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Trump’s tax-and-spending bill passes Congress in major win for president

Par :Chris Stein and Hugo Lowell in Washington

3 juillet 2025 à 21:29

Early-morning negotiations proved enough to persuade hardline House conservatives to back bill in 218-214 vote

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The US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill on Thursday, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second term and sending to his desk wide-ranging legislation expected to supercharge immigration enforcement and slash federal safety net programs.

The 218-214 vote came after weeks of wrangling over the measure that Trump demanded be ready for his signature by Friday, the Independence Day holiday. Written by his Republican allies in Congress and unanimously rejected by Democrats, the bill traveled an uncertain road to passage that saw multiple all-night votes in the House and Senate and negotiations that lasted until the final hours before passage. Ultimately, Republicans who had objected to its cost and contents folded, and the bill passed with just two GOP defections: Thomas Massie, a rightwing Kentucky lawmaker, and Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents a Pennsylvania district that voted for Kamala Harris in last year’s election.

Pentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’

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Par :Hugo Lowell in Washington

3 juillet 2025 à 01:32

Sean Parnell repeats Trump claim that key sites were destroyed, based on ‘assessments inside the department’

Pentagon reviews arms exports to allies as munition stockpiles reportedly drop

The Pentagon has collected intelligence material that suggests Iran’s nuclear program was set back roughly one to two years as a result of the US strikes on three key facilities last month, the chief spokesperson at the defense department said at a news conference on Wednesday.

The spokesperson, Sean Parnell, repeated Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been completely destroyed, although he did not offer further details on the origin of the assessments beyond saying it came from inside the defense department.