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July 3, 2025 While weapons contractors will gorge on a huge new infusion of cash, military personnel, past and present, are clearly going to be neglected. Ad Policy A Boeing B52H bomber is pictured flying in August 2020. (Rob Reedman, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. The Senate is on the verge of passing the distinctly misnamed “big beautiful bill.” It is, in fact, one of the ugliest pieces of legislation to come out of Congress in living memory.…

Top-ranking Food and Drug Administration officials picked by the Trump administration under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overrode career staff at the agency to limit the approvals of COVID-19 shots from Novavax and Moderna, according to records released by the FDA.In a memorandum following Novavax’s approval in May, which narrowed the shot’s label to only seniors ages 65 and older and others at-risk of severe disease, the FDA’s Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency’s career vaccine reviewers. Prasad was named earlier this year to replace Dr. Peter Marks, the longtime head of the…

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider whether states can prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, setting up a high-profile clash that could have far-reaching implications across the country.The justices agreed to decide whether laws from Idaho and West Virginia that prevent transgender girls and women from competing in female athletics violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and Title IX. The cases involving transgender rights come after the court’s conservative majority upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors last month.Beginning in its next term in October, the Supreme Court will…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories After a nearly day-long stalemate, House Republicans were able to get through the procedural vote on President Trump’s massive tax and spending package. GOP holdouts delayed the vote for several hours overnight, but ultimately, enough members agreed to move the bill forward. Now, the bill is being debated on the House floor. Once that’s done, the House can proceed to a final vote. If House Republicans obtain…

Jury splits verdict and acquits Sean “Diddy” Combs of sex trafficking, racketeering – CBS News Watch CBS News A jury acquitted Sean “Diddy” Combs of the most serious charges he faced during his trial, federal racketeering and sex trafficking. He was found guilty on two prostitution-related counts. Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years in prison. A judge denied the music mogul’s request for bail. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

The United States is halting some weapons shipments to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the White House confirmed Tuesday. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News in a statement that the “decision was made to put America’s interests first following” a Defense Department “review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe.” A U.S. official told CBS News the move was over concerns about U.S. military stockpiles falling too low.The Trump administration did not confirm which weapons were being pulled from delivery or the scale of the pullback.Kelly added, “The strength of the…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the House Chamber during a procedural vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Capitol on July 2. Johnson managed to cobble together the votes needed to pass the final rule for the bill, setting the House up for final passage ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images After a vote that remained open for several hours as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tried to convince five holdouts to advance President Trump’s signature legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill…

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Washington — Jeffrey Smith, one of the D.C. police officers beaten and injured during the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, was left traumatized and changed by the events of that day, his widow, Erin Smith, says. “The man that left on January 6 was not the man that came home in the early hours of January 7,” Smith told CBS News this week. “He was a different person. His personality changed. His demeanor changed. He was there, but the man that I knew was not in the same body.” The 35-year-old Smith died by suicide on Jan. 15, 2021, as…

A variety of forecasters say the tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week would add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The bill extends many of the 2017 tax cuts while reducing spending on Medicaid and food stamps. Derek White/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Derek White/Getty Images North America The massive tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars over the next decade to an already hefty federal debt. The precise level of additional red ink depends on…