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
“Doors of diplomacy will never slam shut,” Iran’s foreign minister says – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump recently indicated diplomatic talks with Iran could restart as soon as this week after U.S. airstrikes on some of Iran’s nuclear facilities. In an interview with CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab, Iranian Foreign Minister
Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of the massive tax and domestic policy package working its way through the Senate on Monday, suggesting he could support primary challenges against Republicans who vote for the Trump-backed bill. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase
By Terri Wu | June 30, 2025Updated:June 30, 2025 The world had a moment of clarity during the Israel–Iran conflict. For years, analysts have noted that China is closing in on the United States as a peer competitor, whether in terms of high-tech industries, naval fleets, or the size of its diplomatic corps. Original News