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WASHINGTON (AP) — “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on the Fourth of July. “I want you to have it,” he said. Handing over the gavel delighted President Donald Trump who, seated behind a desk outdoors, immediately tested it out with a …

Today, Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media that had been approved earlier this year. This funding was intended to support public broadcasters through fiscal years 2026 and 2027. This decision is devastating for the millions of people who rely on public media every day. Public broadcasting signals reach 99% of Americans, including rural and …

Live Updates: Trump Tells Bondi to Pursue Release of Epstein Material as Congress Claws Back Funding  The New York Times Trump tells Attorney General Bondi to seek release of Epstein grand jury records  CNN Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey Epstein  The New Yorker Donald Trump orders US attorney general to ‘produce’ more Epstein documents  BBC A Timeline of What We Know About …

Bitcoin Price, XRP Gain as Genius Act Passes Congress. Trump Has a Bigger Plan for Cryptos.  Barron’s This Unstoppable Cryptocurrency Is Now As Big As Amazon, and It Could Soar By Another 10,500%, According to Strategy’s Michael Saylor  Yahoo Finance Bitcoin is nearly double where it was a year ago. This is what’s behind the run  CNBC Why the Price of Bitcoin Keeps …

Congress votes to strip more than $1 billion in funding for NPR, PBS  Axios House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president  CNN Bill cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting passes US House  BBC NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making  The New York Times Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after …

Congress Approves Trump’s Plan Clawing Back Foreign Aid, Public Media Funding  The Wall Street Journal House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president  CNN Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote  Fox News Trump’s cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress  NBC News Tensions over Epstein files complicate Republican plan …

Here’s How Congress Is Wading Into Crypto Regulation  The New York Times House sends first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency legislation to Trump’s desk after conservative revolt briefly delayed it  CNN Crypto Market Gets Major Win as Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill  Bloomberg.com House Passes Crypto Bills After Trump Rallies Republicans  The Wall Street Journal House expected to vote on historic crypto bill, the GENIUS Act, after right-wing rebellion  CBS …

Bitcoin Price Falls. But These Altcoins Soar as Crypto Bills Move Through Congress.  Barron’s Bitcoin Pulls Back as Record Rally Triggers Profit Taking  Bloomberg Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Coinbase Global, Galaxy Digital, BlackRock, IBIT, Robinhood, Interactive Brokers and Alphabet  Yahoo Finance Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Surges to Record High  ETF Database Why is the price of bitcoin hitting a record high? Experts explain.  ABC News – …

UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons testifies during a U.S. House committee hearing Tuesday titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” Credit: AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons sought to reassure Republican members of Congress Tuesday that the university has been effectively addressing the threat of campus antisemitism, in a high-stakes hearing …

Topline A popular social media influencer is seen as a contender in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the special election to replace an Arizona congressman who died in office in March—which could make her one of the youngest members of Congress and the first of a new generation of content creators running for office to succeed. Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old political …