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Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept deal
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after touring a temporary migrant detention center informally known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., July 1, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day […]
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House Republicans take up Trump’s megabill, but still need more votes to pass it
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the reins of President Donald Trump’s megabill, after the Senate narrowly passed it […]
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GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump’s megabill after getting key carveout
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska cast a critical vote Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, helping to push the […]
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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration move to overhaul health agencies
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on as he attends a press conference to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward […]
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Trump’s bill gets a boost as Senate Republicans say they have a deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters “I believe we do,” Thune said, when asked by reporters if Republicans have reached a […]
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Banks say Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ could boost the U.S. economy – despite deficit concerns
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — or officially, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — is a controversial piece of legislation, but some banks are in favor of it, saying it’s the shot in the arm the economy needs. It was advanced […]
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Tesla shares tumble after Trump says DOGE should look at Elon Musk’s subsidies
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as they watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Tesla were under pressure on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said in a late […]
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Trump rips AT&T service weeks after Trump Mobile licensing deal announced
US President Donald Trump holds an Apple Inc. iPhone during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump criticized AT&T in consecutive Truth Social posts Monday, writing that the country’s third-largest wireless […]
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Musk shreds Trump’s tax bill as ‘DEBT SLAVERY,’ vows to unseat Republicans who back it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters He may have stopped openly feuding with President Donald Trump, but Elon Musk isn’t backing off his bid to kill Trump’s signature megabill. The Tesla and […]
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Bush, Obama and a tearful Bono fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem — in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Obama called the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID “a colossal mistake.” […]
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