Lepidolite, used for lithium ores, in a mine near San Diego County on Dec. 27, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on June 30 signed a memorandum that the White House in a fact sheet said “fosters interagency coordination” in energy funding for critical mineral projects “to better prioritize the use of taxpayer
The true cost of the Senate spending bill – CBS News Watch CBS News The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate budget bill would add nearly $4 trillion the the national debt, despite President Trump’s claims to the contrary. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins to discuss.
Most people detained by ICE have no criminal record, despite Trump claims – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has repeatedly claimed his administration’s immigration crackdown would focus on deporting those who he describes as “the worst of the worst.” But government data shows the majority of people detained by ICE in recent months
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
What’s at stake in the Senate spending bill fight? – CBS News Watch CBS News Senators are taking part in a marathon of amendments on the primary GOP tax and spending legislation. The White House says President Trump is holding a firm deadline to sign the bill this week. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest. View
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
President Trump recently indicated diplomatic talks with Iran could restart as soon as this week, although the White House noted no talks were officially scheduled. After U.S. airstrikes on some of Iran’s nuclear facilities, followed days later by a ceasefire to end what Mr. Trump called the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, Iran’s foreign minister seemed