Jul 02 Fact-checking Trump’s remarks at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on immigration and Medicaid By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Everglades ahead of its first expected detainees. Here is a fact-check of some of his remarks. Continue reading
Jul 02 Paramount will pay $16 million to settle Trump lawsuit over ’60 Minutes’ interview with Harris By David Bauder, Associated Press Paramount is seeking approval from his administration for a proposed merger, and the case was widely seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump. Paramount and CBS said the case was "completely without… Continue reading
Jul 02 Hamas says it’s open to Gaza ceasefire but won’t support Trump-backed temporary proposal By Fatma Khaled, Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Hamas' response, which emphasized its demand that the war end, raised questions about whether the latest offer could materialize into an actual pause in fighting. Continue reading
Jul 02 House Republicans sprint towards final vote on Trump’s tax and spending bill, daring critics to oppose By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on Trump's tax and spending cuts package — determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy… Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: House Republicans pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press Republicans overcame multiple setbacks to approve Trump's signature second-term policy package Thursday before a Fourth of July deadline. Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: Trump speaks after visit to migrant detention facility in Florida Everglades By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, suggesting it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:45 What’s in the version of Trump’s bill passed by the Senate and its chances in the House By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens President Trump's massive domestic policy bill overcame a major hurdle in the Senate. Vice President Vance broke a tie to pass the legislation after lawmakers worked through the night and made last-minute changes. The bill shrinks Medicaid, extends trillions in… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:45 Rooftop solar industry fears demand will collapse as GOP rolls back tax credits By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams Provisions in the GOP policy bill would end a host of tax credits for renewable energy, including one that allows homeowners to recoup 30 percent of the cost of a rooftop solar system. Businesses say it could deal a serious… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:25 U.S. withholds weapons promised to Ukraine as Russian forces gain more territory By Nick Schifrin The News Hour has learned that the United States is holding back weapons that the Biden administration and the last Congress marked for Ukraine. This comes as Russia has made territorial gains in Ukraine in recent days and blasted the… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 6:04 Trump visits Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ urges more states to open ICE detention sites By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat As Republicans try to push through their big bill that would inject billions into President Trump’s deportation campaign, the president visited a new detention center in Florida. The facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by local officials is located at an airport… Continue watching