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Republican challenge: 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥� has big costs, provides few new benefitsThe Senate passed President Trump鈥檚 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill鈥� to keep low tax rates from expiring 鈥� maintaining a status quo. The bill also tightens eligibility for Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
鈥楩resh brewed news鈥�: Community caf茅 offers locals a chance to sip with reportersIt鈥檚 no surprise that news outlets are struggling for both dollars and trust. In Camden, Maine, a local newspaper opened a caf茅聽to welcome in the community.
First LookTrump鈥檚 鈥極ne Big Beautiful Bill鈥� passes Senate by tie-breaking voteSenate Republicans narrowly passed President Trump鈥檚 $4.5 trillion bill with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. It extends tax cuts and cuts Medicaid, while adding nearly $3.3 trillion to the deficit. The bill now returns to the House.
The ExplainerAs 鈥楢lligator Alcatraz鈥� opens, detention centers quietly expand across the USPresident Donald Trump is touting Florida鈥檚 unusual immigration detention facility in the Everglades 鈥� part of a wider effort to create spaces to hold people caught up in the administration鈥檚 deportation campaign.
His USAID career over, one worker wonders if he can still serve his countryMost fired USAID workers were officially taken off the payroll this week. One employee grapples with the abrupt loss of a 17-year career 鈥� and tries to figure out what鈥檚 next.
FocusZohran Mamdani upended New York politics. Is a Democratic tea party next?First-time voters and young voters turned out in droves for the New York mayoral primary. Their choice for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, may or may not herald a wider tea party-like revolt. But his win serves as a repudiation of the political establishment.
Trump sees budget bill promoting a baby boom. Others say more is needed.A record-low U.S. birth rate is sparking a movement to encourage people to have more babies. A challenge is unlocking why people are having fewer children than they say they want.
First LookSenators prep for a weekend of work to pass Trump鈥檚 tax and spending billThe Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass the package of tax breaks and spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline.聽
A lift for LA as iconic Getty Villa Museum reopens, scarred but intact after firesThe Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, notable for its ancient art, has reopened to the public after post-wildfire cleanup and restoration of its grounds.
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions 鈥� a win for Trump administrationWhether the courts will allow President Trump to redefine birthright citizenship through executive order remains to be seen. But the Supreme Court on Friday offered his White House a big win.
Citing religious liberty, justices allow book opt-outs in public schoolsIn a closely watched case about religious freedom and public education, the Supreme Court sided with parents who wanted to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed materials.
First Look鈥楢lligator Alcatraz鈥�: Why Florida鈥檚 Native Americans oppose a new migrant facility鈥淎lligator Alcatraz鈥� is what Florida officials are calling their new migrant detention center in a remote part of the Everglades. The project faces strong opposition from environmental activists and Native American tribes who say the land is sacred.
First LookFirst lawsuit including children challenges ICE arrest policy at courthousesA Honduran mother and her two children are suing the United States over their courthouse arrest, calling it unconstitutional despite entering legally through a Biden-era asylum app. The lawsuit is believed to be the first involving children.
FocusSupreme Court allowed cities to ban camping. Here鈥檚 what happened next in California.The Supreme Court ruled on June 28, 2024, that banning camping for homeless people did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. In the year since, California鈥檚 cities and its homeless population have navigated a new legal landscape.
10 years after same-sex marriage ruling, these conservatives aim to roll it backIt鈥檚 been a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a right to same-sex marriage. Public acceptance has grown since then, but some conservatives aim to challenge that ruling in an echo of what happened with Roe v. Wade.- 10 years after same-sex marriage ruling, these conservatives aim to roll it backIt鈥檚 been a decade since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a right to same-sex marriage. Public acceptance has grown since then, but some conservatives aim to challenge that ruling in an echo of what happened with Roe v. Wade.
In Mideast and at NATO summit, Trump models norm-busting diplomacyIn his second term, President Donald Trump has unleashed a diplomatic style that jettisons all the norms of traditional diplomacy in favor of commands, threats, and shows of force.
Q&A: Jim Obergefell reflects on the Supreme Court case that bears his nameTen years ago, the Supreme Court issued the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges, making same-sex marriage a constitutional right. Jim Obergefell remembers that day, and what the fight meant for him and his late husband.
Trump attacked Iran. Should Congress have had a say?Some in Congress question whether President Trump鈥檚 Iran strikes align with the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution, but Republicans mostly stick with the president.
Speeding up Trump agenda, Supreme Court allows third-country deportationsThe Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own. The decision opens the door to faster removals of people in the U.S. without authorization.聽
