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The Senate GOP released text of the 940-page reconciliation bill just after midnight. The Republicans are aiming for a Saturday vote. On Friday afternoon President Trump said Republican Senators are working all weekend to finish his “Big Beautiful Bill.” “The Great Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working all weekend to finish our “ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.” We are on the precipice of delivering Massive General Tax Cuts, NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR OUR SENIORS, Permanently Securing our Borders, an even Bigger and More Powerful Military (I rebuilt it during my…

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 26: Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr from Mexico face off prior to … More their fight at Honda Center on June 26, 2025 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)Getty Images Though it’s unclear whether the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight will be competitive (or if it’s mostly a farce), the rest of the fight card on Saturday night has legit action that has meaningful consequences for the combatants. Here’s everything you need to know about the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez fight card, including the odds of…

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 27: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) departs following a vote … MoreGetty Images The Senate’s final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill was released last night, and it introduces a complete overhaul of student loan repayment – for both existing borrowers and new borrowers. This comes after last minute changes removed some key provisions GOP lawmakers wanted. For new borrowers who take out student loans after July 1, 2026, they will only have two options: a new Standard Plan, or an income-driven repayment plan called the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP). Furthermore, new borrowers…

The halftime performer who displayed a pro-Palestinian protest flag during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome earlier this year has been arrested. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police, accused of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly. Nantambu broke from his dance routine and jumped onto a car with a Sudanese flag reading “Sudan” and ” Free Gaza.” He was eventually chased down and removed by security. “In coordination with the National Football League, troopers learned that Nantambu had permission to be on the field…

Michigan state Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R) voiced opposition to Democrats’ “ghost gun” ban by suggesting that if such a ban had been in place in the 1770s it would have undercut the American Revolution. The Detroit News quoted Lindsey saying, “If this law existed at the moment of our founding, America itself would not exist.” He expounded by noting that the guns the colonists used to “fight back against the tyranny of the British government” were guns that Democrats would label “ghost guns” today. In sum, Lindsey said “our nation most likely would not exist” if guns without serial numbers…

Civilians are among the injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in North Waziristan A suicide bomber has rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a military convoy in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. No group has taken responsibility so far, but the area has experienced frequent violence and attacks by a terrorist organization previously linked to the Taliban.The attack on Saturday killed 13 soldiers and injured 29 people, including ten army personnel and 19 civilians, an unnamed local official told AFP. According to a local police officer, the…

President Donald Trump says the Senate will be working this weekend to finish the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Since taking office, Trump has been pushing Congress to pass a massive budget bill that will wipe away the tax on tips, cut taxes and increase immigration enforcement resources. The bill is moving through a process call reconciliation that allows it to pass the Senate on a majority vote. While the bill has gained massive support for the concept, the details have been divisive, leading to a lot of late deal-making to get the bill to clear the House by a one-vote…

The wrecked Silver Bridge, spanning the Ohio River between Ohio and West Virginia, pictured after … More its collapse during rush hour traffic, December 17th 1967. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)Getty Images West Virginia must be rich, right? All that federal money that flows there year after year. Hopefully readers see the obvious flaw, or contradiction. Government spending is harmful, by its very description. Precisely because it signals the central planning of market goods, services and labor by politicians, it’s economically harmful. Only an economist could believe otherwise. Which requires us to start with first principles of economics that have…

The Trump effect appears to have spread to Ecuador as authorities there arrested one of their most significant, violent drug lords. The arrest took place this week when Ecuadoran authorities, working in partnership with U.S. authorities, arrested Jose Adolfo “Fito” Macias, the leader of “Los Choneros” Cartel and a man considered to be one of the most powerful and violent drug lords in Ecuador. The arrest carried such significance that Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa himself made the announcement in a series of social media posts claiming that the capture was due to a series of laws he and his followers…

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that South Carolina is allowed to block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood clinics in the state. The case was brought by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and a Medicaid patient after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed an executive order in 2018 seeking to exclude the abortion giant from its Medicaid program. The abortion organization argued the order violated federal law and contended that Medicaid patients had a right to sue the state under Section 1983, part of the Civil Right Act of 1871, to choose their own qualified healthcare provider. The…