Trump, lawmakers react after ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears Senate hurdle
Senate Republicans voted to ram President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" through a procedural hurdle in a 51-49 vote on Saturday night.
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“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and Lennon. Dominic Green returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. “Bound by ambition as well as love, John and Paul
6 Policies That Could Be Affected by Supreme Court’s Decision on Nationwide Injunctions
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on June 27 handed down a decision restricting federal judges’ ability to impose nationwide injunctions against executive policies, a ruling that was immediately hailed by President Donald Trump as a win for his administration. Justice Amy Coney Barrett
New Jersey lawmaker proposes legislation renaming Delaware Bay to ‘The Bay of New Jersey’
A New Jersey Republican has proposed renaming the Delaware Bay as "The Bay of New Jersey" a few months after Trump's Gulf of America executive order.
The Ballad of John and Paul
Ian Leslie’s John & Paul is that rarity, a book about music that is well-written and worth reading. This is because Ian Leslie is not a music writer. He is a behavioralist whose previous books include studies of the social functions of lying and curiosity, and the formation and resolution of social conflict. His exploration
Trump threatens to support a primary challenger against GOP senator for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’
President Donald Trump said he is considering a GOP candidate to face North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in the primary election after he opposed the president's "big, beautiful bill."
Senate Advances Republican Megabill in Procedural Vote
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The Senate advanced the latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a procedural vote on June 28, clearing the way for floor debate on the substance of the sweeping megabill and moving Republicans one step closer to delivering on key