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By Sarah Naffa July 03, 2025

In the news today: US House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage after an all-night session, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after a mixed verdict on sex crime charges. Also, scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) POLITICS House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage House Republicans are preparing to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday. They were up all night as GOP leaders and the president himself worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver by their Fourth of July deadline. Read more.

Why this matters: The House ground to a standstill Wednesday as a handful of holdouts refused to move so quickly. One roll call dragged for some seven hours while another stalled for more than five, and Trump himself worked the phones and lashed out on social media. Trump has been threatening to campaign against those who voted against the bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on White House officials — including Cabinet secretaries, lawyers and others — to work skeptical Republicans through the details. Lawmakers were being told the administration could provide executive actions, projects or other provisions they needed in their districts back home.

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U.S. NEWS Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures behind bars for life. The mixed verdict capped a sordid legal odyssey that shattered Combs’ affable “Puff Daddy” image and derailed his career. Read more.

Key points: Combs stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. But jurors cleared him of three charges, two of which carried a mandatory 15 years and a maximum of life. He was convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters.

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