Senate battles over Trump tax plan edge toward July Fourth deadline
Republicans narrow a procedural vote 51 to 49 to push a massive tax and spending package, amid late Saturday drama. Key holdouts Thom Tillis and Rand Paul opposed. The bill blends permanent tax breaks with Medicaid and food stamp cuts, possible national security spending, and a controversial SALT adjustment. White House backs the measure while critics warn of job losses and debt.
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Tehran Mourns Salami Hajizadeh in Huge Funeral Procession
Hundreds of thousands filled Tehran streets for the funeral of Revolutionary Guard chief Gen Hossein Salami and missile program head Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh along Azadi Street. State media cited over 1 million mourners despite unverified figures, as chants against America and Israel echoed.
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Biden Harris attend funeral for slain Minnesota legislator
In Minneapolis former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined more than 1,000 mourners at the funeral of Melissa Hartman the former Minnesota House Speaker who was fatally shot in an attack police said involved a man posing as an officer. Hartman and her husband Mark were killed in the incident which also wounded a state senator and his wife. Gov. Tim Walz lauded Hartman as a historic speaker and a mentor noting her legislative legacy.
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