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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Sunday that Iran could conceivably resume enriching uranium in a “matter of months,” although he resisted putting an exact timetable on the resurrection of Tehran’s nuclear weapons program after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. As in most of his public appearances since becoming IAEA director in 2019, Grossi was torn between his absolute priority of encouraging more negotiations and the undeniable truth that Iran has been lying to his agency about its nuclear program. Almost every comment Grossi makes about Iran’s uranium enrichment program concludes with his insistence that only further…
During an interview with ABC News on Monday, U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) responded to a question on whether she worries about taxes going up if the reconciliation bill doesn’t pass by saying she’s worried about the deficit and other provisions in the bill and “I do not think that vote will lead to higher taxes.” Host Diane Macedo asked, “Democrats have blasted cuts to Medicare and SNAP included in this bill, but the White House says voting against the bill will mean a $4 trillion tax increase. Are you worried about the impact on tax cuts if…
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) says he will vote against moving forward with President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, warning that the legislation in its current form would gut Medicaid funding for his state. “I will always do what is in the best interest of North Carolina, even when that puts me at odds with my own party,” Tillis wrote in a statement published on X. “I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form. It would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina,…
President Donald Trump and his top deputies have started their final public push to get the “big, beautiful bill” over the finish line as the Senate struggles to finish up the legislation. Stephen Miller, Trump’s top policy aide, appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” Monday night, about 12 hours into the Senate “vote-a-rama,” to angrily rebut criticisms of the bill and fiercely defend its contents. “I am sick and tired of the lies about this bill that have been perpetrated by the opportunists who are trying to make a name for themselves,” he said. “This is the most conservative bill…
President Trump responded to Elon Musk’s criticism of the Big Beautiful Bill in a midnight social media post. Elon Musk has been attacking Trump’s reconciliation bill over the debt limit increase. He also whined about the electric vehicle mandate cuts. Trump campaigned on eliminating Biden’s EV mandates. For the past month, Elon Musk has been complaining about the EV and solar incentive cuts in the reconciliation bill. Whatever. Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill. In the entire…
The reinstalled cauldron from the Paris 2024 Games Olympic Cauldron rises above the Louvre and River … More Seine during the Fete De La Musique 2025, on June 21, 2025 in Paris, France. The basin designed by Mathieu Lehanneur will lift off into the sky of the French capital each summer evening from June 21 to September 14 for the next three years. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)Getty Images The balloon has gone up and Paris is once again enchanted. The elegant spherical creation that housed the Olympic flame during last summer’s Paris Games has returned to its floating perch…
Indonesian officials said on Monday they will begin easing import restrictions and licensing requirements ahead of the July 9 deadline for U.S. tariff negotiations. Members of President Prabowo Subianto’s government promised to deregulate, streamline the bureaucracy, and reduce non-tariff import barriers as part of trade negotiations with the United States. At a press conference on Monday, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said restrictions would be eased on ten groups of commodities over the next two months. “There are measures we’ve already implemented, and others will depend on the outcome of the tariff negotiations,” he said. Airlangga also said…
During an interview with CBS News’ “The Takeout” on Monday, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) stated that she would not vote to make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and that while there are “some interesting things I’m willing to consider over there, making a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans is not what I’m here for.” CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and host Major Garrett asked, “Would you vote, in isolation, to make permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts?” Slotkin answered, “No. I think that while there [are] some interesting things I’m willing to consider over there, making a tax cut…
The Senate voted to proceed on President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill in a rare drama-packed Saturday night vote. They key procedural vote on the motion to proceed is a significant victory for the President and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and clears the path for amendment votes to begin, likely late Monday night. The bill contains many of Trump’s key campaign promises and addresses immigration and border security, energy, national security and defense, and taxes – notably extending the bulk of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and instituting no tax on tips and overtime. The vote was 51 to…
The anonymous source has claimed that Tehran still possess numerous “new generation missiles,” against which Israel is defenseless Iran’s next military conflict with Israel will be the “last” one for the Jewish state, as Tehran now understands its arch-enemy’s weak points, an anonymous source in the Islamic Republic has exclusively told RT. They also claimed that Iran still has numerous advanced missiles in its stocks, which can penetrate Israeli air defenses.Israel attacked Iran earlier this month, alleging that Tehran was nearing completion of a nuclear bomb. Aside from targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, the Israeli airstrikes killed hundreds of…