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President Donald Trump on Friday signed the tax and spending cut bill Republicans muscled through Congress this week, turning it into law by his own self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.
Here’s the latest on what’s in the bill and when some of its provisions go into effect.
Here’s the latest on what’s in the bill and when some of its provisions go into effect.
What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law
President Donald Trump has signed his tax and spending bill into law after Republicans muscled it through Congress.
bit.ly
July 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
President Donald Trump on Friday signed the tax and spending cut bill Republicans muscled through Congress this week, turning it into law by his own self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.
Here’s the latest on what’s in the bill and when some of its provisions go into effect.
Here’s the latest on what’s in the bill and when some of its provisions go into effect.
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“Black people have gotten used to being treated like shit — at school, at work, everywhere. [It] is systemic. And unless we speak about it, nothing will change.”
Three African women’s train ride from Copenhagen to Hamburg through racism and resilience
“Black people have gotten used to being treated like shit — at school, at work, everywhere. [It] is systemic. And unless we speak about it, nothing will change.”
globalvoices.org
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Black people have gotten used to being treated like shit — at school, at work, everywhere. [It] is systemic. And unless we speak about it, nothing will change.”
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The terrifying lesson of the Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright-citizenship case is that the courts can’t protect us from Donald Trump’s unconstitutional overreach.
The Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against the Judiciary
Its ruling lets the President temporarily revoke birthright citizenship—and enforce other unconstitutional executive orders without fear of being blocked by “rogue judges.”
www.newyorker.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The terrifying lesson of the Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright-citizenship case is that the courts can’t protect us from Donald Trump’s unconstitutional overreach.
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El Al says to start rescue flights out of Israel starting on Monday, after getting 25,000 applications reut.rs/44sdIDg
El Al says to start rescue flights out of Israel starting on Monday, after getting 25,000 applications
Israeli airline El Al said it would resume flights out of Tel Aviv airport on Monday, as the government began to allow limited "rescue" flights in the midst of the Middle East conflict and U.S. bombing of Iran.
reut.rs
June 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
El Al says to start rescue flights out of Israel starting on Monday, after getting 25,000 applications reut.rs/44sdIDg
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Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has rejected a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran amid a European bid to contain the military escalation between the Middle Eastern powers.
Israel trashes diplomacy with Iran as Europeans meet Tehran envoy in Geneva
“They usually use these talks in order to deceive, in order to waste time,” says Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
www.politico.eu
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has rejected a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran amid a European bid to contain the military escalation between the Middle Eastern powers.
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In 2021, then-President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to help register voters. When Trump returned to office, he rescinded Biden’s order, wiping out years of research to reduce voting barriers for vulnerable communities. Advocates say that work is now lost.
How Trump Upended Biden’s Successful Push For Federal Agencies to Register Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2021, then-President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to help register voters. When Trump returned to office, he rescinded Biden’s order, wiping out years of research to reduce voting barriers for vulnerable communities. Advocates say that work is now lost.
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China’s exports of rare-earth magnets plummeted after it imposed controls on their overseas sale, emphasizing Beijing’s dominance of a critical input into electric vehicles and jet fighters that has taken center stage in tensions with the U.S.
China Flexes Chokehold on Rare-Earth Magnets as Exports Plunge in May
Curbs on magnets used in EVs, jet fighters are at core of recent U.S.-China trade tensions.
on.wsj.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
China’s exports of rare-earth magnets plummeted after it imposed controls on their overseas sale, emphasizing Beijing’s dominance of a critical input into electric vehicles and jet fighters that has taken center stage in tensions with the U.S.
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🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.
Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals
EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.
www.politico.eu
June 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.
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Iran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to “irreparable damage”.
Iran threatens US with ‘irreparable damage’ if Trump joins war
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Iran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to “irreparable damage”.
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Many people who lose property are innocent. Others are guilty. But even criminals have due process rights. Civil forfeiture undermines the Constitution by presuming guilt.
South Carolina county ends its civil forfeiture blitz after 20 years
It’s time for the rest of the state to stop illegal searches and seizures that enrich police departments.
reason.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Many people who lose property are innocent. Others are guilty. But even criminals have due process rights. Civil forfeiture undermines the Constitution by presuming guilt.
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Officials in at least three U.S. states said on Monday that they were investigating or prosecuting people for making threats against politicians, a day after the police in Minnesota arrested and charged a man over the assassination of a state lawmaker.
More U.S. Officials Face Threats as Fears Grow Over Political Violence
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Officials in at least three U.S. states said on Monday that they were investigating or prosecuting people for making threats against politicians, a day after the police in Minnesota arrested and charged a man over the assassination of a state lawmaker.
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A partial evacuation order was issued by the Israeli military to 330,000 people living in the centre of Iran’s capital early on Monday.
Thousands flee Tehran as conflict with Israel continues to escalate
A partial evacuation order was issued by the Israeli military to 330,000 people living in the centre of Iran’s capital early on Monday.
l.euronews.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A partial evacuation order was issued by the Israeli military to 330,000 people living in the centre of Iran’s capital early on Monday.
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The staff of two world-class laboratories at the CDC that were slated to be closed in a round of cuts announced in April have been informed that their terminations have been canceled.
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CDC workers fired from prominent STI, hepatitis labs are rehired
The staff of two world-class CDC laboratories that were slated to be closed by the Trump administration have been informed that their terminations have been canceled.
www.statnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The staff of two world-class laboratories at the CDC that were slated to be closed in a round of cuts announced in April have been informed that their terminations have been canceled.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/c...
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Israel has targeted Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant in recent days but, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), so far it has either been unwilling – or unable – to damage it.
What we know about Iran’s secretive Fordow nuclear site | CNN
Israel has targeted the Fordow facility in recent days but, according to the IAEA, so far it has either been unwilling – or unable – to damage it. Here’s what we know about the heavily guarded complex...
www.cnn.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Israel has targeted Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant in recent days but, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), so far it has either been unwilling – or unable – to damage it.
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Trump could decide to help Israel by joining the fight against Iran, or refrain from involving the US in a new overseas war – either choice will upset his support.
Republican hawks vs Maga isolationists: the internal war that could decide Trump’s Iran response
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Trump could decide to help Israel by joining the fight against Iran, or refrain from involving the US in a new overseas war – either choice will upset his support.
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“We were explicit that we were a land of free and equal citizens... while remaining in many ways a de facto white man's republic. Now that contradiction has come to a head, most visibly at the border, and the border itself has spread into every corner of our country and swallowed our rule of law.”
Reforging America
A new order for America must involve a comprehensive reconstruction of our political, economic, and civic infrastructure.
www.liberalcurrents.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“We were explicit that we were a land of free and equal citizens... while remaining in many ways a de facto white man's republic. Now that contradiction has come to a head, most visibly at the border, and the border itself has spread into every corner of our country and swallowed our rule of law.”