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House passes Trump’s megabill, sending it to the president’s desk

Big Beautiful Bill · United States

House passes Trump’s megabill, sending it to the president’s desk

50% Center coverage: 739 sources

The House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, delivering him a major political victory and teeing him up to enshrine much of his sweeping domestic agenda into law. The legislation, which Trump has dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” contains trillions of dollars in tax cuts and beefed-up immigration enforcement spending and is offset by significant cuts to Medicaid and other programs. See the Story

US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill

U.S. Senate · United States

US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill

51% Center coverage: 189 sources

The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.See the Story

Virginia Agrees Not to Fully Enforce State Law Banning Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Minors

LGBTQ+ · Virginia

Virginia Agrees Not to Fully Enforce State Law Banning Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Minors

47% Left coverage: 32 sources

Virginia officials have agreed not to fully enforce a 2020 law banning conversion therapy for minors as part of an agreement with a faith-based conservative group that sued over the law, authorities said earlier this week.See the Story

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GOP’s food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules. It’s the latest setback for Trump’s big bill

Low coverage from Right Sources

GOP’s food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules. It’s the latest setback for Trump’s big bill

Sweeping Tax and Spending Bill Hands Both Parties a Midterm Message

Coverage: 8 sources

The massive tax and spending package that cleared the House on Thursday didn’t just deliver President Donald Trump a big win. It also handed both parties a message for the midterms. Democrats were united in their opposition to the bill, while Republicans saw two defections: the fiscally conservative Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, one of three GOP lawmakers whose district backed Kamala Harris in 2024. “It …Donald Trump See the Story

‘They Should Be Arrested’: Youngkin Holds Firm on Support for ICE Raids at Virginia Courthouses

67% Center coverage: 9 sources

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday doubled down on the controversial use of courthouse arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, brushing off criticism that some of the individuals detained were simply in court to pay fines for traffic infractions and had no criminal record. Related stories Va. police officers deputized as immigration agents under Youngkin’s order pushing cooperation with ICE Ar…Glenn Youngkin · Virginia See the Story

Geologists Uncover New Evidence From Ancient Asteroid that Hit the Chesapeake Bay

Coverage: 2 sources

By Katherine Hafner/WHRO About 35 million years ago, Hampton Roads was underwater, with the coastline dozens of miles west toward Richmond. Dinosaurs were long gone, but the ocean teemed with marine creatures such as ancient whales, sharks and sea stars.…Nature · Virginia See the Story

Maryland officials vow to fight Trump plans to relocate FBI to another site in D.C.

Coverage: 2 sources

State, federal and local officials who fought for years to bring the new FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County said Tuesday the fight is not over, after the surprise Trump administration announcement that the agency will stay downtown. The FBI…Donald Trump · Greenbelt See the Story

Feds reinstate $33 million for Virginia schools • Virginia Mercury

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)Virginia and other states will regain the ability to use $33 million in emergency relief funds, after the federal government last week reversed course on a March decision that prohibited them from using the funds. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon abruptly accelerated the deadline for schools to spend all alloc…Feds · Virginia See the Story

Legislator Gilbert Nominated for . US Attorney Role in Western Va.

Coverage: 2 sources

ROANOKE — Todd Gilbert, a former state prosecutor and speaker and minority leader of Virginia's House of Delegates, was nominated Tuesday to become the next U.S. attorney for the western half of the state.Virginia, United States · Virginia See the Story

Public Input Requested for Revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

The revised draft is now available on the Chesapeake Bay Program's website with a list of frequently asked questions a series of webinars planned to detail the changes.Conservation See the Story

Energy demands, regulations and federal funding challenge Virginia Clean Economy Act

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The new General Assembly Building in Richmond's Capitol Square. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)In July 2020, the Virginia Clean Economy Act went into effect, setting the commonwealth on a path towards zero-emissions in its energy production by 2050. The lofty goals were designed to combat climate change and prepare Virginia to fulfill future electricity demands. Now as the state grapples with energy needs that have expanded since the…Renewable Energy · Virginia See the Story

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