Month: July 2025
July 02, 2025
Congress
GOP leaders look to White House to sway Freedom Caucus on megabill
House GOP leadership is counting on the White House to bear the brunt of the effort to sway hard-line members of the House Freedom Caucus who are threatening to...
July 02, 2025
Politics
Trump announces ‘great’ Vietnam trade deal: ‘Total access to their markets’
Vietnam is America's seventh-largest trade partner and a major manufacturing hub. Vietnam is America's seventh-largest trade partner and a major manufacturing hub.
July 02, 2025
Politics
Elon Musk lauds Trump’s foreign policy after reigniting ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ feud
Tech mogul Elon Musk lauded President Trump's foreign policy successes early Wednesday morning, shortly after reviving his epic war of words with his former billionaire pal. Tech mogul Elon...
July 02, 2025
Health Care
It’s Medicaid decision time for these House moderates
Six Republicans said big cuts to the low-income health insurance program were unacceptable. Now they have to vote. Six Republicans said big cuts to the low-income health insurance program...
July 02, 2025
Congress
GOP leaders launch their last-ditch megabill whip job
President Donald Trump is expected to meet with some groups of House Republicans today.
July 02, 2025
Health Care
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state’s 1849 abortion ban
The procedure was already being performed in the state following a lower court ruling. The procedure was already being performed in the state following a lower court ruling. Health...
July 02, 2025
Politics
Hamas says it’s ‘ready’ for deal to end war with Israel but doesn’t commit to Trump’s 60-day cease-fire
Hamas is "ready to accept any initiative that clearly leads to the complete end to the war," an official said. Hamas is "ready to accept any initiative that clearly...
July 02, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Mike Johnson’s 48-hour megabill countdown
Mike Johnson is staring down the legislative challenge of his career. As soon as this morning, the speaker will attempt to ram the Senate-passed megabill through the House as...
July 02, 2025
Politics
Trump is doing a ‘reverse Nixon’ and using Russia against China, top adviser tells ‘Pod Force One’
Trump has sought to decrease diplomatic tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his war with Ukraine, while engaging in more aggressive trade negotiations with China. Trump has sought...
July 02, 2025
Politics
Trump believes 2020 election loss was ‘providential’ so his second term fell on America’s 250th birthday, Monica Crowley tells Pod Force One
"You know what? 2020 had to happen that way. It was providential," Trump was quoted by US Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley as saying. "You know what? 2020 had...