Author: Newyorki

The U.S. Senate remains locked in prolonged debate over President Donald Trump’s expansive tax, spending, and border security bill, with negotiations dragging into a second week amid fierce partisan divides and growing fractures within the Republican ranks. At the heart of the bill are controversial proposals that include an extension of the 2017 Trump-era tax cuts, sweeping reductions to Medicaid funding exceeding $1 trillion, and an unprecedented $150 billion boost to the Department of Homeland Security, aimed at fueling Trump’s mass deportation agenda and expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall. A Divided GOP and Tight Vote Margins Republicans, who control the…

Elon Musk has sharply escalated his opposition to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and budget legislation, warning Republican lawmakers who support the bill that he will actively fund efforts to unseat them in upcoming primaries. In a series of posts published June 30 on X (formerly Twitter), Musk — the world’s richest man and a former senior adviser in the Trump administration — criticized the legislation for dramatically expanding the national debt. The bill, a cornerstone of Trump’s domestic policy in his second term, would increase the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion, a move Musk described as “the biggest…

President Donald Trump has renewed his public campaign to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to significantly cut interest rates — this time through an unconventional approach: a handwritten letter shared on social media. In a note posted to Truth Social on June 30, Trump criticized Powell for failing to lower rates, writing, “You are, as usual, ‘Too Late.’ You have cost the USA a fortune and continue to do so.” He called for deep rate cuts, adding, “Hundreds of billions of dollars [are] being lost! No inflation.” The letter was accompanied by a global comparison of central bank interest…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he has had no communication with Iranian officials since what he described as the complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities by U.S. military strikes. Posting on Truth Social, Trump stated, “I haven’t offered Iran anything, nor have I spoken to them since we destroyed their nuclear sites.” He also took the opportunity to criticize former President Barack Obama for sending billions of dollars to Tehran under the 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump withdrew from during his first term in office. In remarks made the day before, Trump suggested Iran is now…

A man was arrested by Capitol Police on Sunday evening after interrupting a Senate debate on President Donald Trump’s sweeping new spending bill, known among supporters as the “big, beautiful bill.” The incident occurred in the Senate Galleries, where the individual began shouting criticisms at lawmakers during the heated legislative session. The man, identified as Allen D. Rogers from Florida, was taken into custody around 7:00 p.m. and charged with unlawful conduct after he refused to comply with officers’ orders to cease his disruptive behavior. According to a statement from the U.S. Capitol Police, “Our officers arrested a man who…

A recent surge in US equities has cast doubt on the widely expected investor rotation toward European markets, as Wall Street rebounds sharply from tariff-driven turbulence. The S&P 500 index climbed 10% in the second quarter of 2025, significantly outperforming Europe’s Stoxx 600, which gained less than 2%. This sharp performance gap has disrupted expectations that President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policies would push global investors toward European assets, where optimism had been rising on the back of large-scale fiscal stimulus efforts. Instead, capital has flowed back into familiar territory: US tech giants. Nvidia reached a new record high, while…

Former President Donald Trump is pressuring Republican lawmakers to pass a comprehensive domestic policy bill before the July 4 holiday, framing the legislation as a critical step in advancing his economic and immigration agenda. Commonly referred to as the “Big Bill,” the proposal includes major tax reductions, expanded funding for border security, and substantial cuts to healthcare and nutrition assistance programs. Trump has described the legislation as a cornerstone of Republican policymaking, urging a Senate vote within days. “This bill is essential to restoring American greatness and fixing the broken systems that hurt working families,” Trump posted on Truth Social.…

Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a pivotal holdout on President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging legislative package covering taxes, Medicaid, border enforcement, and more, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2026. In a public statement, Tillis, who has served in the Senate since 2015, said the decision was “not a hard choice,” pointing to increasing political polarization in Washington and his desire to spend more time with his family. “As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year—and at times even joked about—I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term,” Tillis said. “The choice…

A tragic ambush unfolded on Sunday on Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking area just outside the city of Coeur d’Alene, leaving two firefighters dead and one seriously injured. The suspect, believed to have intentionally started a wildfire before launching a deadly assault on emergency responders, was later found dead on the mountain after a six-hour manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement personnel. According to Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris, the suspect set a blaze around 1:21 p.m. and waited in hiding to ambush the first responders. When firefighters arrived at the scene, shots were fired by 2:00 p.m. Officers quickly…

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has pushed back against accusations from President Donald Trump, who labeled him a communist and a “radical left lunatic” during a recent appearance on Fox News. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state Assembly member, denied the claims and accused the president of using divisive rhetoric to distract from the core issues of the mayoral race. In a June 29 interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Mamdani stated, “He wants to distract from what I’m fighting for. I’m fighting for the very working people he claimed to represent, but later betrayed.” He also criticized…