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Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A bankruptcy court this week approved the $305 million sale of genetics testing firm 23andMe to a nonprofit organization led by the company's former CEO Anne Wojcicki, the company announced.The 23andMe bankruptcy earlier this year elicited fears about the security of... Read More.

USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a move officials say will restructure U.S. foreign assistance and reorient it toward national interests, as a new study finds the cuts could contribute... Read More.

How Trumps megabilll could affect Medicaid and who could lose coverage

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump's reconciliation bill by his July 4 deadline, many are worried about the changes that could be coming to Medicaid.Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program for disabled and low-income Americans. The Centers... Read More.

Lara Trump, Roy Cooper in the mix as Tillis retirement ignites fierce North Carolina Senate race

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Sen. Thom Tillis' decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle in North Carolina to either challenge him or flip his seat, which will now be wide open in 2026.Without Tillis on the ballot,... Read More.

Trump again brings up the idea of deporting US citizens for crimes

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday to float his idea, which some legal experts say is unconstitutional, to deport U.S. citizens who commit crimes.Speaking to the press during a tour of a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, the president repeated... Read More.

Trump falsely questions Zohran Mamdanis citizenship, threatens to arrest him over ICE operations

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump threatened New York state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani with arrest if the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor defies Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.The president also continued to allege the 33-year-old Democratic socialist is a "communist" while talking to... Read More.

It all came down to Collins and Murkowski: Inside the final passage of Trumps big, beautiful bill

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Gathered on the Senate floor after a 26-hour, record-breaking vote-a-rama series, senators voted hastily on two final Republican-led amendments before getting to the main event: final passage of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."Vice President JD Vance was presiding over the chamber... Read More.

Whats next for Trumps sweeping policy bill as House takes up Senate version

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After a marathon three days of debate and drama, Senate Republicans on Tuesday wrangled just enough votes to pass President Donald Trump's major tax and immigration bill.The Senate deadlocked 50-50 before Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote."Wow," Trump said as... Read More.

Which Republican senators voted against Trumps agenda bill and why

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill came down to the wire as Senate Republican leaders scrambled to get all GOP members on board before the final vote Tuesday.In the end, three long-serving GOP members, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul... Read More.

Trump says hed like to see facilities like Alligator Alcatraz in other states

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would like to see facilities like the new so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades in other states."Well, I think would like to see them in many states. Really, many states," the president... Read More.

Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki

Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki

USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations

How Trumps megabilll could affect Medicaid and who could lose coverage

Lara Trump, Roy Cooper in the mix as Tillis retirement ignites fierce North Carolina Senate race

Trump again brings up the idea of deporting US citizens for crimes

Trump falsely questions Zohran Mamdanis citizenship, threatens to arrest him over ICE operations

It all came down to Collins and Murkowski: Inside the final passage of Trumps big, beautiful bill

Whats next for Trumps sweeping policy bill as House takes up Senate version

Which Republican senators voted against Trumps agenda bill and why

Trump says hed like to see facilities like Alligator Alcatraz in other states

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