GOP Rep. Don Bacon to retire

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican in Nebraska, is preparing to announce his retirement from Congress. Bacon’s retirement from Congress creates a…

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Elon Musk Trump Senate bill

Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk ripped into the Senate’s massive domestic policy package on Saturday, calling it “utterly insane” and destructive,” pointing to provisions in the bill that would…

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Can Eutelsat become Europe’s alternative to Starlink?

France views Eutelsat as a strategic asset in the EU’s push for technological sovereignty. Benoit Tessier | AFP via Getty Images For years, France’s Eutelsat has been trying to build a European alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service. The company merged with British satellite venture OneWeb in 2023, consolidating the region’s satellite communications…

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears key Senate hurdle

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the U.S. Senate Republicans’ weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” cleared a key procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate late Saturday night, pushing the massive…

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