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Senate GOP bulldozes ahead with Trump bill as Democrats cry foul
Senate Republicans on Monday bulldozed ahead with President Donald Trump’s sprawling Big Beautiful Bill, brushing aside Democratic objections to move within striking distance of a major political victory for the White House in time to beat a July 4 deadline.
The GOP-controlled Senate inched toward passing its version of the controversial bill...Read more

Supreme Court will decide GOP-led campaign finance challenge
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Monday it will decide a Republican-led challenge to the limits on how much national political parties can spend in coordination with federal candidates.
The case, brought by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, along with then-Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and former Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, ...Read more

Commentary: A stunning and tragic Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a grievous blow to separation of powers by holding that federal courts cannot issue nationwide injunctions to halt unconstitutional actions by the president and the federal government. At a time when President Trump is asserting unprecedented powers, the court made it far more difficult to restrain his ...Read more

Supreme Court turns down claim from LA landlords over COVID evictions ban
WASHINGTON – With two conservatives in dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a property-rights claim from Los Angeles landlords who say they lost millions from unpaid rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without comment, the justices said they would not hear an appeal from a coalition of apartment owners who said they rent "over 4,...Read more

Trump deals poised to fall short of sweeping trade reforms
With just 10 days to go until President Donald Trump’s country-specific tariffs are set to resume, the White House appears poised to fall short of the sweeping global trade reforms it promised to achieve during the three months they were on hold.
Agreements with as many as a dozen of the U.S.’s largest trading partners are expected to be ...Read more

Chile Communist Jara scores blowout win in presidential primary
Chilean communist Jeannette Jara won the primary vote for left-wing presidential candidates on Sunday, vaulting past a more moderate favorite in a surprisingly strong last-minute surge.
Former Labor Minister Jara got 60.5% of the vote, followed by onetime Interior Minister Carolina Toha with 27.7%, electoral body Servel reported with 93.7% of ...Read more

Trump says Iran might get sanctions relief if it can be peaceful
President Donald Trump suggested he might back eventual sanctions relief for Iran “if they can be peaceful,” combining threats and the prospect of diplomacy after U.S. strikes aimed at destroying Iranian nuclear sites.
“We have the sanctions on,” Trump said in comments on Fox News’s "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo. “...Read more

Musk fumes as Trump tax bill cuts electric vehicle credits
Elon Musk slammed the U.S. Senate’s latest version of President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill Saturday, warning that the cuts to electric vehicle and other clean energy credits would be “incredibly destructive” to the country.
Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, posted on his social media platform ...Read more

Trump says he doesn't expect to extend July 9 tariff deadline
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t think he’ll need to extend the July 9 trade deadline he has imposed on countries to secure deals with the U.S. to avoid higher tariffs.
“I don’t think I’ll need to,” he said in an interview on Fox News’s "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo that was taped Friday. He then added, “I...Read more

Senate Republicans advance Trump tax bill on crucial test vote
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote, a sign that Republican leaders are resolving the infighting over portions of the legislation and moving toward meeting a July 4 deadline the president has set for passage.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his lieutenants may still ...Read more

Musk rages as Trump tax bill slashes electric vehicle credits
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk slammed the U.S. Senate’s latest version of President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill Saturday, raging online that the cuts to electric vehicle and other clean energy credits would be “incredibly destructive” to the country.
Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, posted on his ...Read more

At Supreme Court, steady wins for conservative states and Trump's claims of executive power
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court term that ended Friday will not be remembered for blockbuster rulings like those recent years that struck down the right to abortion and college affirmative action.
The justices scaled back their docket this year and spent much of their energy focused on deciding fast-track appeals from President Donald Trump. ...Read more

Trump, Senate leaders work overtime to secure votes for tax bill
Donald Trump and Senate Republican leaders worked Saturday to persuade reluctant holdouts to back the president’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending bill ahead of a pivotal vote.
The weekend arm-twisting, which included Trump golfing with frequent foe Rand Paul and other senators, came as the party worked to rush the bill to the president...Read more

Senate tweaks Trump tax bill in bid to court GOP holdouts
Senate Republicans unveiled a new version of their $4.2 trillion tax cut package that adjusts key provisions on the SALT deduction, Medicaid and clean energy as they try to meet a July 4 deadline set by President Donald Trump.
The new draft released early Saturday morning reflects compromises among warring factions of the Senate GOP which has ...Read more
Trump runs up Supreme Court winning streak, amassing more power
The U.S. Supreme Court’s just-completed term had a clear winner: President Donald Trump.
With a 6-3 ruling Friday restricting the power of judges to issue nationwide blocks on presidential initiatives, the court put an exclamation mark on a term dominated by Trump victories. The court’s conservative supermajority sided with Trump on both ...Read more

Court fans fear of state patchwork in birthright citizenship
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling is stoking fears that the babies of many noncitizen parents could be treated differently depending on the state in which they’re born, as legal challenges unfold against President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship.
The justices didn’t rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s restrictions. ...Read more

Senate tweaks Trump tax bill in bid to court Republican holdouts
Senate Republicans unveiled a new version of their $4.2 trillion tax cut package that adjusts key provisions on the SALT deduction, Medicaid and clean energy as they try to meet a July 4 deadline set by President Donald Trump.
The new draft released early Saturday morning reflects compromises among warring factions of the Senate GOP which has ...Read more

Trump speeds up tax bill deadline as tentative SALT deal reached
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump amped up pressure on Congress to speed passage of his tax-cut bill as Republicans reached a tentative deal on the state and local tax deduction, one of the key sticking points in the negotiations.
“The House of Representatives must be ready to send it to my desk before July 4th — We can get it done,” ...Read more

Supreme Court limits judges' ability to block Trump's birthright citizenship ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday sharply limited the power of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders that block new rules or policies coming from the White House or federal agencies.
The 6-3 ruling was a procedural victory for President Donald Trump and a setback for advocates who seek to block his executive orders in ...Read more

Trump's court win opens a path to clear hurdles to his agenda
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling curbing the power of judges to block government actions on a nationwide basis has raised questions about whether dozens of orders that have halted President Donald Trump’s policies will stand.
The conservative majority’s ruling Friday came in a fight over Trump’s plan to limit automatic ...Read more
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