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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…

House fails to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas House fails to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 03:04 The House began voting July 2, 2025, on whether to open debate for a sprawling Trump-backed domestic spending bill, but some GOP holdouts could endanger its passage. With such close margins, a tie vote is possible — here’s a look back at what happens when the House ties.An unusual scene occurred on the House floor in February 2024 as the chamber’s vote tally came to a tie at 215 to 215 when three House Republicans joined Democrats to oppose an effort to impeach…

Politics / Q&A / July 2, 2025 From Kirsten Gillibrand (“she should resign”) to Eric Adams (“a power-hungry, egotistical man”) to the Democratic establishment, NYC’s Gen-Z political star doesn’t hold back. Ad Policy New York City Council member Chi Ossé speaks at a rally in Brooklyn on May 24, 2025.(Madison Swart / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images) Chi Ossé is the first Gen Z member of the New York City Council and one of the youngest elected officials in the country. Over the last few years, Ossé, 27, who represents Bedford-Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights, has risen…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man whose mistaken deportation by the Trump administration has fueled a monthslong legal saga — alleged Wednesday that he faced “psychological torture” and “severe beatings” after he was sent to a supermax prison in El Salvador earlier this year.The new allegations emerged in a legal filing by attorneys for Abrego Garcia in Maryland federal court, seeking to amend his lawsuit against the Trump administration over his deportation. Abrego Garcia was flown back to the United States in early June — months after a Maryland judge ordered his return — and promptly charged with human smuggling…

CASE UPDATE: On April 11, 2025, a jury found Monica Sementill, 53, guilty of murder and conspiracy for masterminding the murder of her husband Fabio, with special circumstances of murder for financial gain and murder while lying in wait.When Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker were arrested and accused of a murder conspiracy to kill Monica’s husband, Fabio Sementilli, 49, their love affair continued in jail according to documents revealed in a “48 Hours” investigation of the case. Prosecutors allege their ongoing love affair behind bars, including recordings made during police sting operations, represent further evidence of a committed murder conspiracy between the…

The CBS logo is seen on a building in Chicago. The network’s parent company, Paramount Global, has agreed to pay $16 million for President Trump’s future presidential library to settle a lawsuit he filed over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during last fall’s elections. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto The announcement Tuesday from Paramount Global, CBS’ parent company, that it had settled President Trump’s private lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview was welcome news for its controlling owner, Shari Redstone. But it represented yet…

Edan Alexander greeted in New Jersey hometown Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander greeted by cheering crowds in New Jersey hometown 03:57 Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Alexander, who was held hostage by the militant group Hamas in Gaza for 19 months, was released last month, and has since returned home to New Jersey. Now 21, the dual U.S.-Israeli citizen grew up in New Jersey and graduated from high school before moving to Israel.…