11 h. ago Scottie Scheffler takes his anger out on coach in tasty US Open exchange after testing day two

The World No.1 is battling to stay afloat at Oakmont

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3 d. ago Trump wants ‘big beautiful’ spending bill passed ASAP. So why is Mike Johnson still messing with it?

Legislation technically has not been sent over to the Senate yet as Democrats urge Republicans to listen to Elon Musk and “Kill the Bill”

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3 d. ago House passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill ... again. Here’s why

Legislation technically has not been sent over to the Senate yet as Democrats urge Republicans to listen to Elon Musk and “Kill the Bill”

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3 d. ago Republicans use LA protests to push holdouts to pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

House Speaker Mike Johnson says ‘it's those men and women, the federal law enforcement officers who deserve our support right now’

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4 d. ago Mike Johnson claims that Gavin Newsom ‘ought to be tarred and feathered’ over LA protests

It is the latest escalation of war of words as the Democrat pushes back against Trump administration's response to protests

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4 d. ago The Latest: Trump defends National Guard deployment as protests spread to other cities

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests

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4 d. ago The Latest: Hegseth suggests National Guard use for homeland defense will expand under Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is fielding sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in Capitol Hill hearings

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8 d. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk ghosted me, House Speaker Mike Johnson admits after ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ blowup

Republican leader says Trump is ‘not delighted’ after Musk called president’s key legislation a ‘disgusting abomination’

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1 week ago Elon Musk leaves a mess for Trump and Mike Johnson with DOGE exit

Analysis: Musk’s deficit comments give conservatives the political cover they’d need to defy Trump and the White House, writes John Bowden

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1 week ago I was mad – Carlos Alcaraz reveals battle to stay calm in win over Ben Shelton

The American forced the defending champion to dig deep for a four-set win at the French Open.

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2 w. ago Trump’s alleged corruption shouldn’t be investigated because ‘it’s out in the open,’ Mike Johnson says

Johnson hailed Trump as ‘the most transparent president’ and railed against the ‘Biden crime family’ during a recent CNN appearance

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson wins his toughest battle yet – and shows he’s here to stay

The House speaker proves that no one can do it like him, writes John Bowden

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3 w. ago ‘Laugh all you want’: Democrats erupt after Mike Johnson calls Trump ‘most respected president in the modern era’

Democrats burst out laughing after House Speaker Mike Johnson sang Donald Trump’s praises.

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3 w. ago House passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax and spending bill after months of wrangling – US politics live

Sweeping legislation will now be sent to the SenateThe Kremlin said on Thursday that a report in the Wall Street Journal which said US president Donald Trump had told European leaders that President Vladimir Putin did not want to end the war in Ukraine contrasted with its own knowledge.The Journal said Trump had briefed European leaders after talking to Putin by phone on Monday and said Putin wanted to keep fighting in Ukraine because he thought he was winning.With a narrow 220-212 majority, House Speaker Mike Johnson could not afford to lose more than a handful of votes from his side.Republicans on the party’s right flank had pushed for deeper spending cuts to lessen the budget impact, but they met resistance from centrists who worried they would fall too heavily on the 71 million low-income Americans enrolled in the Medicaid health program. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – latest updates

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryUS Speaker Mike Johnson on the shooting:I’ve been informed of the tragic shooting that occurred outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum tonight in Washington D.C. We are monitoring the situation as more details become known and lifting up the victim’s families in our prayers.Yoni Kalin and Katie Kalisher were inside the museum when they heard gunshots and a man came inside looking distressed, they said. Kalin said people came to his aid and brought him water, thinking he needed help, without realizing he was the suspect. When police arrived, he pulled out a red keffiyeh and repeatedly yelled, “Free Palestine,’” Kalin said. “This event was about humanitarian aid,” Kalin said. “How can we actually help both the people in Gaza and the people in Israel? How can we bring together Muslims...

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3 w. ago US Speaker hails $3tn Trump budget bill deal but Republican hardliners hold out

Mike Johnson overcomes sticking point on taxes but needs to placate fiscal conservatives in his party ahead of vote

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3 w. ago Pakistani paedophile who abused teenage girls wins battle in fight to stay in UK because he says he faces a fatwa if returned to his home country

Child sex offender Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because he is worried he will be persecuted there.

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3 w. ago Mike Johnson inches closer to passing Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ but holdouts remain

Trump made clear he wants the SALT caucus to cut a deal. That could end up saving — or dooming — his ‘big, beautiful bill’

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3 w. ago January 6 officer calls Trump ‘petty’ for Republican refusal to hang Capitol plaque

Michael Fanone slams Mike Johnson and Republicans for long delaying congressionally approved officer tributeDonald Trump and his Republican allies are “petty bitches” for refusing to display a congressionally approved plaque honoring police officers who protected the US Capitol when the president’s supporters attacked the complex on 6 January 2021, says one of the cops in question, Michael Fanone.Speaking recently on the show hosted by political broadcast journalist Jim Acosta, the famously candid and oft profane Fanone said he also had a suggestion about where Republican US House speaker Mike Johnson could position the commemoration. “I think that it would be perfect if the plaque was shoved up his ass,” said Fanone, who retired from the Washington DC police force after being wounded during the January 6th attack. Continue reading...

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