His many critics said President Trump would find it impossible to pass his tax cut mega-bill through Congress, let alone get it done before the July 4 recess.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the Thursday passage of the GOP's spending bill symbolizes a "dark day for rural America," citing cuts to federal funding for medical centers and hospitals in rural and more remote areas. “While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced...
President Trump’s tariffs have increased the price of beer, beef and grilling ahead of holiday celebrations for Independence Day, according to analysis from Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee. A Thursday report from the minority party says the new price for a six-pack of bottles of Miller Lite American Lite Lager Beer has increased by...
The Trump administration is sending some 200 Marines to Florida to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation raids in the state, the U.S. military announced Thursday. The Marines, which will come from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 based in New River, N.C., will support ICE in its “interior immigration enforcement mission” via...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will be in South Carolina next week, where he will meet with voters and visit some of the state’s more rural counties, as speculation continues about a potential presidential run in 2028. Newsom, during the two-day trip announced by the South Carolina Democratic Party, will visit Florence, Marion, Chesterfield, Kershaw,...
Iran will not retaliate further against the United States's strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program or pursue nuclear “militarization,” according to one of the country’s top diplomats. “As long as there is no act of aggression being perpetrated by the United States against us, we will not respond again,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid...