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July 5, 2025

Alabama Politics

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Secrecy is not security: From Homewood, Alabama, to Homeland Security, government hides what it fears

Knowledge is power. From police bodycams to Iran intel, government is hoarding it.

By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com

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Trump says he didn’t know this word he used is antisemitic: ‘Never heard it that way’

Trump has had a history of playing on stereotypes about Jewish people.

By The Associated Press

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Fourth of July: Americans are celebrating, protesting and traveling

People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings. Polls show declining national pride, especially among Democrats, during the Trump era. Protests against Trump’s policies are planned across the country. Fireworks retailers face challenges from tariffs on Chinese imports. Holiday travel is breaking records.

By Ben Finley and Jaime Ding

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Rural hospitals brace for impact under Republicans’ $1 trillion Medicaid cut

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals. One analysis estimates more than 300 hospitals could be at risk of closing under the Republican measure to slash about $1 trillion in Medicaid funding over ten years.

By MARGERY A. BECK and SUSAN HAIGH

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Here are the winners and losers in Trump’s $4.5 trillion ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

The House passed the bill in a 218-214 vote just a day ahead of Trump’s self-imposed July 4 deadline.

By Jamie Tarabay and Steven T. Dennis Bloomberg News (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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These are the 5 Republicans who voted against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Two House Republicans and three GOP senators cast "no votes."

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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