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The Hill
2 hours ago
- Business
- The Hill
Trump rails against green tax credits in big, beautiful bill
President Trump railed against the green energy tax credits included in his big, beautiful bill in a Truth Social post on Saturday. 'I HATE 'GREEN TAX CREDITS' IN THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. They are largely a giant SCAM,' Trump posted. His comments come amid a GOP internal debate over the big, beautiful bill on how to roll back former President Biden's green energy tax credits. The Senate is taking a more lenient approach on this topic, while the House voted to 'sledgehammer' the tax credits. This is another point of disagreement that could slow the leadership's ability to meet the July 4 deadline to pass the bill in the Senate. Trump continued by saying he would rather the money be used anywhere else and that 'Windmills, and the rest of this 'JUNK,' are the most expensive and inefficient energy in the world, is destroying the beauty of the environment, and is 10 times more costly than any other energy.' 'None of it works without massive government subsidy (energy should NOT NEED SUBSIDY!). Also, it is almost exclusively made in China!!! It is time to break away, finally, from this craziness!!!' he continued. In August 2022, the Democrat-controlled House passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included $369 billion for energy security and climate investments. This move underlined the need for domestic, clean energy manufacturing and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The Senate is debating how to decrease these investments. The text now allows the construction of clean energy infrastructure, such as solar panels and wind farms, to begin this year to receive the full credit amount. Before, when the bill was in the House, it demanded that those projects start only 60 days after the bill passed, essentially leaving no time for new clean energy investments. The Senate is also allowing projects that begin construction in 2026 to receive 60 percent of the credit, in 2027 to receive 20 percent and in 2028 to receive no credits at all. The House version would give no credits at all to projects that did not start producing electricity by 2028. The Senate is still slashing Biden's IRA significantly. Before the bill's passage in the House, some moderate Republicans issued a joint statement claiming that sledgehammering the IRA would 'provoke an energy crisis or cause higher energy bills for working families.' Nevertheless, the bill still moved up to the Senate.
See - Sada Elbalad
10 hours ago
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
US Rhode Island to Ban Assault Weapons
Israa Farhan The US state of Rhode Island is on track to implement a ban on the manufacture and sale of many semi-automatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons, following the approval of new legislation by the state's Democrat-controlled House of Representatives. The bill is now being sent to the desk of Democratic Governor Dan McKee, who announced on Friday evening via social media that he intends to sign it into law. Once enacted, Rhode Island will become the eleventh US state to enforce some form of restriction on high-powered firearms. These types of weapons, which were once banned across the United States under federal law, have increasingly become the firearm of choice in many of the country's most deadly mass shootings. The upcoming ban reflects mounting pressure from gun control advocates who have campaigned for over a decade to restrict access to assault-style weapons in Rhode Island. Supporters of the bill argue that limiting the availability of these firearms is a crucial step toward reducing gun violence and enhancing public safety. The legislation marks a significant development in the ongoing national debate over gun control, which continues to divide lawmakers, citizens, and advocacy groups across the country. If signed into law, the move will align Rhode Island with other states like California, New York, and Massachusetts, which have already implemented similar bans to curb the use of semi-automatic rifles in both criminal activity and mass shootings. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Eater
5 days ago
- Politics
- Eater
Dozens of Armed ICE Agents Swarm Popular Swap Meet in Santa Fe Springs
On June 14, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a raid at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet. The decades-old market caters to a mostly Latino crowd, selling art, clothing, household goods, clothing; it also features a food court with drinks, beer, ice cream, menudo, burgers, tacos, and wings. ICE entered the building at 3:30 p.m., reports the Los Angeles Times , just before a scheduled Father's Day concert. According to the report, 50 to 80 agents in tactical gear with guns searched the site for undocumented immigrants as multiple helicopters circled overhead. Federal agents detained dozens of people and arrested several, reports ABC-7. Santa Fe Springs is a historically Latino city in south Los Angeles County that borders Whittier, Norwalk, Downey, and Pico Rivera. ABC-7 spoke to witnesses who saw ICE agents asking questions to the crowds while walking through the swap meet crowds. L.A. Taco estimates that between 40 and 50 people were detained. ICE's large-scale immigration sweeps throughout Southern California escalated starting June 6 in Los Angeles and at farms in Ventura County. The Los Angeles Times reports that President Trump vowed to expand immigration enforcement actions in major 'Democrat-controlled' cities, including Los Angeles. ICE raid protests, local law enforcement, and curfews Local protests began almost immediately in the wake of the immigration raids. Starting on June 6, large groups of residents gathered in Downtown Los Angeles, one week before the nationwide No Kings protest on June 14. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were on hand at these demonstrations before Trump sent in the National Guard and the Marines on June 8 and June 13, respectively. City officials announced a curfew for a small section of Downtown, limiting access to Chinatown, the Fashion District, and Skid Row from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. As a result, many restaurants are losing thousands of dollars in revenue. A spokesperson for Camelia shared that due to the lack of curfew guidance from the City of Los Angeles, the Arts District restaurant will open from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Downtown restaurants have lost revenue since officials launched the curfew on TK. Camelia will run specials from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a $12 martini or champagne, half price oysters, half price burger, plus the whole menu available for an early dinner (or late lunch). Camelia's regular Japanese bistro menu resumes the remainder of its service. Los Angeles restaurants cope with ICE raids Eater spoke with two restaurant owners, who wish to remain anonymous for fear of their businesses being targeted by ICE, who say they limited or closed their operations to protect their employees from potential harassment or detention. Meanwhile, the owner of Panadería La Colmena in North Hollywood says that her mostly Latino customers are not purchasing baked goods that typically sell out daily, according to Fox-11. New protocols for restaurant owners As many restaurants and street vendors pause operations, nonprofits like the Independent Hospitality Coalition shared a set of protocols for operators to follow. In a video on Instagram, Valerie Confections owner Valerie Gordon shared how she was implementing the protocols at her bakeries in Glendale and Echo Park. Los Angeles taqueros disappear from the streets L.A. Taco reports that ICE is conducting arrests at taquerias. The publication reports that one of the earliest raids was on June 12 at East LA food truck Jason's Tacos. The owner told L.A. Taco that ICE detained all of his employees. Angel's Tijuana Tacos also took precautions last week by shuttering all of its street stands and only operating its standalone location in Anaheim.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Orders ICE Vengeance on ‘No Kings' Protest Cities
