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Live updates: Senate funds immigration enforcement through 2029; White House defends ballroom in appeals court
The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump’s anti-weaponization fund to a protest vote against Willia

FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead with a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, according to an administration official. The move marks a victory for anti-abortion groups that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict its use and how it can be distributed. The retrospective analysis of data…

Vanilla Ice says he hopes he’ll perform at DC rally announced by Trump
Rapper Vanilla Ice on Thursday said Thursday that he hopes he’s able to perform at President Trump’s upcoming rally in Washington, one of several events scheduled to mark America’s 250th birthday. The rally was announced after multiple artists withdrew from a planned concert at Trump’s “Great American State Fair.” Vanilla Ice, whose real name

Republicans attack Talarico’s masculinity — and it might work
Masculinity once meant things like humility, fidelity, responsibility, sacrifice, and service. Somewhere along the line, we seem to have replaced those attributes with a model more suited to professional wrestling.

Pete Buttigieg, untethered, acts as Trump counterweight for angry Democrats
Pete Buttigieg is everywhere. Buttigieg, the former Transportation secretary in the Biden administration, has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s most visible messengers ahead of the midterms, traveling to battleground districts, venturing into red states and making a steady stream of television appearances — including on Fox News. The v

Trump says he’ll attend NBA Finals game, root for Knicks
President Trump said Thursday he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week, after receiving an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan. “The answer is yes — he’s invited me, I’m going,” Trump, a longtime Knicks fan and New York native, told reporters in the Oval Office, when…

