Nation and World Politics
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Duckworth asks IRS why on-time taxpayers are getting late noticesJul 01, 2025 6:09 pm - The IRS asks for patience after Illinoisans who paid their taxes by April 15 are facing late payment notices and fees.
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USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
Jul 01, 2025 4:37 pm - Funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Trump administration could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally over the n...
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Powell stands by ‘wait and see’ stance with Trump ramping up attacks on the Federal Reserve
Jul 01, 2025 9:52 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold while it waits to see how President Donald Trump's tariffs effect the economy, defying the steady stream of criticism from the White House, which wants lower borrowing costs.
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Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June
Jul 01, 2025 8:14 am - A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 800 miles from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon's development and Russia pounded Ukraine with a monthly record of drones in June.
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Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states
Jul 01, 2025 7:56 am - A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.
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Musk-Trump battle erupts anew over GOP spending bill
Jul 01, 2025 7:52 am - Elon Musk has renewed his assault on President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill, drawing new ire from the president and investors - and glee from some Democrats - with his threat to launch a new political party.
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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Jul 01, 2025 7:21 am - Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.
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Jun 30, 2025 10:07 am - Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23 dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses and health officials said.
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Survivor of Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin prison describes a ‘slow death’ after 12-day war
Jun 30, 2025 9:59 am - Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran's Evin Prison, where she was held. She had just stepped out of the prison's clinic moments before it was destroyed.
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Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
Jun 30, 2025 9:56 am - Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment, the Trump administration concluded after an investigation, threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action.