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Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise - 2025-06-30T17:36:13-04:00
The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law.

Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?"

We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.

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Russia's Largest Bombardment of Ukraine - 2025-06-30T16:54:08-04:00
Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine over three years ago. The barrage included targets in Western Ukraine, a region far from the front lines that doesn't often see bombardments. We get the latest from our correspondent in Kyiv.

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes - 2025-06-30T16:39:35-04:00
The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned - 2025-06-30T16:26:13-04:00
As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.

After Glastonbury, Bob Vylan faces U.K. criminal investigation and U.S. visa revocation - 2025-06-30T16:10:30-04:00
British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder - 2025-06-30T15:54:52-04:00
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

Suspect identified in the fatal ambush of 2 firefighters in Idaho - 2025-06-30T15:03:31-04:00
Police on Monday named Wess Roley, 20, as the suspect in the attack. He was found dead late on Sunday, according to law enforcement.

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law - 2025-06-30T13:36:33-04:00
The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump - 2025-06-30T12:25:05-04:00
Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.

The WNBA is expanding again, adding 3 new cities for a record 18 teams - 2025-06-30T11:22:12-04:00
The WNBA is adding three new teams: Cleveland will join in 2028, Detroit begins play in 2029 and Philadelphia will be added to the roster in 2030. This will bring the league to a record 18 teams.