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Senate passes Trump's big tax, spending cuts as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks — including Sen. Rand Paul of...

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks, spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday (July 1, 2025) on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., rushes from the chamber to his office as he struggles with Republicans opposed to President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. J....

Senator Thune react following passage of the Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Following the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill out of the U.S. Senate, Senate Majority John thune went on the floor of the U.S. Senate to comment on it....
Senate remains stuck on Trump’s tax cuts bill after voting all night
Senate Republicans are struggling to pass President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill, with GOP leaders still scrambling to secure 50 votes after a marathon overnight voting session that, by Tuesday morning, appeared to bring the...

Sen. John Thune’s tax cuts for the wealthy will hurt South Dakotans. He isn’t solving a crisis. He’s creating one.
I was deeply disappointed in Senate Majority Leader John Thune when I saw the Senate revise the House reconciliation bill in a way that makes it even more damaging to South Dakota. Congress has a choice: continue tax relief for working families or...

Prison task force is offered sites east of Box Elder, near unbuilt hog operation in Sioux Falls
Land that Sioux Falls economic development boosters had once hoped to see anchored by a $500 million slaughterhouse is now on offer as a men’s prison site. Also a prison site option, as of Tuesday: a hundred-plus acres of ranch land just east of...

Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...

Senate leader Thune advocates extending tax cuts amid Medicaid reform debate
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune addressed the Senate floor on June 30, 2025,...

Senate passes Trump tax bill in tight vote
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Senate passes Trump’s tax bill 50-50; VP JD Vance breaks the tie Three Republican senators joined Democrats in opposition Bill includes $4.5T in tax cuts, $1.2T in spending cuts Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy credits face...

'Tone Deaf' Kristi Noem Berated for Sharing Governor's Portrait Options As Texas Flood Rescue Efforts Continue
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is being berated online after she turned to her followers to ask for their thoughts on potential governor's portraits amid rescue efforts for the deadly flash floods that struck Texas over the weekend. Noem...

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...

Concealed Carry Allowed on South Dakota Campuses Starting July 1
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Starting July 1 handguns will be allowed on South Dakota’s public college and technical school campuses. The new law, passed during this year’s legislative session, lets students, staff, and visitors with enhanced or...

Senate passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in 51 to 50 vote after marathon session
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill Tuesday after a marathon series of amendment votes that stretched more than 24 hours, delivering a major victory for the president and bringing the signature piece of...

Lawmakers Launch Study on South Dakota’s Rising Prison Numbers and Re-entry Challenges
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota lawmakers are digging into prison numbers, and this time it isn’t about building a new prison. The Legislature’s interim committee on Incarceration and Re-entry is beginning an interim summer study of...

“Most Massive Transfer of Wealth Upward in American History”: John Nichols on Trump’s Budget Law
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. President Donald Trump signed his sweeping tax and spend bill into law on July 4th,...

Senate passes President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' budget package
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s spending bill Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance...

Senate Republicans pass Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after a turbulent all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...

Senate Republicans pass Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill
Audio By Carbonatix WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a...

International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Israel Bombs Crowded Gaza Cafe, Killing Dozens, Including Children Jul 01, 2025 Israeli attacks on Gaza killed nearly 100...