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Holdouts say Trump promised he’d ‘make the bill better’ in the future

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While there were no changes made to the legislative text of President Donald Trump’s megabill after it came back from the Senate, some House Republican holdouts said Trump made promises in order to get their votes.After meeting with House Republicans at the... Read More.

Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Four major law enforcement groups are sounding the alarm in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about potential cuts to the intelligence-gathering arm of her agency.The Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA),... Read More.

‘Immoral’: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in marathon speech

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for longest-ever House floor speech as he made a last stand against President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill.Jeffries took to the House floor just before 5 a.m. on Thursday and spoke... Read More.

House passes Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House has passed President Trump's major tax cut and spending bill in a 218 to 214 vote.The legislation will now go to President Trump's desk for his signature.The final vote came after an overnight scramble by Speaker Mike Johnson to secure... Read More.

The 2 House Republicans who voted no on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition.Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against the legislation alongside the entire House Democratic Caucus.While Massie and... Read More.

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ward Sakeik -- a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained on her way back from her honeymoon -- has been released from ICE detention nearly five months after her arrest, her husband confirmed to ABC News.Sakeik, who is married to a... Read More.

Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's administration is pausing over $6 billion of congressionally-appropriated federal funding for after-school, student support, teacher training, English language and other education programs, according to a Department of Education memo obtained by ABC News.In a letter to Congress from the... Read More.

Member of white supremacy group indicted for allegedly threatening federal officials: DOJ

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A member of a white supremacist online terror group has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to develop a hit list of "high value targets" for assassination -- including federal officials, according to the Justice Department.Federal prosecutors allege that 24-year-old Noah Lamb was... Read More.

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings in plea hearing

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Bryan Kohberger admitted to the killings of four University of Idaho students at his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, pleading guilty to all five counts, despite the former criminology student's initial eagerness to be exonerated in the high-profile case.At the Ada... Read More.

Family of man charged in deadly Boulder Molotov cocktail attack can be deported, judge rules

Friday, July 4 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the family of the man charged in the deadly Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, can be deported, dismissing a challenge to their removal filed last month.Hayam El Gamal, the wife of Mohamed Sabry... Read More.

Holdouts say Trump promised he’d ‘make the bill better’ in the future

Holdouts say Trump promised he’d ‘make the bill better’ in the future

Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback

‘Immoral’: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in marathon speech

House passes Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill

The 2 House Republicans who voted no on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill

Newlywed Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after months in detention

Trump administration pauses $6B in education programs ahead of school year

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings in plea hearing

Family of man charged in deadly Boulder Molotov cocktail attack can be deported, judge rules

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