The House on July 2 started debating President Donald Trump’s legislative package of tax reductions and Medicaid cuts, as Republican leaders determine whether they can chart a path to victory with narrow majorities in Congress. Trump has been urging lawmakers to send him the bill to sign into law by July 4 but also acknowledged the timeline is flexible….
More than 80 civil rights and labor groups sent a letter to FIFA on July 1 expressing “deep concern” over the U.S. government’s immigration policies ahead of the 2026 World Cup in men’s soccer. In the letter, which was first reported by The Athletic, the groups cited President Donald Trump’s executive order banning visitors from…
The University of Idaho murder suspect was granted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Learn about his family here. Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology Ph.D. student arrested and charged with the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, was granted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in June 2025. After…
A jury acquitted Sean “Diddy” Combs on the top charges and convicted of a lesser sex-crimes charge after nearly two months of his federal trial. A 12-person jury delivered a bombshell split decision July 2 in Combs’ case, which started May 5 in Manhattan federal court. Jurors found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted…