Jun 18 3 big changes to Trump's 'big bill' By Lisa Desjardins The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is President Donald Trump’s signature agenda item in Congress. Continue reading
Jun 18 Judge says Trump administration can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people By Michael Casey, Associated Press Kobick first issued a preliminary injunction against the policy last month, but that ruling applied only to six people who joined with the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit over the passport policy. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do,' Trump says on Iran By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press “I may do it, I may not do it,” Trump said of a potential U.S. strike in an exchange with reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do.”… Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Powell holds news briefing as Fed keeps its key rate unchanged By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Hegseth questioned about possible U.S. intervention in the Middle East By Hannah Grabenstein Trump has reportedly been considering striking Iran, saying on Wednesday: "I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do."… Continue reading
Jun 18 Nuclear waste can be temporarily stored in Texas and New Mexico, Supreme Court rules By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to a private company for the facility in southwest Texas. Continue reading
Jun 18 Supreme Court delivers major blow to transgender rights, upholding Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to the… Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Pentagon has given Trump possible options for Israel-Iran conflict, Hegseth tells Senate panel By Tara Copp, David Klepper, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon was providing options to President Donald Trump as he decides next steps on Iran but would not say whether the military was planning to assist with Israeli strikes, an action… Continue reading
Jun 18 Iran's supreme leader warns U.S. military intervention would cause 'irreparable damage' By Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 5:20 Can Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' make it through the Senate? By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Eliot Barnhart It’s crunch time in Congress as Republican Senate leaders try to shape the president’s so-called “big beautiful bill” into a compromise that can pass. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to unpack the latest proposed changes to health care, tax, and… Continue watching