What will Trump’s megabill do to programs like Medicare and SNAP?

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A large part of funding for President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda would come from cuts to safety net programs like Medicaid, the health care program for lower-income Americans and those with disabilities, and...

Bill Clinton stands by assessment Biden’s mind was ‘clear’ on ABC’s “The View”

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Former President Bill Clinton, on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday, said he didn’t have concerns about former President Joe Biden’s mental sharpness amid a slate of reports that allege a decline in Biden’s...

Trump and Xi hold long-awaited call, Chinese state media reports

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

Florence Lo-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone Thursday amid a trade war between the two countries — and during the call, Trump said Xi invited him to visit China.In a social media...

Supreme Court blocks lawsuit against gun manufacturers filed by Mexican government over cartel gun violence

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in favor of U.S. gun manufacturers and blocked a liability lawsuit brought by the government of Mexico, which sought to hold the companies accountable for the...

Supreme Court sides with Ohio straight woman who alleged ‘reverse discrimination’ by gay employer

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of an Ohio woman who wants to bring an employment discrimination claim against the state, alleging she was passed over for a job on the basis of her heterosexual...

Trump and China’s Xi speak amid trade war, Chinese state media reports

by admin | Jun 5, 2025 | Politics

Florence Lo-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone Thursday amid a trade war between the two countries, according to Chinese state media.The call happened at Trump’s request, Chinese...