Month: July 2025

President Trump said that his administration is working with Texas state and local officials in response to fatal flash flooding as the death toll in the state has risen to 27.  “Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will be there shortly. Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this…
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President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon ripped into tech billionaire Elon Musk once again over the entrepreneur’s calls for the creation of a third political party.  “The foul, the buffoon. Elmo the Mook, formerly known as Elon Musk, Elmo the Mook. He’s today, in another smear, and this — only a foreigner could do…
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President Trump said he will begin negotiations with China about a potential deal regarding the popular video-sharing platform TikTok this upcoming week.  “We pretty much have a deal. I think we are gonna start Monday or Tuesday asking, talking to China, perhaps President Xi [Jinping] or one of his representatives, but we pretty much have…
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One survey found that almost half the electorate hasn’t heard anything about Trump’s signature policy.

Elon Musk is threatening to primary Republicans who voted for President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” posing a challenge for the president and his allies as they look to defy midterm headwinds. Musk vowed earlier this week that Republicans who supported Trump’s megabill “will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I…
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The president called on “somebody” to check his claim… and lots of people did.

More than $45 billion in the “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump signed Friday is earmarked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention space, which officials say will add up tens of thousands of beds for migrants being held in federal custody. An estimated $170 billion of the bill has been designated for immigration enforcement…
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Former reality star Todd Chrisley recently opened up on what was going through his mind during his 28-month jail stay. Speaking on his daughter Savannah Chrisley’s “Unlocked” podcast, Chrisley admitted he wasn’t himself at all. “I feel like I did a podcast for 28 months with all the people that were around me,” he said.…
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Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took a break from July 4th festivities Friday to respond to deadly flooding in the state’s Hill Country area that has left at least 13 dead and more than 20 children missing. Rescue teams, both in helicopters and boats, continue to search for those unaccounted for following…
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday leaned into his proposal for a third party amid his growing feud with President Trump over the “big, beautiful” spending and tax bill with an Independence Day poll online. Hours before Trump signed the sprawling reconciliation package into law, Musk asked followers on social platform X whether he should…
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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a recent interview weighed in on the passage of the “big, beautiful bill,” suggesting it will be a major sticking point in next year’s midterm elections. Asked by CNN’s David Chalian if the bill will become “the centerpiece” of Democrats’ messaging, Emanuel replied, “If it doesn’t, we’re fools.” “As…
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Hamas officials said Friday that they have responded to President Trump’s 60-day ceasefire proposal in a “positive” way but signaled more talks are needed. The move comes after Trump told reporters Thursday that he expected a response from the Palestinian militant group within “24 hours” about the agreement to temporarily pause its fight with Israel…
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) on Thursday vetoed three bills targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the state government, as well as a measure that takes aim at transgender rights. With the anti-DEI bills — Senate Bill 227, Senate Bill 558 and House Bill 171 — the GOP-led state legislature sought to eliminate what it…
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Donald Trump’s youngest daughter and husband Michael Boulos welcomed their baby boy back in May.

On a late February evening, President Trump sealed the deal for the first vote on his “one big, beautiful bill” with a conversation that brought one House Republican to tears. And into the wee hours of Thursday morning, Trump’s conversations with GOP holdouts helped unlock the final vote on the major legislation, getting it to the president’s…
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GOP congressional leaders managed to deliver the legislation to the president’s desk ahead of his self-imposed July 4 deadline.

President Trump on Friday signed a massive reconciliation package that will extend tax cuts and phase-in cuts to Medicaid, finalizing a significant legislative victory for his administration after months of difficult negotiations with Republicans on Capitol Hill. Trump signed the one big, beautiful bill into law at a military family picnic at the White House…
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is pressing the Trump administration to rescind its pause on sending weapons to Ukraine in its war with Russia. “Senior U.S. military officials have concluded that providing these critical weapons to Ukraine will not endanger U.S. readiness, so I urge the administration to quickly get the pipeline back up and running,”…
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President Trump said he was unaware that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic, after using it during his Iowa speech Thursday to describe lenders that add too many conditions on their loans. Trump said he “never heard it that way” and did not recognize that it was an offensive term for Jewish people. The word…
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said during a cable news appearance Friday that he is nearing his decision on whether he will launch a gubernatorial bid to challenge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).  “Are you running for governor of New York, yes or no?” CNN host Dana Bash asked Lawler, who represents New York’s 17th…
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday dismissed claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistreated during his time in El Salvador’s custody. He also cast blame on the “mainstream media” and “crumbling Western judiciary” for claims he said have been accepted as truth without evidence. “But the man wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight. In…
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President Trump is set to sign the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” into law Friday afternoon from the White House. House Republicans passed the massive spending and tax package Thursday after tense debate, and just a day after the Senate moved the legislation — with many changes from the original blueprint — following weeks of internal…
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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said during a recent interview that the Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump is expected to sign Friday, will be seen as a “mass extinction event,” predicting the Democratic Party will pick up more than 40 House seats in the 2026 midterms. “And I like with the unified…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi told the 10 companies they wouldn’t incur “any legal liability” for defying the law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very important and fruitful” conversation with President Trump on Friday during which the two leaders discussed the developments on the front lines in Eastern Europe, air defense systems and mutual investments.  Zelensky said in a post on the social platform X that he wished Trump a happy…
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