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Wed Jul 09 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with large-scale government agency staff cuts, reorganizations
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to proceed with large-scale reductions in staff at many federal government agencies while opponents continue to see to block those efforts in lower-court proceedings.
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Tue Jul 08 2025
Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea in first U.S. trade letters
The United States will impose 25% blanket tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed Monday.
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Mon Jul 07 2025
Musk announces forming of 'America Party' in further break from Trump
The tattered bromance between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump's "big, beautiful" tax bill would bankrupt America.
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Sun Jul 06 2025
Texas flood death toll hits 50 as search intensifies
Dozens of people are dead in central Texas in what officials called a "mass casualty event" after devastating flash floods slammed Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River. While officials couldn't confirm an exact number of those who remain unaccounted for, they said more than two dozen were still missing from Camp Mystic, a children's summer camp.
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Sat Jul 05 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Enters Inner Solar System
Global observatories are intensively studying its emerging coma in preparation for its nearest solar approach on Oct. 30.
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Fri Jul 04 2025
House passes Trump’s megabill, sending it to the president’s desk
The House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, delivering him a major political victory and teeing him up to enshrine much of his sweeping domestic agenda into law. The legislation, which Trump has dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” contains trillions of dollars in tax cuts and beefed-up immigration enforcement spending and is offset by significant cuts to Medicaid and other programs.
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Wed Jul 02 2025
Senate passes Trump’s sweeping ‘big beautiful’ agenda bill, sending it to the House
Senate Republicans narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tuesday, sending it to the House for final approval following a 27-hour blitz of amendments.
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Tue Jul 01 2025
Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a new challenge to campaign finance restrictions in a case brought by Republicans seeking to overturn limits on party committees spending money in coordination with individual candidates.
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