Politics

The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Debate is underway in the Senate on Trump’s big bill. It may go all night

Debate is underway in the Senate on President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts package. It is expected to go all night. Democrats warning against cuts to Medicaid and food stamps are trying to stall the process.

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CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be deported, court records show

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters following closed-door party meetings at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says

NYC, San Francisco and other US cities capping LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.

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Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4

White House

In this undated photo provided by her daughter, Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, 64, holds up a champagne glass. (Kaitlynn Milne via AP)

After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive

Congress

President Donald Trump gestures during a business roundtable, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it

Supreme Court

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts speaks during a lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges

Supporters of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani cheer while he speaks at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor

Displaced Palestinians flee Jabalia after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders in Gaza City, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Trump calls for a Gaza ceasefire deal as some Palestinians are skeptical

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., listens at an event, Oct. 22, 2020, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

James Walkinshaw wins Democratic contest to likely replace US Rep. Connolly in northern Virginia

Revelers crowd the sidewalk and peer from windowsills during the Pride March on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Elon Musk renews his criticism of Trump’s big bill as Senate Republicans scramble to pass it

Environmental advocates and protesters at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Fla., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, object to the "Alligator Alcatraz" being built at the facility. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, left, speak during the National Action Network's Saturday action rally at House of Justice in Harlem, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Democrats wrestle with how to conduct oversight as Trump officials crack down

Jacque Farnham, 60, left, walks with her mother, Janith, 80, to the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

Katie Van Tornhout sits with her son, Cain, at home in Lakeville, Ind., on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a closed-door Republican meeting to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans advance Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

For many South Asian and Muslim New Yorkers, Mamdani’s political upset gives them hope

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., winks during a House Committee on Armed Services Chair hearing on the Department of the Army's Fiscal Year 2026 posture, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Centrist Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska won’t seek reelection

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Arizona governor caps off quarrelsome legislative session with budget approval

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing with the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge rejects another Trump executive order targeting the legal community

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Mairelise Robinson, a U.S. citizen who is 6 months pregnant, attends a protest in support of birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling

President Donald Trump, from left, speaks to the media as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blance listen, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives for a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Pentagon budget and the crisis between Iran and Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Sen. Kaine introduced a resolution Monday seeking to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a military conflict with Iran without congressional approval. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve’s stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year

An U.S. flag flies half-staff on top of Chimney Rock mountain in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Home to North Carolina iconic attraction reopens after Hurricane Helene’s devastation

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, Oct. 11, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations

University of Virginia president, James Ryan speaks during a press conference at the school, Dec 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

University of Virginia president, pressured over DEI, resigns rather than ‘fight federal government’

President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta)

Trump says he’s terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a closed-door Republican meeting to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate is working to put Trump’s big bill back on track but hurdles remain

A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senate Republicans move to slash consumer bureau funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What to know about online age verification laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer granted an emergency temporary restraining order to stop President Trump's deployment of the California National Guard, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News over alleged defamation in story about call with Trump

The urn carrying the remains of Gilbert, the dog of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, is diplayed at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

A slain Minnesota lawmaker’s beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state

This booking photo provided by the St. Charles, La., Parish Sheriff's Office shows former DEA agent Chad Scott. (St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

What to know about prisoners crafting clemency petitions to capture Trump’s attention

The office of Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican plan for nationwide private school vouchers deemed in violation of Senate rules

The U.S. Navy launches the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler ship named after the first openly gay elected official, in San Diego, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in the latest Pentagon diversity purge

This satellite photo captured by Planet Labs PBC on Feb. 14, 2024, shows an airstrip in Ochopee, Fla., in the Everglades, more than a year before state officials began constructing a state immigration detention facility. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades