President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July
President Donald Trump arrives for a rally to kick off the Fourth of July holiday weekend at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images After a months-long standoff on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has successfully traversed through Congress and will go into
The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson that will air on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 6, 2025. JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let’s imagine it’s July 3, 1776, what is happening in America? KEN BURNS: Well, this house is
Israel giving mixed messages on ceasefire How are Israel, Hamas responding to Trump’s ceasefire announcement? 04:39 The Hamas terrorist group said Friday it has issued a “positive response” to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire proposal in its war with Israel. In a post to Telegram, Hamas said it “submitted a positive response to the mediators’ latest proposal.”
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — President Trump is bringing pomp and circumstance to his signing of the “big, beautiful bill” on Friday, with an Independence Day ceremony at the White House. Some Republican members of Congress who voted to pass the legislation are expected to attend, as the president puts his
As Congress was approving President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Thursday, the Social Security Administration touted the legislation by stating that it “eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries.” That claim, which echoes previous promises by Mr. Trump to remove taxes on Social Security, may have come as welcome news for the millions
President Trump referred to some lenders as “shylocks and bad people” during a Thursday evening speech, using a term the Anti-Defamation League called a “centuries-old antisemitic trope.” The remarks came during an event in Iowa, as Mr. Trump celebrated the passage of his One Big Beautiful Bill Act. When discussing the law’s changes to the