The U.S. Senate narrowly approved Donald Trump’s flagship tax-and-spending package, now called the One Big Beautiful Bill, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50–50 tie following three Republican defections.
The U.S. has temporarily halted shipments of key air-defence missiles, including systems used by Patriot batteries, alongside precision munitions previously pledged to Ukraine.
Donald Trump has publicly suggested he would “take a look” at deporting Elon Musk, despite the Tesla and SpaceX CEO being a naturalised US citizen.
Divided Opinions: The “big, beautiful bill” has ignited significant debate in Congress, with both ambitious proposals and political infighting surrounding it.
Elon Musk has signalled intentions to create a new political party, the “America Party,” in response to dissatisfaction with the current US tax and spending bill, indicating potential opposition to Republican lawmakers.
Florida’s new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre, prioritised for migrants, symbolizes the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation strategy amid criticism of its inhumanity and high operational costs.
(Thursday, 3 July 2025) – Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill has passed the Senate and now the House after being held up in Congress over concerns about the impact on national debt and healthcare.
Trump’s online feud with former bestie Elon Musk continues to escalate as Trump threatens to deport Musk.
USAID has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually dismantled the agency over its allegedly wasteful spending.
Elsewhere, the mixed verdict from the P Diddy trial sent shockwaves across the world.
It’s a huge week for the US president as his “One Big Beautiful Bill” is to be voted on in the Senate (4 July deadline). There has been backlash towards the bill, which could possibly add 3 trillion USD to the American debt.
In the first half of 2025, the US dollar has suffered its worst decline since 1973, plunging roughly 10.8% against a basket of major currencies.
President Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle US sanctions on Syria, aiming to integrate the country into the international financial system.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called for accelerated ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, declaring, “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!”.
Senators voted 51–49 to begin debate on President Trump’s sweeping legislative package, officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which combines large tax cuts, expanded defence and border spending, and deep reductions to Medicaid, SNAP and green energy programmes.
The long-awaited UK-US trade deal officially came into force, reducing tariffs on UK exports to the US and strengthening transatlantic economic ties.
At the NATO summit in The Hague, Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as “daddy” whilst praising him for intervening in the Iran–Israel ceasefire and driving a historic agreement for members to boost defence spending to 5 % of GDP by 2035.
“New intelligence” says US bombing of Iran did severe damage to Iran’s nuclear sites despite the leaked report from the US intelligence.
The week so far has been dominated by the Israel-Iran conflict with a shaky ceasefire currently in place. Donald Trump’s remarkable outburst on TV sent shockwaves around the globe, as a leaked US intelligence report suggests the US bombing of Iran did little damage to Iran’s nuclear efforts – Trump denies this.
The NATO summit is currently underway with members committing to spending 5% of GDP and signing security deals with each other amid an increasingly unstable world.
President Trump hailed the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites a success, a US Defence Intelligence Agency report counters that the attacks only set Iran’s programme back by a few months, not obliterate it.
An early U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, according to American media CNN, indicates the weekend strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, failed to destroy the core nuclear infrastructure.
A preliminary US assessment indicates that recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites only set back Tehran’s programme by a few months, contrary to claims of total destruction by Donald Trump.
Israeli warplanes were prepared to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes, considering them a violation of a newly-established ceasefire.
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran was announced by Donald Trump after 12 days of intense conflict involving strikes on Iranian nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan) and Iranian missile attacks, including one on a U.S. base in Qatar.
A “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran has been announced by Donald Trump, set to begin shortly after his announcement on Truth Social.
France and Germany have joined forces in calling for a measured yet assertive EU response to proposed U.S. tariffs on aircraft and aircraft parts, part of Washington’s broader 20% levies on EU imports.
Oil prices surged to their highest in five months, Brent crude briefly topped $81 a barrel, after the US joined Israel in striking key Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a stern warning following US airstrikes on Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, calling the attacks a “heinous crime” that risks “everlasting consequences” for international security.