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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Senators are voting on a wide range of amendments designed to change or send a political message about the massive GOP tax and spending bill. NPR's Deidre Walsh reports most are expected to fail. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stressed what's at stake if the bill fails. The people are going to get hit with a tax increase if we don't do something. Those families making less than $400,000 a year.
We're going to see their child tax credit cut in half, their standard deduction cut in half, their rates go back up to what they were 2017. Thune can only afford to lose three votes, and two Republicans, Tom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, already say they will vote no.
final vote likely hinges on the issue of Medicaid. Conservatives want deeper cuts, and moderates want to help rural hospitals mitigate the loss of federal funding due to new tax provisions. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol. American solar and wind energy companies could be some of the biggest losers in the Trump administration's big tax bill. The measure favors traditional fossil fuels like coal,
oil, and natural gas over so-called clean energy. That may mean job cuts in the wind and solar industries.
The U.S. says it's resuming trade negotiations with Canada. As Dan Karpinchuk reports, the announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped plans for a digital services tax on U.S. tech firms. President Trump's economic advisor, Kevin Hassett, says now that the Canadians have agreed to remove the tax, negotiations can resume. Ottawa removed the 3% tax targeting American tech firms just hours before it was to go into effect.
Tech companies like Amazon, Meta, Google and Apple would have been on the hook for about $2 billion, revenues generated from operating in Canada. In a statement, Canada's finance ministry said President Trump and Prime Minister Carney would go back to the table in order to get a deal by July 21st.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thanked the Canadians, adding that the tax would have been a deal-breaker in any trade negotiations. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto. The Justice Department is suing the city of Los Angeles and its mayor over L.A.'s so-called Sanctuary Cities policy. Steve Futterman has more. Los Angeles bars city resources from being used for immigration enforcement and local departments from cooperating with federal immigration officials.
During the past month, Southern California has been the focal point of efforts to detain those in the U.S. without legal status. The lawsuit says L.A.'s policies have led to lawlessness, rioting, looting, and vandalism. Mayor Bass has been critical of the ICE raids. When you raid home depots and workplaces, you're not trying to keep anyone safe. You're trying to cause fear and panic. The lawsuit says L.A. is, quote, picking and choosing which federal laws will be enforced.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. You're listening to NPR.
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