Year: 2025
July 01, 2025
Congress
Final Senate megabill to ease wind and solar phaseout
Senate Republicans intend to remove a controversial tax on solar and wind energy projects as part of their budget megabill, according to three people familiar with the plans. Republicans’...
July 01, 2025
Congress
Senate passes Trump’s megabill after pulling all-nighter
The sprawling domestic policy measure now heads to the House, with Republicans hustling to get it to the president’s desk by July 4.
July 01, 2025
Politics
Trump, Noem suggest CNN may be prosecuted for reporting on ICE raids, Iran strikes
President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that CNN employees may be prosecuted for reporting on recent airstrikes on Iran and on an app that allows...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Senate passes Trump’s sweeping ‘big beautiful’ agenda bill, sending it to the House for high-stakes showdown
Senate Republicans narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tuesday, sending it to the House for final approval following a 25-hour blitz of amendments. Senate Republicans narrowly passed...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Fed Chair Jerome Powell blames Trump’s tariffs for holding up rate cuts
Asked about Trump's barrage of insults, Powell's comment that the Fed was focused "100%" on its inflation and jobs target drew applause from the audience at a European Central Bank...
July 01, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP releases updated megabill text
Senate Republicans have released an updated draft of their domestic-policy megabill ahead of final floor action. The 887-page text is not expected to be the final legislation passed by...
July 01, 2025
Politics
Socialist Zohran Mamdani wants to pay for government grocery stores with money that doesn’t exist
Democratic socialist and mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani apparently wants to pay for his city-run grocery stores by using taxpayer funds that don’t actually exist. Democratic socialist and mayoral front-runner...
July 01, 2025
Congress
GOP clean-energy amendment won’t get a vote
Sen. Joni Ernst said her closely watched amendment seeking to maintain wind and solar tax credits will not get a Senate vote before the anctipated passage of the GOP...
July 01, 2025
Congress
Trump wavers on July 4 megabill deadline
President Donald Trump appeared to leave room to extend his July 4 deadline for Congress to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as the Senate scrambles to push...
July 01, 2025
Congress
Senate prepares to take final megabill votes
The Senate is on track to start voting on final amendments and passage of the GOP megabill. "I believe we do" have a deal, Senate Majority Leader John Thune...