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What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law

Republicans muscled President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP’s self-imposed deadline of July 4th. At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations. Democrats united against the legislation, but were powerless to stop it as long as Republicans stayed united. The Senate passed the bill, with […]

todayJuly 8, 2025 1

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What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked a protest at the Super Bowl halftime show?

A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars that are roiling the Middle East. Security at the stadium detained the performer shortly after waving the flag atop a car used as a prop in the performance. The New Orleans police said they are working out if any charges would be raised against the performer. The NFL said the person would be banned for life from […]

todayFebruary 10, 2025 5

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Kamala Harris etches her name in history with desk signing and hints at what’s next for her

Kamala Harris marked the end of her vice presidency with a tradition at the White House as she signed her name onto a ceremonial desk that has been signed by every vice president since the mid-1900s. In her ceremonial office inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building just across the street from the White House, Harris added her signature to the desk’s top drawer. The historical desk, first used by former President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, has been used by several […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025 5

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Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’

Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team. Trump announced Thursday he’ll nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, after saying during his campaign he’d let the anti-vaccine activist “go wild” on medicines, food, and health. Should Kennedy win Senate confirmation, his critics say a radical […]

todayNovember 16, 2024