastrophic warnings

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is officially closed by the Trump administration amid warnings that cuts could lead to 14 million deaths globally due to aid reductions.

Senate GOP cuts renewable energy credits in big bill

Clean energy stocks jump after solar, wind credit removal

Senate Republicans in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' slash tax credits for renewable energy, threatening clean energy investments and growth amid political battles over energy policy.

Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk over feud

Trump says he’ll look into deporting Elon as bill rows escalate

President Trump and Elon Musk intensify public feud, with Trump threatening to deport Musk and cut subsidies amid tensions over the GOP tax and spending bill.

Bryan Kohberger clinches plea deal in Idaho murders

Details emerge on Bryan Kohberger plea deal in Idaho killings

Victims’ families split on Kohberger plea deal in Idaho case

Bryan Kohberger accepts a plea deal in the brutal Idaho murders case, sparking mixed reactions among victims’ families; prosecutorial evidence and pleas have been central.

UPenn bans trans athletes, strips Lia Thomas titles

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say

UPenn agrees to erase Lia Thomas records in Trump deal

University of Pennsylvania agrees to ban transgender women from female sports teams and strips trans swimmer Lia Thomas of titles, settling a federal civil rights case amid cultural disputes.

Qantas suffers cyberattack compromising 6 million records

Qantas Airways confirms major cyberattack affecting up to 6 million customer records, raising data security concerns as the airline combats the breach.

Russia-Ukraine war day 1224: Drone attack kills three in Russia

Russia-Ukraine war continues with significant violence; notable drone attack in Izhevsk, Russia kills three, highlighting ongoing conflict and regional instability.

Judge blocks Noem from ending Haitians’ protected status

Judge blocks Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for approximately 521,000 Haitian immigrants amid ongoing legal battles.

Trump admin withholds $6.8B in school funding

Trump administration withholds over $6.8 billion in education grants intended for afterschool and English learning programs, raising concern over impact on schools nationwide.

Family reveals eerie final text of tourist who died in volcano

Family recovers eerie final text messages of tourist who died in volcano accident, revealing poignant last communications before tragic death.

DOJ blocks largest COVID tax credit fraud scheme

Department of Justice charges more than 300 individuals, including healthcare professionals, in the largest-ever COVID tax credit fraud scheme targeting billions in federal funds.

LA mayor blasts Trump admin lawsuit as will overturn

Los Angeles mayor criticizes Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging city’s sanctuary immigration policies as an attempt to overturn local governance and public will.

Study: Medicaid, Medicare fail to cover addiction treatment

Medicaid and Medicare programs fall short in covering addiction treatment, underscoring gaps in mental health and substance use care in the US healthcare system.

Senate removes AI moratorium from Big Beautiful Bill

Senate passes bill removing an AI regulation moratorium in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, allowing states to regulate artificial intelligence technologies without a federal freeze.

Medicaid cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ spark nationwide alarm

Medicaid cuts from President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' could leave millions uninsured and threaten rural hospitals, sparking widespread alarm among healthcare advocates.

Trump, DeSantis join on deportation push at Alligator Alcatraz

Trump urges use of National Guard as immigration judges

President Trump and DeSantis collaborate on plans to deputize National Guard as immigration judges and expand new migrant detention centers modeled on 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida.

Jury reaches partial verdict in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Diddy jurors deadlock on racketeering, keep deliberating

Jury partial verdicts reached in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial, with deliberations continuing on the most serious racketeering conspiracy charge.

Qantas confirms data breach affecting 6 million customers

Major airline Qantas confirms cyber-attack on contact center, compromising millions of customers’ personal data; system now secured after containment measures.

Senate passes tax and spending cuts with Vance tie-break

Senate passes Trump tax bill in narrow victory

Senate narrowly passes GOP tax and spending bill including key provisions affecting Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP—significant impacts loom for millions of Americans.

Virginia parents sue over antisemitism in local school

Mass school district faces antisemitism allegations

California and Virginia face disputes over alleged antisemitism in schools; lawsuits and complaints filed over expulsion and hostile environments for Jewish students.