The Supreme Court handed the Department of Government Efficiency two big wins late on Friday.
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The Supreme Court handed the Department of Government Efficiency two big wins late on Friday.
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Congressional Republicans urged both Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to end their public feud that escalated sharply a day earlier.
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Roughly 1.7 million air conditioners sold in Costco, Walmart, and Amazon have been recalled nationwide after reports of customers suffering from issues such as allergic reactions and respiratory infections.
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Israel bombed several sites in southern Beirut and southern Lebanon on Thursday, with the Israel Defense Forces saying it was targeting underground facilities used by Hezbollah to produce drones.
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President Donald Trump, joined by Tesla CEO Elon Musk (L), speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) |
Congressional Republicans on Friday urged both Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to end their public feud that escalated sharply a day earlier, with some warning that the spat could torpedo the One Big Beautiful Bill that both Trump and the GOP want passed.
Musk and Trump traded barbs on social media on Thursday and Friday, coming after the president broke his silence on Musk’s near-constant criticism of the bill earlier this week. It came about a week after Musk departed the Trump administration after his 130-day period as a special government employee ended.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told CNN that he hopes the two reconcile because “I believe in redemption,” and he believes that “it will all work out.” “We’ve been exchanging text messages, but you know I’m not going to get into the details of what we’re discussing. He’s a friend. Just trying to get everybody to yes,” he said, referring to Musk. Other Republicans also hoped that the spat would end.
“I hope that both of them come back together because when the two of them are working together, we’ll get a lot more done for America than when they’re at cross purposes,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night. (More) More Politics: |
- The fiscal effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are under scrutiny as lawmakers attempt to get the tax-and-spending package on President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature before July 4.
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President Trump signed executive orders to deregulate and open research and development into flying cars and supersonic aviation technology.
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The president also signed an order to strengthen the United States against threats posed by drones and to encourage innovation in domestic drone technology manufacturing.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to ban the Associated Press from certain spaces after it refused to change its stylebook to reflect the name change for the Gulf of America, previously named the Gulf of Mexico.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final rule Friday declaring that fuel economy standards set during the Biden administration violated federal law by factoring in electric vehicles, a move that lays the groundwork for looser future requirements.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador whose deportation to a maximum security prison there became a political flashpoint, was returned to the United States to face criminal charges for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants.
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Lobstermen unload their catch at the Stonington Lobster Co-Op wharf in Stonington, Maine, on July 5, 2019. One of the nation’s top lobster ports, Stonington has seen declining catches in recent years, pushing lobstermen farther offshore. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) |
Making a living from lobster fishing has become increasingly difficult for experienced independent lobstermen.
The rising costs of doing business, along with uncertain profits and declining landing volumes since the exceptional peaks of the 1990s and 2000s, all contribute to the challenges faced in this industry. Travis Dammier was pleased to return safely with his lobster catch one day last month, ready to sell in bulk, even though this landing was light at 140 pounds. After factoring in expenses for fuel and bait, he estimated his profit at around $100 for three hours of hard labor. He knew he needed to check more traps and make additional trips to ensure his time and effort would be worthwhile. Dammier fondly recalled the glorious days of lobster fishing closer to shore, when daily catches could exceed 1,000 pounds and yield substantial profits. Those years of abundance seemed they’d never end, but they eventually did.
Now, Dammier is compelled by circumstance to venture further out to sea and spend extended periods away from Stonington, about halfway up the Maine coastline. (More) More U.S. News |
- The United States produced more new millionaires than any other country in 2024, helping lift the global population of high-net-worth individuals by 2.6 percent to 23.4 million
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The group victimized in an anti-Semitic attack plans to return undaunted to the scene of the Boulder, Colorado, firebombing.
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Israel bombed several sites in southern Beirut and southern Lebanon on Thursday, with the Israel Defense Forces saying it was targeting underground facilities used by Hezbollah to produce drones.
The IDF said it had precisely struck sites used to produce and store unmanned aerial vehicles in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Dahieh and southern Lebanon. It was the first time in more than a month that Israel had struck Beirut, and only the fourth time since a cease-fire paused fighting with Hezbollah in November. The IDF said Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has launched more than 1,000 drones toward Israel during the war. The IDF called Hezbollah’s activities at the sites a blatant violation of the cease-fire agreement.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the Israeli air strikes a “blatant violation of an international agreement.” (More) More World News |
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The Chinese Communist Party is employing increasingly sophisticated tactics to infiltrate and manipulate America’s democratic institutions in an effort to silence dissidents. These tactics now include exploiting the U.S. legal system and influencing American media, according to leaked information. The Epoch Times hosted a forum in the U.S. Capitol on the Chinese regime’s escalated tactics to target dissidents in America. (Watch)
- The United States will focus on “investment-led and trade-driven growth” to stifle China’s malign influence in Africa and to fight Beijing’s attempts at global hegemony, according to Washington’s most senior official for African Affairs.
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Abortion has long remained one of the most deeply divisive issues in American life, where it intersects not only with legal frameworks but also with the realms of faith, personal morality, and community tradition.
“Letters to Stephanie” (2024) bravely ventures into this emotionally complex territory—not to preach, but to illuminate a forgotten history and tell a deeply personal story rooted in real events. The film stretches beyond politics to explore shame, sacrifice, and redemption over the span of generations.
In small-town USA, Anna Weber (Nita Lee), a warm but quietly wounded woman, is elated to learn that her eldest son, Ian (Joshua Murray), has proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Shari Adams (Makenna Bryant).
But the family’s hopeful atmosphere quickly darkens when Ian confesses to a brief sexual encounter with another woman, Tara Harper (Vanesa Lavado). Tara now finds herself pregnant. The news shatters Anna’s sense of control and throws both families into crisis.
The film weaves past and present together, showing how the ripple effects of one decision, made under pressure and pain, have touched multiple families for decades. “Letters to Stephanie” doesn’t moralize; it chooses to humanize. Behind the statistics, court rulings, and slogans are real people navigating impossible choices in a world that often gives them no right answer.
With strong performances, especially from Nita Lee as Stephanie’s intrepid grandmother Anna, the film offers a textured portrait of love’s endurance across broken lines. (More)
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