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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as he departs to deliver remarks the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Thursday.

7 little-known items in Trump’s big agenda bill

CNN, POOL, CAROLINA BRONZE SCULPTURE, SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and boosted border security funding. But lawmakers

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Medicaid cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could devastate Missouri’s rural hospitals, drive coverage losses

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The recently passed federal budget bill, known officially as H.R. 1 or the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is drawing criticism from Missouri health care leaders and public officials, who warn that the legislation’s deep Medicaid cuts could lead to widespread coverage losses and strain already struggling rural hospitals. The bill, now awaiting

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Missouri Republican representatives praise passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s House members split down party lines in their votes on the “one big, beautiful bill” Thursday, with Republicans praising President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation. The bill includes budget cuts to Medicaid and food programs while also cutting taxes and boosting spending for defense and border security. The House passed

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Trump lands first major legislative win after Congress passes his massive domestic policy bill

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers have handed President Donald Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party behind his sweeping domestic agenda. House Republicans voted Thursday afternoon to approve Trump’s massive package of tax and federal

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Activists sound alarm over US cuts to programs providing internet access and promoting democracy in Iran

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Days after Israel began striking Iran’s nuclear and military sites last month, a US non-profit that has provided Starlink internet service to Iranian citizens asked the State Department to urgently reinstate their funding, according to two sources familiar with the outreach. More than a

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A prison officer stands guard in the watchtower at the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) in Tecoluca

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia detail ‘torture and mistreatment’ in El Salvador’s mega prison

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday continued their push to keep their civil case against the Trump administration alive, requesting to amend the lawsuit to include what they describe as the “torture and mistreatment” he experienced at El Salvador’s notorious mega prison, where he was wrongfully deported and

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