Month: July 2025
July 01, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Murkowski slams brakes on megabill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s ability to pass the “big, beautiful bill” is hinging on Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska senator has been the subject of an intense whip...
July 01, 2025
Politics
US Senate push to pass Trump’s $3.3 trillion bill extends into second day
US Senate Republicans were still trying to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill early on Tuesday morning, despite divisions within the party about its expected $3.3 trillion hit to...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Trump threatens to unleash DOGE on Musk to save money tied to his numerous gov’t subsidies: ‘Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history’
"Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South...
July 01, 2025
Congress
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...
July 01, 2025
Congress
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...
July 01, 2025
Politics
DOJ memo outlines plans for ‘prioritizing denaturalization’ — aka yanking US citizenship — of individuals charged with certain crimes
At least one person has been denaturalized since the memo was issued. At least one person has been denaturalized since the memo was issued.
July 01, 2025
Politics
Federal appeals court judges appear skeptical of arguments against Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act
Judge Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, asked if there was any case law that shows you can "second-guess the president of the United States" when the commander in chief...
July 01, 2025
Politics
AOC’s Westchester childhood nickname resurfaces as her ‘Bronx girl’ claims get shouted down
The far-left “Squad” lawmaker’s old nickname resurfaced amid intense scrutiny into her “Bronx girl” claim – which she touted in a social media barb directed at President Trump last...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s ‘chilling’ call for ‘seizing the means of production’ draws outrage from communist refugees: ‘Dangerous and scary’
In the resurfaced clip, Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist, notes that certain issues socialists “firmly believe in,” such as boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel and “the end...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Karoline Leavitt accuses CNN of ‘encouraging violence’ against ICE agents with new tracking app
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested on Monday that CNN was guilty of inciting and "encouraging violence" for its reporting on ICEBlock, a new app that tracks and...