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The passage of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ signals a significant legislative achievement for Trump, fulfilling many of his campaign promises, particularly around immigration and military spending.

A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s asylum ban at the US-Mexico border overstepped his legal authority and bypassed established processes for asylum seekers.

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.

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.

A gunman in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain before ambushing firefighters responding to the blaze on Sunday at around 2 pm.

Eastern U.S. suburbs swelter under record-breaking temperatures, with cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington D.C. experiencing triple-digit heat and oppressive humidity driven by a persistent heat dome.

Hugo Carvajal, former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges, facing a maximum life sentence.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated rhetoric amid the Israel–Iran war, calling for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and warning Tehran civilians to evacuate.

A manhunt is ongoing after State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot in their home; a second couple, Senator John Hoffman and his wife, sustained injuries but are expected to survive.