PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are one small step from securing up to $500 million to help with renovations to the team's downtown ho…
The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns. It advances a longtime priority of the gun industry as Republican leaders in the House and Senate try to win enough votes to pass the bill. The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous, eliminating a $200 tax on the accessories and also removing a layer of background checks.
Is the liberty of American health under threat? Are Americans still free to make their health choices? The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement would have you believe the threat is dire, with Big Food and Big Pharma’s crony capitalism pervasively controlling all aspects of American health. But a quick trip around the grocery store combats this myth — apples or Cheetos anyone?
Colombian Labor Minister Antonio Sanguino celebrates the passage of labor reform after a Senate vote at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Senators Fabian Diaz, left, and Angelica Lozano celebrate the passage of labor reform after voting at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Senator Fabian Diaz celebrates the passage of labor reform after voting at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
It would be amusing if it weren’t so serious. Last weekend’s expressions of supposed free speech were almost universally called demonstrations by the media and “mostly peaceful” by some. In contrast, the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol was labeled an “insurrection” and “riot” by the media.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber Wednesday afternoon with plans to take up voting on the GOP's sweeping bill by next week despite lack of support from key fiscal hawks, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber Wednesday afternoon with plans to take up voting on the GOP's sweeping mega bill by next week despite lack of support from key fiscal hawks, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber Wednesday afternoon with plans to take up voting on the GOP's sweeping mega bill by next week despite lack of support from key fiscal hawks, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)