3 h. ago Trump live: President touts White House UFC fight to celebrate 4th July as ‘Free America’ protests loom

President takes victory lap in Iowa after ‘Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by House of Representatives despite Republican concern over impact of national debt hike and cuts to Medicaid

Politics

10 h. ago Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals

Science

19 h. ago House Republicans give Trump a ‘Big Beautiful’ July 4 by passing Medicaid

The bill also allows for the extension of 2017 tax cuts while forcing states to shoulder more of the cost of welfare food benefits

Politics

39 h. ago ‘If you want Medicaid, get a f***ing job!’ Republicans take hard line in support of Trump bill despite constituent worries

Republicans have no problem with the fact the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ could hurt people who vote for them and Trump

Politics

45 h. ago Oasis traffic chaos as Cardiff hit by road closures for band reunion gigs at Principality Stadium

Oasis will make their return on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5 to perform as a group for the first time in 16 years. As with other big events in Cardiff city centre, there will be some major roads closed around the capital in the hours ahead of the concerts

Events

46 h. ago Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law

Economics

5 d. ago ‘It breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politics

In the second in a series, the Guardian looks at how Grangemouth struggles as Reform UK hopes to win votes‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlandsEvery morning in Grangemouth, chemists at Celtic Renewables’s small factory feed a vial of microbes with a precisely tailored cocktail of food – liquid residues from the scotch whisky industry.In vessels surrounded by a web of metal pipes and gleaming stainless steel valves, the microbes multiply into something other than drink: a starter solution for batches of acetone, butanol and ethanol – chemicals essential for countless everyday products. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate

At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations

Politics

7 d. ago Republicans in turmoil after Senate parliamentarian rejects Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ – live

Some Republicans call for Elizabeth MacDonough, who enforces Senate rules, to be fired after she rejects slew of major provisions Supreme court paves way for states to defund Planned ParenthoodBy taking military action, Trump “created the conditions to end the war, decimating, obliterating Iran’s nuclear capabilities”, Hegseth says, contrary to early US intelligence findings reported yesterday that suggested US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites did not destroy two of the sites and only set program back by months.Hegseth starts off by praising Trump’s “game-changing” and “historic” achievement in getting most of the Nato allies to raise the defense spending to 5%. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Firm part owned by one of UK's richest families wants taxpayer cash to save factory

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds hit out at conglomerate Associated British Foods as it launches closure plans while talks continue

Economics

8 d. ago States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court is allowing states to cut off Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the organization, the country’s largest abortion provider

Events

8 d. ago Republicans are worried ‘too many Medicaid cuts’ will derail Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Trump says ‘NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL IT’S DONE’ but Republicans still worry about rural hospitals

Politics

1 week ago Republicans weigh Medicaid changes amid ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’s’ unpopularity

While some worry the bill will hurt rural hospitals, others say ‘biblically, we are supposed to work’

Politics

3 w. ago Poundland is sold for 'nominal' sum as workers brace for job losses with up to 200 branches at risk of closing

High Street discount chain Poundland has been sold for a 'nominal' sum following growing financial difficulties, as workers brace for job losses amid reports up to 200 stores could be at risk of closing.

Economics