July 1, 2025
Trump & Co. launch final megabill pressure campaign
President Donald Trump and his top deputies have started their final public push to get the “big, beautiful bill” over the finish line as the Senate struggles to finish up the legislation. Stephen Miller, Trump’s top policy aide, appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” Monday night, about 12 hours into the Senate “vote-a-rama,” to angrily […]
July 1, 2025
Senate rejects Susan Collins amendment to boost rural hospitals, raise taxes on wealthy
The Senate rejected a bid by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy and boost money for rural medical providers in the GOP’s megabill. The chamber voted 78-22 against a procedural motion related to her amendment, which would have increased a rural hospital fund from $25 billion over five years to $50 […]
July 1, 2025
Home Depot is buying GMS for about $4.3 billion as it chases more home pros
Home Depot said Monday that it is buying GMS, a building-products distributor, for about $4.3 billion as the retailer moves to draw more sales from contractors and other home professionals. Shares of Home Depot were roughly flat in early trading Monday. GMS shares jumped more than 11%. As part of the deal, the Home Depot-owned […]
June 30, 2025
Home Depot is buying GMS for about $4.3 billion as retailer chases more home pros
Home Depot said Monday that it is buying GMS, a building-products distributor, for about $4.3 billion as the retailer moves to draw more sales from contractors and other home professionals. Shares of Home Depot were roughly flat in early trading Monday. GMS shares jumped more than 11%. As part of the deal, the Home Depot-owned […]
June 30, 2025
The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks
House fiscal hawks are looking at the math underlying Senate Republicans’ sprawling domestic policy legislation, and they don’t like what they see. As Senate Republicans try to muscle President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” for final passage, they’re on track to violate a budget framework brokered between House fiscal hawks and Speaker Mike Johnson. Under […]
June 30, 2025
Elon Musk says he’ll launch third party if megabill passes
Elon Musk said Monday he would follow through on threats to establish a third party if President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is enacted by Congress. Musk said on X his “America Party will be formed the next day” after its passage. He posted as the Senate moved closer to a final vote on what […]
June 30, 2025
Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally lift all sanctions on Syria on Monday afternoon. ‘The United States is committed to supporting a Syria that is stable, unified, and at peace with itself and its neighbors,’ the order stated, while directing the secretaries of State, Commerce and Treasury to relieve sanctions and waive […]
June 30, 2025
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hits another snag in House as conservative caucus raises red flag
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are warning they have serious issues with the Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as it’s currently written. The group of GOP rebels argued in a public statement on Sunday that the Senate bill adds $1.3 trillion to the federal deficit, whereas the House-passed bill […]
June 30, 2025
‘Antisemitic’ British band banned from US after viral ‘death to the IDF’ festival chants
The State Department has revoked the visas for members of the Bob Vylan band, after the British punk-rap duo called for ‘death to the IDF’ during a Saturday performance in England’s Glastonbury Music Festival. The band Bob Vylan, made up of two musicians with the stage names Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, is slated to […]
June 30, 2025
Planned Parenthood funding at grave risk after Senate ruling
Republicans are on the cusp of a breakthrough in their long effort to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood after a Senate ruling Monday. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough advised lawmakers that a provision that would cut off Medicaid funding for one year to the women’s health organization and abortion provider can remain in the GOP’s […]
June 30, 2025
White House says Mamdani would ‘crush’ New York City if elected mayor
President Donald Trump is confident that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani would ‘crush’ New York City if he is elected mayor, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says. Leavitt made the statement during a Monday press briefing while fielding multiple questions from reporters about Mamdani’s victory in the democratic mayoral primary. Fox News’ White House correspondent […]
June 30, 2025
Trump to sign order lifting sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to formally lift all sanctions on Syria on Monday afternoon. ‘This is in an effort to promote and support the country’s path to stability and peace. The order will remove sanctions on Syria while maintaining sanctions on the former president Assad or his associates, human rights abusers, […]