Month: June 2025
June 09, 2025
Congress
Mark Green says he’ll retire from House after megabill vote
Rep. Mark Green said Monday he plans to resign from Congress after four terms to accept a private-sector job offer. The Tennessee Republican and Homeland Security Committee said his...
June 09, 2025
Congress
Thune hopes to pass stablecoin bill this week
Senate Republicans are aiming to pass landmark cryptocurrency legislation that would create new rules for dollar-pegged digital tokens this week, Majority Leader John Thune said Monday. “We're trying to...
June 09, 2025
Congress
House Speaker says July 4 still the target for passing ‘big beautiful bill’
House Speaker Mike Johnson still believes July 4 is a realistic target for passing President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” as Republicans in the Senate weigh changes to a...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Trump reveals the major holdup in Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON — President Trump disclosed Monday that Iran is pushing hard for the right to continue enriching uranium in any new nuclear deal — which the US “can’t have.”...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Nancy Mace blasts New York Magazine for ‘lazy, dangerous typo’ wrongly implicating her in Alex Cooper sex harass claims
“You don’t get to smear me with a lazy, dangerous typo," Mace wrote. “You don’t get to smear me with a lazy, dangerous typo," Mace wrote.
June 09, 2025
Congress
Thune and Johnson meet with Trump as megabill fights linger
Top Republican congressional leaders met separately with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday as they try to finalize the "big, beautiful bill" before a self-imposed July...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blames riots on ICE agents upholding law
"There was a protest that got a little unruly late at night. It was 100 people, 27 people were arrested. There wasn't a reason for this,'' Bass said of...
June 09, 2025
Congress
Senior House Republican opposes White House proposal to cut public media funding
A top House Republican appropriator opposes the Trump administration’s plans to claw back funding for public media — a potential problem for GOP leaders who need near-unity within their...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Behind the scenes of Trump’s ‘iconic’ McDonald’s visit before election victory: ‘That was epic’
The then-GOP nominee traded a suit for an apron and got to work as a fry cook in Feasterville, Pennsylvania last October. The then-GOP nominee traded a suit for...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Musk fact-checks his own AI for claiming he bragged about stealing Stephen Miller’s wife
Katie Miller had joined Musk as a private sector spokesperson after he left government service May 30. Katie Miller had joined Musk as a private sector spokesperson after he...