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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 …

In a significant setback for Senate Republicans and the Trump administration’s legislative agenda, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday that a controversial Medicaid provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” violates Senate rules and cannot be included under the reconciliation process. The provision in question would have restricted how …

In a major decision with broad implications for reproductive health access, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that states may block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds for non-abortion services like contraception and cancer screenings. The ruling eliminates one of Planned Parenthood’s primary defenses: lawsuits brought by patients …

The U.S. House unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday condemning the June 14 attacks on former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, who were killed by a gunman, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, who were wounded. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Morrison, who represents the …

In an extraordinary legal move, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in the state of Maryland, challenging a court order that temporarily blocks the deportation of immigrants who file habeas corpus petitions seeking to challenge their removal. At the center of the dispute is …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny Tuesday during a fiery House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s proposed 2026 health budget. While Republicans on the committee largely defended Kennedy and praised his efforts to “disrupt the broken status quo,” Democrats sharply …

In a major political upset, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblymember, is on track to become the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, defeating a crowded field that included former Governor Andrew Cuomo, once seen as the frontrunner. With 93% of precincts reporting, Mamdani has captured …

U.S. military strikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear sites last weekend failed to destroy the core of its nuclear program and likely only delayed it by months, according to an early Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of “total obliteration.” Seven sources familiar with …

A Justice Department whistleblower says senior Trump administration officials instructed DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders in order to carry out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, even if doing so meant directly defying federal judges. In a letter sent to Congress and obtained by NBC News, Erez Reuveni, a …

Democrats on Tuesday elected Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) to serve as the party’s top member on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, marking a notable generational shift in a key role central to oversight of President Donald Trump and government accountability. At 47, Garcia becomes one of the …

President Donald Trump sharply criticized both Israel and Iran on Tuesday morning, just hours after heralding what he called an “unlimited” ceasefire between the two longtime adversaries — a fragile agreement that now appears dangerously close to collapsing. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and …

The Trump administration will move to repeal a landmark 2001 rule that restricted logging and road construction in national forests, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday, signaling a dramatic reversal in U.S. forest and environmental policy. Rollins, speaking at the Western Governors Association annual meeting, said rescinding the so-called “roadless …

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a controversial deportation policy that enables the government to remove migrants to third countries where they have no prior connection, even when they fear torture or death. In a brief, unsigned order, the conservative-majority court put on …

In a major procedural victory, Senate Democrats succeeded in removing more than a dozen controversial Republican policy proposals from a sweeping tax and spending cut bill after Senate Parliamentarian rulings deemed them noncompliant with reconciliation rules. The decision derailed GOP efforts to restructure federal programs such as food assistance and …

Israel and Iran reached a truce in their 12-day-old war Monday, President Donald Trump said on social media. The ceasefire will go into effect at midnight Eastern, he said. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … …