Senate Leader Says GOP Has Deal to Pass Megabill After All-Night Session

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29, 2025. Senate Republicans worked overnight and read a new version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on July 1 that a deal has been reached

James Walkinshaw Wins Democratic Contest to Likely Replace US Rep. Connolly in Northern Virginia

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) listens at an event in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 22, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo FAIRFAX, Va.—Democrats and Republicans chose candidates in northern Virginia on Saturday who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who served the congressional district in the Washington suburbs for 16 years. Democrats

Trump Blames AT&T After Conference Call With Faith Leaders Disrupted

The AT&T logo on a building in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday criticized telecommunications giant AT&T after his conference call with faith leaders from across the country was disrupted. “I’m doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally

Trump threatens Musk subsidies after Musk again targets Trump’s budget bill

President Trump once again targeted former close aide Elon Musk early Tuesday, attacking the amount of government subsidies Musk is receiving after the tech billionaire and world’s richest person renewed criticism of the president’s flagship spending bill. “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social

Trump to attend opening of “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida today

Washington — President Trump will be paying a visit Tuesday to a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the plans Monday and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later confirmed it, saying DeSantis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Republican

Trump Suggests DOGE Look at Subsidies for Musk’s Companies

President Donald Trump (R), with Tesla CEO Elon Musk (L), speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) examine the subsidies given to Elon Musk’s companies after Musk vowed to primary any

Trump Signs Memo Strengthening US Policy Toward Cuba

Cars pass by Cuban and U.S. flags beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on May 13, 2024. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on Monday restoring hard-line policies on Cuba and reversing measures from the former Biden administration that had eased pressure on the communist-ruled nation. The memorandum would enforce