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GOP gets new midterm spending weapon from SCOTUS

Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, center, arrives for the Senate Republican leadership vote at the US Capitol

House Dems help GOP kill another Lebanon war powers vote

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Jun 30, 2026 - Business

U.S. Steel, one year after the sale to Japan's Nippon Steel

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House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again

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Jun 30, 2026
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Scoop: Trump's late July 4 speech throws D.C. fireworks timing into flux

Fireworks with views of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and U.S. Capitol in the frame

Supreme Court takes up local bans on AR-15 rifles for next term

A Springfield Armory AR-15-style rifle on the wall at Voodoo Firearms on Jan. 24, 2023, in Minooka, Ill.

Dems hash out Israel divisions at "intense" private meeting

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Updated Jun 30, 2026 - Politics & Policy

SCOTUS rejects Trump's birthright citizenship policy

People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected arrival on April 01, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Birthright citizenship decision gives advocates short-lived sigh of relief

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Jun 30, 2026 - Economy

The Fed's independence is still on the line

Fed governor Lisa Cook

Google's AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring

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Updated Jun 30, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Rep. Tom Kean discloses depression diagnosis upon return from months-long absence

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Updated Jun 30, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court strikes down party spending limits

Campaign stickers for Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate bid are displayed next to an "Honoring God With My Vote" flyer at a North Carolina election night event.
Updated Jun 30, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court lets states ban trans girls from girls' sports

Demonstrators holding signs for opposing viewpoints on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., during oral arguments in related cases.

GOP reboots the Red Scare as young Democrats embrace socialism

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Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy

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Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio

Photo illustration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as folding tools on a swiss army knife featuring the word "Trump"
Jun 30, 2026 - Economy

The AI boom's historical warning

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