Matt Gagnon discussed the progress of the “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate, aiming for a July 4 deadline. The Senate bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt from 2025 to 2034, compared to $2.4 trillion for the House bill, and could result in 11.8 million more uninsured Americans by 2034. Republicans are divided over cost-saving proposals, particularly on Medicaid and food aid. Gagnon criticized the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) scoring methods, arguing that extending tax cuts does not necessarily increase the deficit. He also noted the political implications of Thom Tillis’ decision not to run for reelection in 2026.
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.
Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.
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