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Bipartisan housing bill becomes law as Trump withholds signature
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Housing bill set to take effect without Trump’s signature amid voting-rights dispute
A bipartisan housing bill will become law at midnight without President Trump’s signature after he refused to sign in protest of a separate voting-restrictions measure; the 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed Congress with broad margins and will take effect after a 10-day countdown once Speaker Mike Johnson sent it to the White House. Democrats criticized Trump’s stance, while he has also fired the remaining commissioners of an independent election body, fueling midterm concerns.
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Platner Suspends Maine Senate Run After Controversial Exit Video
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Sanders presses Platner to step aside in Maine Senate race amid allegations
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Trump’s 422,000 July 4 crowd claim faces scrutiny
Trump claimed 422,000 attended the July 4 'Salute to America 250' on the National Mall, but there is no independent confirmation of that figure; even if true, it would be far short of the 1976 bicentennial crowd, and The Independent notes Trump has a history of inflating crowd sizes.
Trump’s 105-post Truth Social spree follows weather-hit Independence Day rally
After a rain-delayed July 4 celebration in Washington, DC, Donald Trump spent the next day firing off more than 100 Truth Social posts — at least 105 by nightfall — ranging from attacks on a federal judge who blocked his voter-roll database plan to posts celebrating family and DC beautification projects, plus images of statues and a Macaulay Culkin cameo. He boasted about attendance figures (400,000 at the National Mall versus 150,000 watching after evacuations due to a storm warning) and raged at opponents while aides help manage the flood of posts.
Two Trump policies push Social Security funding cliff to 2032
The 2026 OASDI Trustees Report shows Social Security’s trust fund will run dry before the end of 2032, earlier than previously forecast. The article argues two Trump policies—an immigration crackdown that reduces the taxable workforce and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) tax cuts—are accelerating the funding gap, with the OBBA costing about $168.6 billion over 10 years (roughly $30 billion per year). It notes these moves are unlikely to be reversed and offers general guidance on planning, saving, and seeking professional advice to prepare for possible benefit reductions.
DOGE ends on July 4 as federal hiring revives after Musk-era cuts
The DOGE department ends on July 4, 2026, wrapping up a costly cost-cutting push, while agencies move to hire back workers and fill vacancies—IRS gains authority to hire up to 8,000 fast-track staff and the State Department restaffs Foreign Service Officers—reflecting a shift from outsourcing to rebuilding the federal workforce.
Trump to headline biggest US birthday bash with record fireworks on 250th anniversary
Trump headlines a National Mall Fourth of July celebration for the United States’ 250th anniversary, featuring hourly flyovers and what organizers hope will be the largest fireworks show yet, amid controversy over politicization and extreme heat that could affect attendance.
Heat shuts down Trump’s DC state fair on the National Mall
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Court broadens executive reach even as birthright citizenship endures
The Supreme Court's term broadly expands presidential power, delivering wins for Trump on the executive front while upholding birthright citizenship; the court allowed presidents to dismiss independent-agency members, loosened campaign-finance rules to aid Republicans, and permitted GOP-favored electoral maps, even as it blocked some immigration measures and kept birthright citizenship intact.
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in women's sports
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Trump touts Great American State Fair as turnout questions mount
Trump touted the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Truth Social, while the event was plagued by cancellations, sparse crowds, a power outage in the food hall, and images showing mostly empty seats, prompting questions about attendance and whether it lived up to the hype.