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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters as he returns to his office after going to the House Rules Committee as it holds a hearing to consider the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 01, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

How the megabill will limit health care access. And, plans to ease gun regulations

The House is set to vote on the GOP megabill today. It is set to make big changes that will limit health care access to Americans. And, the ATF plans to ease gun regulations.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., (center) joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks after Senate passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Millions are estimated to lose health care if the bill becomes law.

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  • Health

5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access

With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz,
  • Julie Appleby,
  • and 2 more
Jamaican Jerk Chicken cooks on the charcoal grill during the Notting Hill Carnival in 2006 in London.

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  • National

Barbecue is everywhere for the Fourth of July. Here's its origin story

Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Sean Combs and his attorney Marc Agnifilo discuss with other defense lawyers on how to respond to a new note sent by jurors, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on Tuesday in this courtroom sketch.

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  • Music

Combs jury says it has verdicts on four counts, will keep deliberating on final count

After 12 hours of deliberation, the jury told Judge Arun Subramanian that it had decided on counts related to sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution but not yet on racketeering.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a news conference in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. Bonta is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block federal health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and DHS from using it for immigration enforcement.

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  • Politics

States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS

California is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and the Trump administration from using it for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
On April 24, Kenyan pharmacist Joseph Njer Airo inspects boxes of antiretroviral drugs labeled "USAID," from the last donation before the funding cuts.

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  • Global Health

Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts

A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
The Tennessee House of Representatives meeting in April in Nashville.

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  • Law

New laws this month touch on fundamental rights

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • The NPR Network
Bryan Koberger listens during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is poised to agree to a plea deal to avoid going to trial on multiple murder charges in the November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

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  • National

What to know about the Bryan Kohberger case as a plea deal emerges over Idaho murders

Kohberger had originally pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have suggested they wanted try to pursue explore the idea of "alternate perpetrators" during the trial.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University's campus in May.

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  • Education

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Defense attorneys confer with Sean Combs in this courtroom sketch. The jury began deliberations at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on Monday.

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  • Music

Sean Combs trial update: The jury is deliberating over a complex set of charges

The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Sheldon Pearce
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., early Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill.

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  • Politics

Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Jason Breslow and
  • Elena Moore
A Lululemon store is seen in New York City on April 3. The athleisure brand has filed suit against Costco, accusing the warehouse chain of copying its designs.

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  • Law

In a lawsuit, Lululemon accuses Costco of selling knockoffs of the athleisure brand

The athleisure brand is accusing Costco of selling knockoffs of several of its signature designs and offering them at a lower price under the wholesale club giant's Kirkland Signature brand.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart gestures with the Bible at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during a service in Los Angeles in 1987.

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  • Religion

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most well-known televangelists of the 1980s, has died, according to a social media post from his ministry.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Bob Smietana
A child receives the DPT vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, three potentially fatal diseases. A 2017 study assessing this vaccine was cited by RFK Jr. when he announced that the U.S. will halt its funding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, because of concerns about vaccine safety. Vaccine specialists question the validity of the study that he mentioned.

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  • Global Health

RFK Jr. singled out one study to cut funds for global vaccines. Is that study valid?

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 study from Guinea-Bissau. We asked vaccine researchers to assess the study.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
President Donald Trump, along with officials including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, tour the new migrant detention facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump tours 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a day before its first arrivals are expected

During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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