Monday, June 30th, 2025 - Budget bill, ICE updates; SCOTUS decisions; Iran Fatwa; Canada-US trade clash; Idaho shooting & more

Today’s Headlines: Trump’s budget bill advanced in the Senate with a narrow 51-49 vote, cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and handing massive tax breaks to the wealthy while adding $3 trillion to the national debt. Two Republicans voted no, and the final vote was delayed as Democrats forced a reading of the 940-page bill. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruled that parents can pull kids from public school over LGBTQ content and narrowed lower courts’ power to block Trump’s executive orders. A Honduran mother is suing ICE after she and her two kids—one of whom has leukemia—were detained during an asylum court date. DHS also announced the end of Temporary Protected Status for over 300,000 Haitians, forcing them to leave by September. Iran’s top cleric issued a fatwa calling for the deaths of Trump and Netanyahu. At a Senate hearing, the U.S. military admitted it never used bunker-busting bombs in Iran strikes, contradicting Trump’s “total obliteration” claims. Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada over its digital services tax, prompting Canadian retaliation. Consumer spending and income both dropped in May, sparking recession concerns. Miami postponed its November election by a year, extending current officials’ terms—likely illegally. The University of Virginia’s president resigned under Trump administration pressure over DEI efforts. And in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, an active shooter killed two firefighters in an ambush; the story is still developing.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• WaPo: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis won’t seek reelection after opposing Trump tax bill 

• X: Elon Musk

• NBC News: Senate advances massive bill for Trump's agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts

• NY Times: Justices Let Parents Opt Children Out of Classes With L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks

• The Atlantic: The Supreme Court Put Nationwide Injunctions to the Torch

• Texas Publib Radio: ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.

• CBS News: U.S. to revoke immigration status of Haitian migrants in September

• News 18: Top Iran Cleric Declares Trump And Netanyahu 'Enemies Of God' In New Fatwa | World News

• CNN Politics: US did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s nuclear site, top general tells lawmakers

• NBC News: Canada retaliates against U.S. steel imports after Trump terminates trade talks

• Bloomberg: US Consumer Spending Drops in May, Price Pressures Remain Muted

• Miami Herald: It’s official: Miami cancels November election, postpones it to 2026

• NYT: University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

• ABC News: 2 killed in Idaho after firefighters ambushed by gunfire, suspected gunman found dead: Sheriff

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