House Passes Trump Agenda Bill in Early Morning Vote

After weeks of negotiations, in a tight vote just before 7:00 a.m., the House approved the ‘big beautiful bill’ central to the president’s agenda. The House of Representatives in the early morning hours of May 22 approved legislation to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, capping off weeks of negotiations and uncertainty within the House Republican

5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With South African President Ramaphosa

Trump accused Ramaphosa of allowing violence against South Africa’s predominantly white farming communities. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on May 21 confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with allegations of mass violence against Afrikaners, prompting pushback from the African leader. The Oval Office meeting occurred during heightened tensions between the two countries over the issue. The United

Judge Rules Trump Admin Violated Court Order During South Sudan Deportation Attempt

‘The department actions in this case are unquestionably in violation of this court’s order,’ the judge says. A federal judge on May 21 ruled that the Trump administration violated his previous order compelling officials to maintain custody of illegal immigrants being deported to South Sudan while the court determines the legality of their removal. U.S.

Americans to See Net Gains Under GOP Budget Bill but Deficit Would Rise by $3.8 Trillion: CBO

CBO says the GOP-led budget reconciliation bill would boost resources for U.S. households—at the cost of widening deficits and uneven impacts. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the GOP-backed reconciliation package—would lead to a net increase in resources to households nationwide over the next decade, but at the cost

Lawmakers Call for Federal Probes Into Chinese EV Charging Startup

Autel Energy products have the ‘capacity to access and collect significant sensitive consumer data,’ the lawmakers say. Two Republican lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon and the Commerce Department to investigate a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging startup, citing national security concerns over the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a letter

On Cuba’s Independence Day, Rubio and US Lawmakers Demand End to Communist Rule

Cuban American leaders have called for the release of political prisoners and the fall of communist rule. A group of Cuban American members of Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have called for Cuba’s freedom and the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners as part of a commemoration of the archipelago’s Independence