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President Trump’s megabill has barely adopted the Senate yesterday with a vote of 51-50. Vice-president Vance expressed the revolutionary vote. Friday, the Chamber plans to vote on the bill, because the Republicans hope to obtain the package on the president’s office. The legislation should add 3.3 billions of dollars to the US budget deficit until 2034. This is what is inside the plan.
Chamber Mike Johnson, R-La., Is expressed at a press conference at the American Capitol on June 4.
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- 🎧 The president of the room, Mike Johnson, cannot afford more than three people by voting against the package And said time is a factor. The flights were delayed and canceled last night while members of the Chamber were trying to go to the national capital to vote. NPR WALSH DEIRDRE First That some conservatives have threatened to vote not because the Senate bill costs much more than the version adopted by the Chamber in May. The GOP message is that the congress must adopt the bill to avoid an increase in taxes since the expiration of tax reductions during Trump’s first term at the end of this year. Walsh says it is a complicated message because most people will not see significant changes in their pay checks.
“One Big Beautiful Bill” of Trump aims to reduce federal spending on Medicaid and the markets of the Act respecting affordable care About $ 930 billion in the next decade, according to the Budget Office of the non -partisan congress. This last estimate represents a reduction of $ 100 billion more than the room voted to reduce in May. If it is adopted, the bill would reverse many medical coverage gains obtained during Biden and Obama administrations, which facilitated millions of people to access health care and lower the uninsured rate in the United States to record stockings.
- 🎧 There are 26 million Americans without health insurance at the moment. This number should increase by a third party because of this bill, according to the CBO. The main way in which the bill will separate people from their insurance is the increase in documents, explains Julie Rovner with Kff Health News. The bill would force people to prove their eligibility every six months instead of once a year. The process would be more than filling out a form; People should download many documents to prove their complaints about their income or state of health. This can be a difficult task for those who are physically or mentally ill.
The Trump Restructure Administration The Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. DOGE collaborates with ATF on approximately 50 regulatory changes, many of which aim to relax firearms, according to Meg Anderson, from People NPR, who knew the problem. An proposed change would prolong the validity of the checks of the history for the purchase of firearms from 30 days to 60 days. Another change would allow firearms dealers to destroy the files after 20 years, rather than obliging them to keep these files indefinitely.
- 🎧 The Ministry of Justice also proposed discounts to more than 500 investigators. ATF is the only agency in the United States with the ability to draw firearms involved in crimes, a service police use all the time. The agency maintains a marking database found on bullets and boxes after their dismissal. “It’s like the fingerprint of a pistol,” explains Anderson. Brandon Del Pozo, who was Burlington’s police chief Vermont, says that the agency cuts are in contradiction with the Trump administration that they are difficult to scream.
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Love Island strikes a little too close to his home.
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Love Island strikes a little too close to his home.
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Whether you are watching reality TV, you may have noticed the new season of Love Island USA Resume your social media. The show, which brings together a group of people to compete for love and $ 100,000, attracts a lot of attention. To make it more exciting, the show is produced in real time, allowing the public to really get involved with what is happening. But this season means that many viewers are gleeing their heads because of the extreme lack of romance. On It’s been a minuteAnimator Brittany Luse discusses with the co-owner of Defector Media, Kelsey McKinney, and co-host of Scamfluers, Sarah Hagi, on the way the show could be a reflection of current encounters.
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The air traffic control tower at Birmingham-ShuttlesWorth International Airport in Birmingham, Alberta, June 21, 2025. After a series of technical failures and staff shortages, the Trump administration focuses on the reform of the air traffic control system, including the possibility of privatization.
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Trump’s current administration is focused on reforming air traffic control following a recent wave of technical breakdowns and staff shortages. This is not the first time that the administration has attempted such reforms. The Trump administration attempted to privatize the control of American air traffic in 2017, but the effort has never taken off. This time, the objective is an investment of several billion dollars in the Federal Aviation Administration. The privatization talks seem to be suspended. The aviation industry groups are gathering behind the plan of the Sean Duffy transport secretary to modernize the system by improving obsolete equipment and accelerating hiring. However, some FAA criticisms argue that the best way to improve the country’s air traffic control system is to completely withdraw it from direct government surveillance.
- ✈️ In 1996, Canada privatized its airplane travel system, which facilitates the acquisition of new technologies that improved plane trips without supporting the long passing process.
- ✈️ Canada has increased from financing for air traffic control mainly through tax revenue at the implementation costs according to the weight and distance from the flight.
- ✈️ Opponents of privatization argue that it has not always succeeded. They cite a recent shortage of air traffic controllers in Canada and a 2023 report from the International Civil Aviation Organization, which has downgraded the Canadian flight safety rating.
- ✈️ Another concern about privatization is that it can disadvantage small airports and pilots who do not generate the same economic impact as large airlines.
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Waffle House has dropped a temporary supplement to eggs, because prices return to more normal levels. The chain had added the charge in February because an avian flu epidemic caused the rise in egg prices.
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- In the news of the egg cells, Waffle House drops the supplement of 50 cents per egg which it added in February, because prices return to more normal levels.
- The luxury sports brand Lululemon pursues Costco, saying that the wholesale giant has copied several of its signature conceptions, selling them at lower prices under its signature brand Kirkland.
- Paramount Global agreed to pay $ 16 million at the Trump Foundation for its future presidential library. This payment pays a legal action which he brought about concerning the modification of a 60 minutes Interview with former vice-president Kamala Harris.
This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
