Planned Parenthood Defunding Provision Clears Senate Parliamentarian Review in GOP Budget Bill

Planned Parenthood signage is displayed outside of a clinic in Los Angeles on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images A Republican provision to block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year can remain in the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act without jeopardizing its passage through a party-line budget reconciliation process, the Senate

These Energy Tax Credits Are on Chopping Block in GOP Megabill

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) departs a meeting with Senate Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images A revised Senate Republican megabill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda hastens terminations of tax credits for renewable energy development, while offering a new tax inducement for coal production. Senate Republicans are currently racing

Patriotism Hits Record Low as Democrats, Independents Lose Pride in America: Gallup

People carry U.S. flags during Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 4, 2019. Carlos Barria/Reuters U.S. patriotism has plunged to a historic low, a new Gallup poll finds, driven by a collapse in national pride among Democrats and Independents, as Republicans continued to express overwhelming pride in being American. According to the poll, released

Carney Says Progress Made on US Deal as White House Says Canada ‘Caved’ on Digital Services Tax

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump meet with fellow G7 leaders during a meeting at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Prime Minister Mark Carney said progress is being made in trying to reach a trade deal with the United States, hours after