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House GOP Holdouts Holding Up Budget

With just one day left before President Trump's July 4th-imposed deadline to get the Big Beautiful Bill to his desk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to convince last minute holdouts to put aside their concerns and move the package to his desk.  John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.  

Diddy Remains In Jail

He will stay in jail for now.  Jurors in Sean 'Diddy’ Combs trial in New York found him guilty of prostitution related charges but acquitted him on sex trafficking and racketeering.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports that the judge denied the disgraced music mogul bail as he awaits sentencing, despite being cleared of the more serious charges.  

Kohberger In Court

An expected guilty plea by the man who killed four Idaho college students was heard, but what was not said was why Bryan Kohberger committed the crimes.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   

Pentagon’s Hold On Ukraine Weapons

The Pentagon announced that it is freezing for now weapons shipments to Ukraine, which is concerning some of America’s European allies as well as Kyiv.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.  

Abortion Law Overturned

A 176-year-old abortion ban was struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Correspondent Donna Warder reports.  

Penn’s Reversal

An Ivy League school is updating its record books as part of a settlement on a transgender athletics case.  Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.  

Johnson Works The House

House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to bring together factions within his own party as the House GOP push to pass President Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts bill.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the GOP leadership along with President Trump are working to secure holdouts threatening to vote “no” over concerns including increasing the national debt and Medicaid, while Democrats are united in voting against the big, beautiful bill.   

Iran Blocks IAEA From Nuke Sites

A report by Fox News says that President Trump could arm Israel with US-made B-2 bombers and bunker busters if Iran tries to continue their nuclear ambitions.  This comes as the Islamic Republic announced it will no longer cooperate with the world’s body that monitors atomic energy, and the U.S. is sticking to its assessment about how much damage was done to three Iranian nuclear sites.  Details from correspondent Rich Johnson.  

Judge On Trump Immigration

A Federal judge is chiming-in on a Trump administration immigration policy. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. 

California Explosion

As many as seven people remain unaccounted for after a fireworks warehouse exploded in California.  Correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports. 

Finally  Saying they settled to avoid unpredictable legal costs, a co-CEO of Paramount-Global defended his company’s $16 million dollar settlement with President Trump over his lawsuit against CBS’s handling of an interview with then-candidate Kamala Harris.  Correspondent Donna Warder reports.

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