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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk intensified his opposition Monday to the Trump-backed tax and spending bill moving through the Senate, warning that Republican lawmakers who vote for it could face primary challenges — with his support. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for …

A sharp increase in immigration detentions of non-criminal immigrants has triggered a wave of protests, bipartisan criticism, and renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration’s evolving deportation priorities, a CBS News analysis of Department of Homeland Security data has found. According to the analysis, detentions of individuals with no criminal history …

Senate Republicans were closing in Monday on passing their version of the “big beautiful” tax break and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump wants to make law by a self-imposed July Fourth deadline. But the chamber’s Democrats first kicked off a marathon of amendment votes, forcing their GOP colleagues …

President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration is working on a plan to create a “temporary pass” for undocumented immigrants working in essential industries like farming — the latest twist in an administration struggling to balance hardline enforcement with labor market realities. “We’re going to work it so that …

With the clock ticking toward President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline, the Republican-controlled Senate began the final phase of debate Monday on the sweeping 940-page tax and spending bill that would reshape federal policy on taxes, health care, defense, and immigration. Dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the legislation was already …

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday he won’t seek reelection when his term ends next year, opening up a seat that will become central to control of Congress during next year’s midterms. Tillis’ announcement came just hours after he voted against moving forward with Republicans’ tax and spending cuts …

President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly rebuked Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) for voting against advancing the GOP’s massive budget package — the “Big Beautiful Bill” — and signaled he may support a primary challenger to the two-term senator in next year’s election. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run …

Hundreds of thousands of low- to middle-income students could lose vital financial aid under the Republican-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping congressional budget plan that includes major changes to Pell Grant eligibility. The bill, approved by the House in May and now under Senate consideration, would tighten requirements for the …

A sweeping 940-page domestic policy bill championed by President Donald Trump is barreling through Congress, with Republicans working through the weekend to finalize the legislation before Trump’s self-imposed July 4 deadline. The bill, loaded with GOP priorities, includes $3.8 trillion in tax cuts, deep cuts to safety net programs, and …

The Trump administration on Friday fired at least three career Justice Department prosecutors involved in the criminal prosecutions stemming from the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, a move that further deepens concerns over political interference and a growing effort to purge the department of perceived disloyalty, according to two people …

The U.S. Senate rejected Friday, 47-53, a resolution authored by Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine to block American forces from hostility against Iran. Though a shaky ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel has held this week, somewhat diminishing the urgency of the vote, proponents of the resolution made two major arguments during …

Just weeks after unveiling their new T1 mobile phone with patriotic flair and the bold claim it was “Made in the USA,” the Trump family has quietly changed its tune — scrubbing the phrase from their promotional materials and replacing it with softer language such as “Proudly American” and “American-Proud …

In a consequential decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that federal judges do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions, a move that directly impacts how courts can block policies such as President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. While the 6–3 ruling, authored …

The Justice Department confirmed Thursday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant at the center of a legal firestorm, will be tried in Tennessee on federal smuggling charges before any deportation proceedings are carried out — a development meant to ease growing concerns that the Trump administration could expel him …

Tucked in the “one big beautiful bill” is a proposal for tax-advantaged “Trump Accounts,” each seeded with $1,000 from the government for certain babies born in the United States over the next few years. But financial experts and advocates for low-income children are not overly impressed. The idea is not …