Donald Trump ordered ICE officers to prioritize deportations in Democrat-run cities in a wild Truth Social rant Sunday night. The president issued the unprecedented, politically motivated orders just hours after millions of protesters gathered in major American cities, calling for Trump's megalomania to be curbed. Trump told ICE staff to 'do all in their power' to detain and deport undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Protests in these cities—and many more Democrat-controlled districts—attracted millions of citizens on Saturday, dwarfing the crowd that attended Trump's birthday parade in Washington, D.C. Posting to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump claimed these cities should be targeted as they are 'the core of the Democrat power center, using illegal aliens to expand their voter base, cheat in elections and grow the welfare state.' The president offered no evidence of the alleged election fraud. The rant continued, 'These radical left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our country and actually want to destroy our inner cities - and they are doing a good job of it! There is something wrong with them.' Former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd claimed on X that Trump was now 'openly admitting' he was politicizing law enforcement in at a time of civil unrest. 'This will not help ICE's image because he's asking them to perform a political task,' Todd said. 'Throw in the decision to shield the red states from law enforcement and he's clearly hoping to provoke an angry response. At a moment when we need a president to de-escalate, he does the opposite.' Last month White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller insisted ICE should be making a 'minimum' of 3,000 arrests each day. Trump's 400-word Truth Social screed was littered with standard MAGA-baiting talking points, complaining about 'Radical Left Democrats' who 'hate our Country' and 'believe in Open Borders, Transgender for Everybody, and Men playing in Women's Sports.' The president added: 'I have directed my entire administration to put every resource possible behind this effort, and reverse the tide of Mass Destruction Migration that has turned once Idyllic Towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia.' Trump's tirade once again mentioned the far right buzzword 'remigration.' He stated, 'Our Federal Government will continue to be focused on the REMIGRATION of Aliens to the places from where they came, and preventing the admission of ANYONE who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States.' He signed off his post, 'To ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, the Patriots at Pentagon and the State Department, you have my unwavering support. Now go, GET THE JOB DONE! DJT.' The new ICE mandate from Trump follows the weekend's No Kings protests against his administration, taking place while the president was in Washington for a military parade that took place on his 79th birthday. Organizers estimated millions of people took part in No Kings protests at over 2,000 sites nationwide, including over 200,000 each in New York and Los Angeles and 75,000 in Chicago. Most of the events were deemed peaceful protests. Independent data journalist G Elliott calculated between 4-6 million people protested against Trump on Saturday, using crowd-sourced records of No Kings event turnouts. Trump has deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles to combat ongoing protest against deportations, which are now in their 10th day. Talking to reporters on Sunday before heading to Canada for the G7 summit, Trump claimed that protesters were being put off by the National Guard. 'If we didn't have the National Guard on call and ready they would rip Los Angeles apart,' Trump said. 'They come and they check, they say 'Is the National Guard gonna be there?' and if the National Guard is gonna be there they don't even show up." Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has slammed Trump for sending military troops into her city. 'We don't want them here,' she told CNN on Sunday. 'They don't need to be here. Our local law enforcement have complete control of this situation.' The LA Times reports 561 people were arrested during the ICE protests in L.A last week. On Saturday 35 people were arrested, mostly for not adhering to an 8 p.m. curfew.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Lombardo notes education, housing advances in statement on Nevada Legislature
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Gov. Joe Lombardo emphasized progress on education and housing laws as he released a statement Friday on this year's legislative session. Lombardo, a Republican, also touched on decisions he made in vetoing a record 87 bills approved by the Democrat-controlled Nevada Legislature — just over 14% of everything that passed. He signed 518 bills into law. While contentious, this session had a smoother end than in 2023, when Lombardo called two special sessions immediately following adjournment. One session dealt with an unresolved budget that Republicans blocked, and the other passed the A's stadium deal. New Nevada traffic ticket laws to go into effect And despite this year's harsh criticism coming from progressive groups and advocates who cast many of his vetoes as betrayals, he thanked lawmakers for working in good faith toward 'a stronger, safer, and more affordable Nevada for all.' The Governor's Office said ceremonial bill signings are forthcoming for Senate Bill 460, the landmark bipartisan education reform package, and Assembly Bill 540, the Nevada Housing Access and Attainability Act. Lombardo's full statement appears below: I am proud of the meaningful progress we made this session – particularly in the areas of education and housing. Working together, we've taken important steps to expand educational opportunity, begin restoring accountability in our public schools, and make housing more attainable for working families across our said, I did not take lightly the decision to veto 87 bills. I do not enjoy using the veto pen, but as Governor, it is my responsibility to protect Nevadans from legislation that goes too far, expands government unnecessarily, or creates unintended consequences that hurt families, businesses, or our veto was carefully considered. My priority will always be to ensure that every law enacted serves the best interest of the people of Nevada – not special interests, and not bigger the legislators who worked in good faith throughout this session: thank you. I remain committed to working with you to build a stronger, safer, and more affordable Nevada for all. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo The Nevada Legislature convenes once every two years for a 120-day session. The 83rd session ended on June 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
