US Congress advances Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, awarding tax cuts to the wealthy and sacrificing programs for the poor
The Senate voted to pass the Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which at its core expands massive tax cuts to the top 1%
Joe Biden and the Democrats are siding with railway giants against workers
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the issues faced by rail workers in the US who are on the verge of taking industrial action even as companies and the government seek to stop them
Trump survives conviction in the impeachment process
The Senate cleared president Donald Trump of all charges with a majority vote that was completely based on the party lines. Several Republicans, who opposed the impeachment motion, nevertheless criticized Donald Trump for his “shameful conduct”
US House passes resolution restricting Trump’s powers to declare war on Iran
Besides being of some symbolic and political significance, the resolution does not have any legal value and is non-binding
Trump’s impeachment inquiry and the imponderables ahead
The impeachment process against Donald Trump is picking up pace with a number of key votes coming up. However, it is uncertain what impact it will have on the political scene in the country
- Israel has killed or imprisoned directors of all North Gaza hospitals
- “Home Depot must speak up”: Immigrant rights activists challenge multi-billion dollar company as stores become site of ICE raids
- Israel escalates assault on Lebanon amid mounting US pressure to disarm Hezbollah
- Italian left party demands answers over police infiltration scandal
- Fight against Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” unites immigrant rights, environmental, and Indigenous movements
