The U.S. Senate has joined almost every Republican, with 10 Senate Democrats joining almost every Republican to avoid government shutdown hours before the Friday night deadline.
The vote deeply discouraged Democrats and House Democrats for urging Senate counterparts to block the bill.
Meanwhile, the US President used his speech at the Department of Justice. It was billed as a policy speech for the administration, promoting its focus on fighting illegal immigration and drug trafficking, and focusing on personal complaints with the department.
Details of the major US political news of the day are as follows:
The Senate will avoid closing, but Democrats are disappointed
The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a Republican bill that funds federal agencies until September, avoiding government shutdown hours before the late-night deadline after Democrats became lenient.
The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 54-46, overcoming sudden democratic opposition. Then Donald Trump goes to sign the law.
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Putin praises Trump and is likely raising alarm bells in Ukraine and Europe
Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump for “doing everything” to improve relations between Moscow and Washington.
The warm exchange of words between Trump and Putin could raise even more vigilance in Kiev and the European capital, already scared by the signs of a new US administration approaching Moscow, while putting pressure on Ukraine.
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Vance booed at a classic concert
US vice president JD Vance was booed by the audience when he sat down at a national symphony orchestra concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Thursday evening.
Exclusive Guardian footage shows the Vice Presidential Party submitting it to the Box Layer. Boos and jeering erupted in the hall as Vance and his wife, Usha, were seated.
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Newsom Auld Fire for Bannon Podcasts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized for welcoming far-right provocateur Steve Bannon to the podcast.
“Bannon supports hatred,” said Andy Besher, the Kentucky governor’s future presidential candidate, adding, “I don’t think we should give him oxygen anywhere.”
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Mark Kearney says Canada will never become a part of us
Mark Carney said Canada will never become part of the United States after Canada was sworn into power as the country’s 24th Prime Minister.
The former Bank of Canada governor and the Bank of England governor have rejected the threat of Donald Trump’s annexation to the crowd outside of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, saying, “We will never be part of the United States in any form or form.” “We are a very fundamentally a different country.”
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Pro-Israel groups promote “deportation lists” with “thousands” names
A far-right group that argued credit for the arrest of Palestinian activists and permanent US residents who allegedly claim that the Trump administration submitted “thousands of names” for similar treatment.
Mahmoud Halil, an activist who recently completed his graduate studies at Columbia University in New York, was taken into custody this week, with Donald Trump saying his arrest was “the first of many.” Betar Us quickly asserted his trust in social media by offering Khalil’s name to the government, adding that he “we are working on deportation and will continue to do so.”
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Democrat Senator dumps his Tesla into a musk cut
Arizona Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly has announced he is dumping Tesla cars because of the brand Elon Musk’s role in cutting federal funds and reducing staffing and the accompanying threats to social welfare programs.
“Every time I’ve been in this car in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump are doing to our country,” the former Navy pilot said in a video posted to X.
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60% of US voters disapprove of musk cost reduction
Donald Trump and Elon Musk face headwinds that slash federal budgets and staffing after two judges opposed the firing of probation employees and public voting, revealing a strong disapproval of the Tesla billionaire’s job. A new Kinnipiac University poll found 60% of voters disapproved of how Musk and his so-called government efficiency treat federal workers, but 35% have approved it.
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