Nation and World Politics
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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
Jul 03, 2025 8:15 am - House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s$4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline.
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Jul 02, 2025 8:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disrega...
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New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia’s support for Trump in 2016
Jul 02, 2025 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON — A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challenges the work intelligence agencies did to conclude that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election...
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Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘left-wing agenda,’ Trump administration says
Jul 02, 2025 7:50 pm - The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants’ children and low-income students to help fund “a radic...
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How Trump’s media war brought Paramount to its knees
Jul 02, 2025 7:40 pm - The breaking point came on a Saturday night in the middle of May. CBS President George Cheeks called news division chief Wendy McMahon with a suggestion: “It’s probably t...
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Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal
Jul 02, 2025 7:35 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one ...
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What the GOP’s tax bill means for your health care
Jul 02, 2025 10:28 am - If you’re among the 78 million people on Medicaid or the 24 million with a health plan from the insurance marketplaces, changes to how you qualify for and enroll in coverage — and what medical providers are available to you — could be on the way.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
Jul 02, 2025 9:09 am - The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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Analysis shows Trump’s tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion
Jul 02, 2025 8:52 am - An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump’s current tariff plans, a sum that could be potentially managed through price hikes, layoffs, hiring freezes or lower profit margins.
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House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump's tax bill, daring critics to oppose
Jul 02, 2025 7:57 am - Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party's leader and vote against it.