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Trump Signs Bill With Cuts 'You Won't Even Notice'

Protesters around the country worry about health care, democracy

(Newser) - Combining White House celebrations of Independence Day and his latest political victory, President Trump signed the legislative centerpiece of his second term's domestic policy into law on Friday. "The largest spending cut, and yet, you won't even notice it," Trump said during the ceremony, per the...

Trump Calls for Charging Foreigners More at Parks

US residents should receive preferential treatment, executive order says

(Newser) - President Trump wants foreign tourists to pay a surcharge to see Yellowstone's Old Faithful or visit any other of the 400 or so national parks. Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring the Interior Department to come up with a plan for the increase, the Wall Street Journal reports....

Trump: For 250th Birthday, a UFC Fight at White House

It will be part of the America250 celebration, he says

(Newser) - At an America250 kickoff event in Iowa Thursday night, President Trump declared that "the Golden Age of America is upon us"—and that "this incredible national resurgence is happening just in time for one of the biggest events in the history of our country. Exactly one year...

Trump Says He 'Never Heard' That 'Shylocks' Was Antisemitic

He used the term in speech at Iowa rally

(Newser) - President Trump says he's "never heard" that the term "shylocks" has antisemitic connotations. The president used the term while discussing his "Big Beautiful Bill" at a rally in Iowa Thursday night, the Times of Israel reports. He said the bill's tax cuts meant there would...

Trump Says It Has Been 'Best 2 Weeks' for America

President takes victory lap at Iowa rally

(Newser) - President Trump celebrated his mammoth legislative win at a rally in Iowa on Thursday, touting the newly passed megabill as proof of his sway over Congress and promising a new era of prosperity. With supporters cheering, he claimed the victory was America's "best birthday present"—and...

Tennessee Lawmaker Wants Trump's Face on Rushmore

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles calls for study on adding Trump to historic monument

(Newser) - A Tennessee congressman is calling for President Trump's face to be added to Mount Rushmore, urging federal officials to study the possibility of expanding the iconic monument to reflect what he calls a new chapter in American history. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles has penned a letter asking Interior Secretary...

What 'Kyiv Endured Last Night' Was an 'Act of Terror'

Russia launches biggest aerial assault on capital since it invaded

(Newser) - Kyiv endured its most intense barrage of Russian drone strikes yet, just hours after Vladimir Putin dismissed a US-brokered truce bid. The BBC reports the overnight strikes targeted nearly every district in the Ukrainian capital, sending air raid sirens blaring for more than eight hours, with President Zelensky calling...

Trump to Start Sending Tariff Rate Letters

Indicates tariffs of anywhere from 10% to 70% will be imposed

(Newser) - "Ten or 12" letters are being sent from President Trump to some of America's trading partners on Friday, with more to follow "over the next few days," per the president. The letters will detail the tariff rates those countries will pay starting next month. The...

Putin Tells Trump Russia 'Will Not Back Down' on Ukraine

Kremlin says leaders spoke for an hour on Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump announced in a Truth Social post Thursday morning that he would be speaking to Vladimir Putin at 10am. He didn't comment on the call later on, but according to the Kremlin's description of the call , there may not be a Ukraine peace deal any time soon....

House Passes 'Big Beautiful Bill'
House Passes
'Big Beautiful Bill'
Jul 3, 2025 1:33 PM CDT

House Passes 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Trump gets his massive tax and policy bill before July 4th deadline

(Newser) - They made the deadline: House Republicans on Thursday passed the sprawling legislation that will fund President Trump's domestic policy agenda, reports CNN . Trump had made clear he wanted it by the July 4th holiday on Friday. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were the only...

'Alligator Alcatraz' Gets Ready for First Immigrants

Detainees being brought to controversial Florida detention center on buses

(Newser) - The first group of immigrants should now be in place at the new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the state's attorney general said. "Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal aliens tonight," Florida Republican Attorney General James...

Trump on the Cusp of a Major Victory in Congress

House advances domestic policy package in overnight vote, and final passage is next

(Newser) - It appears that President Trump will get his sprawling domestic policy plan by a Fourth of July deadline after all. The House cleared the way with a procedural vote overnight Wednesday, with final passage imminent, reports the Washington Post . Only one Republican voted with Democrats against advancing the legislation—moderate...

Trump Lobbies Republicans at White House With Merch
Trump Gives Merch
to Hesitant Republicans
the rundown
Jul 2, 2025 7:15 PM CDT

Trump Gives Merch to Hesitant Republicans

GOP moves slowly on bill while pressing on with negotiations

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers wobbling on President Trump's tax and spending cuts bill went to the White House to be personally lobbied on Wednesday. In addition to the sales job, they received signed merchandise and Oval Office photos, the New York Times reports. A recurring argument made by the president was:...

Judge Invalidates Trump's 'Invasion' Proclamation

Constitution and federal law don't give the president the power to reject asylum seekers, opinion says

(Newser) - A federal judge prohibited the Trump administration on Wednesday from unilaterally expelling people seeking asylum in the US, ruling that the president doesn't have the authority to "adopt an alternative immigration system." US District Judge Randolph D. Moss' decision invalidated the proclamation that President Trump issued that...

Israel Responds to Trump's Ceasefire Claim

'We said yes to Special Envoy Witkoff's proposals'

(Newser) - Israel on Wednesday indicated that President Trump was correct about it agreeing to "the necessary" conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza. "We said yes to Special Envoy Witkoff's proposals," Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said while speaking to reporters during a state visit to Estonia. "...

Trump Announces Trade Deal With 2nd Country

He says tariff on products from Vietnam will be 20%

(Newser) - President Trump has announced a trade deal with Vietnam days before the pause on his "reciprocal" tariffs was due to end and a 46% tariff on imports from Vietnam was due to kick in. He said the tariff would be 20%, up from the current universal 10%. This is...

A 'Responsible Congress' Would Toss Trump's Bill
Economic Risks With
Trump's Bill Are 'Huge'
Opinion
Jul 2, 2025 9:11 AM CDT

Economic Risks With Trump's Bill Are 'Huge'

It's 'more budget busting than big and beautiful,' write Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers

(Newser) - Former Treasury secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers are no strangers to fiscal problems and rapid technological changes, which were front and center during their time with the Clinton administration. With conservative planning, "we paired policies that reduced the deficit with others that stimulated investment," triggering a "...

Paramount to Pay Trump $16M Over 60 Minutes Interview

Settlement follows lawsuit over editing of Kamala Harris interview

(Newser) - A rep for President Trump's legal team is calling it "another win for the American people" in the realm of "fake news": Paramount late Tuesday announced that it will pay $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit over the editing of an October 60 Minutes interview...

Senate Bill 'a Non-Starter' for Some House Republicans

Dozens of GOP lawmakers are leaning no, per Axios

(Newser) - Keeping with Republicans' July 4 deadline, House Speaker Mike Johnson has just two days to push through the Senate's changes to President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill," which won't be easy. Dozens of "no" votes will need to be flipped, Axios reports. Johnson admitted...

Trump Approves of New Portrait at Colorado Capitol

He hated previous portrait, which was ultimately removed

(Newser) - A presidential portrait with President Trump's approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken down , the AP reports. The new portrait by Tempe, Arizona, artist Vanessa Horabuena is a sterner, crisper image than Sarah Boardman's painting of Trump that...

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