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House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump's tax bill, daring critics to oppose

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
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.
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

By AMANDA SEITZ and KIMBERLY KINDY
Jul 01, 2025 8:39 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials last month, C...
Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats

By MATTHEW DALY
Jul 01, 2025 7:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credi...
Duckworth asks IRS why on-time taxpayers are getting late notices

By Marni Pyke and Russell Lissau
Jul 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.
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says

By Kelsey Ables
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...
Powell stands by ‘wait and see’ stance with Trump ramping up attacks on the Federal Reserve

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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.
Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS
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.
Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states

By MATT BROWN and MATT O'BRIEN
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.
Musk-Trump battle erupts anew over GOP spending bill

Faiz Siddiqui, Leo Sands
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.
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN
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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