House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., along with the House Democratic Caucus, assemble on the Capitol steps to rail against President Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on July 2. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Democrats feel that President […]
We look at the impact of the Republican tax and spending bill, passed just in time for Fourth of July, and we discuss President Trump’s looming trade deal deadline. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: During the Fourth of July picnic on the White House lawn, President Trump signed his Big Beautiful Bill into law yesterday. (SOUNDBITE OF […]
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters The Bras Marie site is one of three areas in Paris open for seasonal public swimming The River Seine in Paris has reopened publicly to swimmers for the first time since 1923 after a century-long ban. The seasonal opening of the Seine for swimming is viewed as a key legacy […]
Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck and Charmed, has died aged 56. His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer. “Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his […]
President Trump is signing the “One Big Beautiful Bill” to implement his policy agenda on Independence Day, as he was hoping for. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Well, President Trump, by his own telling, is on a roll. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: This was – had to be the best two weeks. Has anybody […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Lucid Motors (NYSE: LCID) stock rose over 5% yesterday after the startup electric vehicle (EV) company reported record deliveries for Q2. Here we’ll discuss how the company’s deliveries stack against other EV companies. […]
Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research. These “unsung heroes” called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres […]
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has cautiously welcomed a United States-brokered peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while suggesting Kigali will retaliate if provoked. Speaking at a news conference in Kigali on Friday, Kagame said […]
Nic Marko Local Democracy Reporting Service Google The Rowan Suite maternity unit at Hartlepool Hospital became fully operational in 2020 A pause in the delivery of babies at a hospital, caused by staff shortages and illness, is being reviewed monthly by health chiefs. The midwife-led Rowan Suite maternity unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool […]
EXPLAINER MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done? Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom voted overwhelmingly this week to proscribe the campaign group, Palestine Action, as a terrorist organisation under anti-terrorism laws, putting the group on a par with armed groups […]