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Senate GOP Resistance to Trump Needs a New Hope
The Dispatch
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July 1, 2025
The last remnants of the old Republican resistance are being swept away. Perhaps that is too dramatic an assessment of North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek a third term next year. After all, the 64-year-old Republican has hardly...
Senate pulls all-nighter trying to advance Trump's tax bill
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — Senate Republican leaders continue to scrounge for votes to pass Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion tax and spending bill as lingering intraparty fights threaten to upend the legislative centerpiece of the president’s domestic agenda. Most...
Senators still battling over bill
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- The Senate's long day of voting churned toward evening Monday, with Republican leaders grasping for ways to shore up support for President Donald...
Senate Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill in overnight session
CityNews Halifax
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is slogging through an overnight session that has dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders buying time as they search for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending...
Senate works through the night as GOP tries to cut deal that satisfies those who want more and less Medicaid cuts
Fortune
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The Senate is slogging through an overnight session that has dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders buying time as they search for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending...
Senate Republicans search for support Trump’s big bill in overnight session
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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At the same time House Speaker Mike Johnson has signaled more potential problems ahead, warning the Senate package could run into trouble when it is sent back to the House for a final round of voting, as skeptical lawmakers are being called back...
Senate’s Long Day Turns To Night as GOP Works To Pass Trump’s Big Bill
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP...
Florida Lawmakers Taken Aback By ‘Circle of Chains’ Memorial Showcased Outside Capital Building
Black Enterprise
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June 30, 2025
Jones supports the motion for a formal opening ceremony saying “our ancestors deserve to be seen and acknowledged.” Some of Florida’s Black lawmakers are shocked that the “Circle of Chains” memorial — capturing the tragedy of slavery in the...
Florida eliminates business rent tax for small businesses
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Florida's small business community is marking a significant milestone with the signing of HB 7031 into law. This legislation, enacted by Governor DeSantis, eliminates the business rent tax for small businesses in the state. Bill Herrle, Executive...
Five New Bills Signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Now in Effect
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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taking effect between June 26 and July 1 The Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has signed five bills into law on June 26. BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA — The Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has signed five bills into law on June 26. These laws span...
U.S Senate in deliberations to pass Trump’s $4.5T Budget Bill
Switch TV
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July 1, 2025
Senate Grinds Through Heated Debate as Trump’s Budget Bill Edges Toward Final Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate entered the final stretch Monday in a high-stakes push to pass former President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill. The...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.1.25
Florida Politics
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July 1, 2025
Good Tuesday morning. Welcome to the world — I imagine it’s easy not to worry about what projects of yours the Governor is vetoing when an angel like this comes into your life. Say hello to Amelia Grace Andrade, daughter of Jessica and Rep. Alex...
Opening Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ gives DeSantis a chance to boost his ties to Trump
KVIA - Texas
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July 1, 2025
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two former Republican rivals are set to appear side by...
Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s midterm elections, setting off a scramble of successor speculation that includes both a former...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A makeshift detention...
New nonprofit uplifting hurricane victims through big, beautiful murals
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 1, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. — There’s a new nonprofit organization in Tampa Bay that’s using the power of the paint brush to help restore businesses, charities and municipalities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “We are bringing in the happiness,...
Shocked: Florida Reality Star Accused of Dismembering Partner – LATEST UPDATES
The Published Reporter
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July 1, 2025
A tight-knit Springfield community is reeling after a judge sentenced a 9-year-old girl’s killer to just four years in prison. In a crash that still haunts residents, the school bus driver, found to be under the influence of illegal drugs, plowed...
Florida cuts business rent tax: Local businesses react
WJHG - Florida
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June 30, 2025
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed on the dotted line to remove the Business Rent Tax later this year. Local business owners like Marla Hansen, the owner of Fitness Junky in Panama City Beach, say this is...
Senators hunker down on Capitol Hill for a long day of votes on Trump’s big bill
FOX 2 Detroit - Michigan
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03 October 2024, USA, Washington: The dome of the US Capitol. Photo: Valerie Plesch/dpa (Photo by Valerie Plesch/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators hunkered down Monday to consider proposed amendments to President Donald...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces Tax Holiday On Guns
Zero Hedge
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) rolled out the "Second Amendment" tax holiday earlier this year, offering sales tax relief on firearms, ammunition, and related gear. The tax holiday officially begins on September 8. The initiative arrives as the...