Washington — Senate Republicans released the latest version of President Trump’s massive spending and tax bill late Friday as the GOP eyes an ambitious July 4 deadline to approve the centerpiece legislation of the president’s second-term agenda. After the House narrowly approved the legislation that addresses the president’s tax, defense, border and energy priorities last month,
“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and Lennon. Dominic Green returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. “Bound by ambition as well as love, John and Paul
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on June 27 handed down a decision restricting federal judges’ ability to impose nationwide injunctions against executive policies, a ruling that was immediately hailed by President Donald Trump as a win for his administration. Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Ian Leslie’s John & Paul is that rarity, a book about music that is well-written and worth reading. This is because Ian Leslie is not a music writer. He is a behavioralist whose previous books include studies of the social functions of lying and curiosity, and the formation and resolution of social conflict. His exploration
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The Senate advanced the latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a procedural vote on June 28, clearing the way for floor debate on the substance of the sweeping megabill and moving Republicans one step closer to delivering on key
Washington — The Senate voted to advance President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” late Saturday night, in a key test for the tax and spending measure ahead of a final vote expected in the coming days. In a 51 to 49 vote, all but two Republicans voted to advance the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Trump’s sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to