U.S. Senate GOP mega-bill suffers major blow with ruling on Medicaid cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062625_senate_medicaid/us-senate-gop-mega-bill-suffers-major-blow-with-ruling-medicaid-cuts/ U.S. Senate Republicans suffered a significant setback when the parliamentarian ruled several changes to Medicaid in the “big, beautiful bill” don’t comply with the complex rules for moving a reconciliation package. #Tucson #Arizona

Trump’s f-bomb toward Iran & Israel breaks norm of keeping presidential profanity off-camera https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062525_trump_language/trumps-f-bomb-toward-iran-israel-breaks-norm-keeping-presidential-profanity-off-camera/ History is full of muttered presidential curses, closed-door profanity and hot-mic slip-ups. The expletive President Donald Trump unleashed Tuesday on the South Lawn stands apart - but is hardly unique - and his profanity reflects evolving societal norms. #Tucson #Arizona

Child care is now rivaling home costs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062425_child_care_costs/child-care-now-rivaling-home-costs/ The cost of child care is rising. By a lot. In 45 states and Washington, D.C., child care for two kids now costs more than a mortgage, and in 49 states and D.C., child care for two surpasses what families pay in rent. #Tucson #Arizona

‘They’re taking Shirly’: An Army sergeant thought his family was safe. Then ICE deported his wife https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061725_military_deportations/theyre-taking-shirly-army-sergeant-thought-his-family-was-safe-then-ice-deported-his-wife/ There is no guaranteed path to citizenship for undocumented military family members - and no guaranteed protections against deportation - for the estimated 80,000 undocumented spouses or parents of military members are living in the U.S. #Tucson #Arizona

ICE arrests at L.A. churches stoke fear in Arizona that migrant raids at houses of worship are ramping up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061725_ice_churches/ice-arrests-la-churches-stoke-fear-arizona-that-migrant-raids-houses-worship-are-ramping-up/ Immigration raids at houses of worship remain infrequent. But arrests at two Los Angeles-area churches have stoked fear among migrants and an uproar among advocates, and although no reports have surfaced of churches in Arizona being targeted, many were already on edge. #Tucson #Arizona

Velazquez: Solar changed my life; Congress shouldn’t make it harder for others to follow https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061725_velazquez_op/velazquez-solar-changed-my-life-congress-shouldnt-make-it-harder-others-follow/ The U.S. House recently advanced legislation to eliminate solar federal tax credits at the end of 2025, though the credits are often the difference between dreaming of solar and being able to afford it. #Tucson #Arizona

Measles cases are in 34 states - including Arizona - with North Dakota now the focus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061625_measles_growth/measles-cases-are-34-states-including-arizona-with-north-dakota-now-focus/ As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with the highest rate. #Tucson #Arizona

Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in Los Angeles temporarily https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061325_la_guard_trump/appeals-court-allows-trump-keep-national-guard-los-angeles-temporarily/ A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers to continue while it considers Trump’s challenge to a lower court’s decision that found he illegally mobilized those troops without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom. #Tucson #Arizona

How El Salvador's government impeded a U.S. investigation of MS-13 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_ms13_salvador/how-el-salvadors-government-impeded-us-investigation-ms-13/ Senior officials in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s government repeatedly impeded the work of a U.S. task force as it pursued evidence of possible wrongdoing by the Salvadoran president and his inner circle, evidence at odds with Bukele’s reputation as a crime fighter. #Tucson #Arizona

Queen of the Night blooms: The single night life of a desert flower https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061025_night_bloom/queen-night-blooms-single-night-life-desert-flower/ The cacti Peniocereus greggii, also known as the Queen of the Night, unfurled its petals Monday night for its annual bloom. The one-night spectacle drew crowds of admirers to Tohono Chul Gardens to get a glimpse of the night-blooming cereus before it faded with the dawn, not to return for another year. #Tucson #Arizona