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Megabill negotiations show Vance is a key player in the Trump administration

Saturday, July 5

(WASHINGTON) -- Over the past six months, Vice President JD Vance has shown how much of a key player he has become in the Trump administration, serving as the president's most prominent advocate and advancing his agenda.The latest example came this week, when Vance... Read More.

Trump to sign controversial spending bill during White House 4th of July celebrations

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is slated to use the White House's Fourth of July celebrations as the backdrop for his final victory lap over his massive spending bill.The president will sign the legislation, which will bring massive cuts to government benefits such as... Read More.

Trump criticized for using antisemitic slur in Iowa speech

Friday, July 4

(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of his massive tax and policy bill during a "Salute to America" event in Des Moines, Iowa, a day ahead of the Fourth of July. Jewish advocacy groups slammed President Donald Trump for using an... Read More.

The 2 House Republicans who voted no on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition.Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against the legislation alongside the entire House Democratic Caucus.While Massie and... Read More.

House passes Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- The House has passed President Trump's major tax cut and spending bill in a 218 to 214 vote.The legislation will now go to President Trump's desk for his signature.The final vote came after an overnight scramble by Speaker Mike Johnson to secure... Read More.

‘Immoral’: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in marathon speech

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for longest-ever House floor speech as he made a last stand against President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill.Jeffries took to the House floor just before 5 a.m. on Thursday and spoke... Read More.

Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- Four major law enforcement groups are sounding the alarm in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about potential cuts to the intelligence-gathering arm of her agency.The Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA),... Read More.

Holdouts say Trump promised he’d ‘make the bill better’ in the future

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- While there were no changes made to the legislative text of President Donald Trump’s megabill after it came back from the Senate, some House Republican holdouts said Trump made promises in order to get their votes.After meeting with House Republicans at the... Read More.

Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over Montana abortion consent law

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a dispute over a Montana law that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion.State lawmakers have argued that parents have a constitutional right to make decisions concerning the... Read More.

Supreme Court to take up state bans on trans student athletes

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court said Thursday that it would hear appeals from two states seeking to uphold laws excluding transgender student athletes from participation in girls' and women's sports teams.The cases from West Virginia and Idaho -- which will be scheduled for argument... Read More.

175+ Democrats supporting NAACP suit against dismantling Department of Education

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- More than 175 Democratic members of Congress are filing an amicus brief on Thursday opposing the Trump administration's overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education.“The law couldn't be clearer: the president does not have the authority to unilaterally abolish the Department of... Read More.

Supreme Court could release more on high-profile cases from its ‘cleanup conference’

Friday, July 4

(WASHINGTON) -- There is the potential for more news out of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday when the justices release a list of orders and dispositions from the "cleanup conference," the last in-person gathering before summer recess.The timing of the release is somewhat... Read More.