Nation and World Politics
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Senate excludes trillions in debt to make Trump’s tax bill seem cheaper
Jun 28, 2025 3:13 pm - Senate Republicans slapped a price tag on their tax package that is nearly 90% lower than the version that recently passed the House. They didn’t bring the price down by ...
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At least 60 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as ceasefire prospects inch closer
Jun 28, 2025 8:51 am - At least 60 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health workers said Saturday, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer.
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Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4
Jun 28, 2025 8:44 am - The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks and spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline.
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Supreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district
Jun 27, 2025 9:38 pm - The Supreme Court on Friday put off deciding whether to uphold a Louisiana map that added a second majority-Black congressional district in the state, saying it would reh...
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DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
Jun 27, 2025 7:26 pm - The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government’s process for awarding billions of dollars in federal funds, the latest sign of the team’s declining in...
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Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
Jun 27, 2025 7:13 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing online pornography. Nearly half the states have passed similar laws req...
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Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over its ‘egregious Tax’ on technology firms
Jun 27, 2025 3:42 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called ...
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RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
Jun 27, 2025 3:28 pm - During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I am not going to go into HHS and impose my pre...
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Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
Jun 27, 2025 10:14 am - The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans.
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Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books
Jun 27, 2025 10:07 am - The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.