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House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump's tax bill, daring critics to oppose Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion Tesla sales plunge again Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies Russia ramps up offensives on 2 fronts
US stocks hit another record as Tesla and Nike rally
Tensions are rising between Russia and Azerbaijan
Macron and Putin hold first call in 3 years
President Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam
The Dalai Lama plans to reincarnate
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Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party’s leader and vote against it. It’s a risky gambit designed to meet Trump’s demand for a July 4 finish.
Paramount pays $16 million to Trump over '60 Minutes' interview

In a case seen as a challenge to free speech, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’ ” 60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.

Netanyahu: no room for Hamas in Gaza

CAIRO (AP) – Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal, with the militant group suggesting it was open to an agreement while the Israeli prime minister vowed “there will be no Hamas” in postwar Gaza.

Editorials from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s president on Wednesday ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities, likely further limiting inspectors’ ability to track Tehran’s program that had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels.

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday declared Volker Turk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, persona non grata, criticizing the U.N. official for failing to protect the rights of Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador.

Judge halts Trump from dismantling US African Development Foundation

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump violated federal law.

US, Indo-Pacific partners agree to strengthen cooperation

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States. Australia, India and Japan have agreed to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and further collaborate on supplies of critical minerals and rare earths that are key components of high-tech production.

Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who were fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge.

In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
Microsoft announces another mass layoff of thousands
Hong Kong proposes recognizing same-sex partnerships formed overseas