July 4, 2025

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Carolina lawmaker privately asks Trump aides to free Mercedes EV funds

Hannah Natanson and Jeff Stein  |  Washington Post U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) privately asked the Trump administration last week to release funding for a Mercedes-Benz plant to convert to the production of electric vehicles, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. In a two-page letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Mace

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Loans

Senate awaits ‘Big, Beautiful bill’ vote. How student loans may change

The winners and losers in the ‘big beautiful bill’ These are the potential winners and losers from the tax bill, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the ‘big beautiful bill’. Congress is closer than it’s been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid. On June 10, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. Senate

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Veto Cleveland Browns stadium funds

Gov. DeWine explains why child care is a budget priority Gov. Mike DeWine held a news conference Monday to unveil his budget recommendations. He opened his conference speaking about how the state can fund child care. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urged Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a provision in the state budget that would

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Loans

RI $14.3B budget, casino smoking and payday loan bans pass on final day

House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget all were approved. Rhode Island

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Loans

RI lawmakers pass $14.3B budget, curbs on casino smoking, payday loans

House Speaker Shekarchi describes priorities in new $14.3B RI budget House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi describes the priorities in new $14.3B state budget The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 session in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state’s $14.3 billion budget

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Trump threatens funding cut to California over transgender athletes

Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. President Donald Trump took aim at California, saying the state “illegally” allows men to play in women’s sports, referring to a transgender female student athlete in the state.

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Investors

5 things investors need to know about Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

Bram Berkowitz  |  The Motley Fool White House claims ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise deficit White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise the deficit, but nonpartisan analysts say otherwise. The U.S. House of Representatives has unveiled a legislative package dubbed “One Big, Beautiful bill,” a phrase President Donald Trump

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Crypto

Tom Brady’s newest crypto investment is Boston startup Catena Labs

One of Tom Brady’s first forays into cryptocurrency ended badly, but that hasn’t soured the former Patriots’ star on the sector, it seems. On Tuesday, Brady was named as one of the investors backing a new Boston-based crypto startup called Catena Labs. Catena, which is aiming to combine artificial intelligence-powered software bots and crypto currency

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MA Gov. Healey talks about Trump’s 100 days

Sam Drysdale  |  State House News Service As President Donald Trump passes 100 days in his second term in office, Gov. Maura Healey says she’s still willing to work with him, but called his administration “a disaster” so far. “I said at the outset that I would work with this administration where it benefits Massachusetts,

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Crypto

Ohio takes step toward accepting Bitcoin, cryptocurrency for fees

Want to set up a new business or pay a Bureau of Motor Vehicles fee? You might soon be able to pay in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency Trump signs order establishing strategic Bitcoin reserve President Trump signed an order Thursday to create a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, signaling new federal support for cryptocurrency in general

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