U.S. senators from both major parties plan to introduce bills this week targeting China over its treatment of minority groups, dissidents and Taiwan, emphasizing security and human rights as President Donald Trump focuses on trade with Beijing.

A higher cap on the deduction for state and local taxes is one element of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that Gov. JB Pritzker and many other Democrats supported.

Comedian Bill Maher said he was wrong about President Donald Trump’s tariffs Monday, saying they didn’t “sink the economy” like he initially thought. Maher was speaking with political YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen about Trump,

Large chains like Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar General can absorb the cuts to SNAP. It’s the small, independent grocers that depend heavily on the program that will be hit hardest.

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Bill Maher said he has been proven wrong about his belief that President Trump's tariff plan was going to wreck the economy. The veteran comic, during the latest episode of his "Club Random" podcast on Monday,

Liberal comedian Bill Maher conceded his predictions about President Trump's tariffs were incorrect, noting record-high stock markets and no signs of economic depression.

Liberal comedian Bill Maher left MAGA influencers stunned Monday as he said he was wrong about President Donald Trump's tariffs and that he's "got to own it." Maher made the remark on his "Club Random" podcast during a chat with liberal podcaster Bryan Tyler Cohen.

CHINA TRADE TALKS: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, are meeting with Chinese officials in Stockholm, Sweden, today for another round of trade talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline for steep tariffs on both U.S. and Chinese goods to go into effect.