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AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 23: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Senate Bill 14 introduces and establishes a new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office which seeks to create better practices within state agencies and terminate unnecessary regulations. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Gov. Abbott signs online safety law, delivering setback to Apple and Google

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that will require Google and Apple to verify phone users’ age to sign into the app store.

GOP close to defunding Planned Parenthood

In the reconciliation bill under review by the Senate, Republicans have a golden opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) walks to the Senate chambers at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to take up The Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation negotiated between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling until 2025 and avoid a federal default. The House passed the bill last night with a bipartisan vote of 314-117. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

GOP Sen. Tuberville announces Alabama gubernatorial run

Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has announced that he will be running for his state’s governor position.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: Medicaid recipient Emily Gabriella protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on April 2, 2025 in Washington D.C. The case details an attempt by the state of South Carolina to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program because it provides abortions. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) / (R) LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: A woman holds a sign in support of her transgender son at the #ResistMarch during the 47th annual LA Pride Festival on June 11, 2017, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, California. Inspired by the huge womenÕs marches that took place around the world following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and by the early pride demonstrations of the 1970s, LA Pride replaced its decades-old parade with the #ResistMarch protest to promote human rights by marching from Hollywood to West Hollywood. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ bans Medicaid from financially covering surgery and hormone therapy for transgenders

President Donald Trump’s recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” bans Medicaid from covering “gender-affirming care” for both minors and adults who struggle with gender dysphoria.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) speaks at a news conference after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tax and spending legislation, in what has been called the "big beautiful bill", redirects money to the military and border security and includes cuts to Medicaid, education and other domestic programs. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) was flanked by House Committee Chairmen who helped craft the legislation. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House narrowly passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ sending it to Senate

House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill on Thursday morning, advancing it to the Senate — following an intense 48-hour effort to reconcile the priorities of fiscal conservatives and moderates from blue states.

This picture taken on August 24, 2024 shows a bill, with cash for the tip, left on a restaurant table in Los Angeles. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on very little, but the two presidential rivals have found common ground in calling for the elimination of taxes on tips -- a populist move that many criticize as economically irresponsible. Tipping culture in the United States is fundamentally different from most other countries, as customers are encouraged to tip generously on everything from take-out coffee to cocktails. A tip ranging between 15 and 20 percent of the price is considered normal at most restaurants. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate approves bill allowing $25K tax break for tipped workers in unanimous vote

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would eliminate taxes on tips of up to $25,000.