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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie • Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after AG Pam Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos
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The Spin

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept deal

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen.

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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

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Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after AG Pam Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos

It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said, was reviewing “tens of thousands of videos” of the wealthy financier “with children or child porn.”

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Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, suggesting it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations.

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Skeptical aldermen urge Chicago police to not work with ICE on Trump deportations

Aldermen tried Tuesday to send a clear message to Chicago police: Do not cooperate with President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.

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UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by Thomas’ participation on the women’s swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.

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As President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on the Federal Reserve, Chair Jerome Powell refuses to change course

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold while it waits to see how President Donald Trump’s tariffs effect the economy, despite the steady stream of criticism from the White House, which wants lower borrowing costs.

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Elon Musk proposes a new political party, President Donald Trump suggests DOGE ‘might have to go back and eat Elon’

Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump — and seemingly any congressional Republicans who support the president’s massive tax cuts and spending package — has reignited, with the tech billionaire threatening to launch a new political party, and Trump suggesting Musk could be punished for his opposition.

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Gov. JB Pritzker taps running mate with experience in government and a life story different from his own

Elevating a former top aide with legislative and executive experience — and a life story different from his own — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced Christian Mitchell would be his third term running mate.

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In July 1: Tax hikes for gas, Zyn and betting. Out: Hotel mini shampoos.