Senate advances Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and protesters try new tactics in L.A.: Weekend Rundown

The Republican-led Senate late Saturday advanced a sweeping domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s agenda after a dramatic hourslong vote, moving it one step closer to passage. The vote was 51-49, with two Republicans — Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky — joining all Democrats in opposition. Following the…

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Trump expected to visit the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility this week

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that Federal Aviation Administration data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening. Two…

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Sen. Murphy says ‘cruelty is the underlying purpose’ of Trump’s immigration policies

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Asked to condemn the phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ Mamdani says mayors shouldn’t ‘police speech’ 02:42 Sen. Mullin responds to Elon Musk’s criticism of Trump agenda bill: ‘He just doesn’t know’ 02:58 Now Playing Sen. Murphy says ‘cruelty is the underlying…

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Debate over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center a personal one for members of Miccosukee and Seminole tribes

The constant rumbling of passing dump trucks drowns out the once familiar chirping of birds at the family home of Mae’anna Osceola-Hart in Everglades National Park. “It’s all-day, all-night truck noise,” says the 21-year-old photographer who describes herself as part Miccosukee and part Seminole, two Florida tribes at the heart of the debate over the…

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