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Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times.

This week, House Republicans passed a massive tax and spending bill.

Michael Wilner reports that it includes boosting defense and border funding,

eliminating taxes on tips, and expanding deductions for seniors.

To fund these changes, the bill made cuts to the Green Energy tax credits

and proposes $1 trillion in reductions to Medicaid

and food stamp programs. According to estimates, the plan could still add nearly $4 trillion

to the deficit and strip insurance coverage from up to 14 million Americans. Now some Senate Republicans

are pushing back. Senator Josh Hawley says he can't support cuts to Medicaid,

while Senator Roger Marshall wants to tweak the bill with a fine-tooth comb.

Trump is pushing to get the bill signed by July 4th, but pushback is likely.

Two Israeli embassy employees were shot and killed outside a humanitarian aid event in Washington, D.C. this week.

Kevin Rector reports authorities are now calling it an act of terror.

The shooting took place outside the Capitol Jewish Museum during an event aimed at building bridges between Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans.

The victims, Yadon Lyshinsky and Sarah Milgram,

were a couple committed to peace and aid work.

The 31-year-old suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez,

walked into the museum and told police he did it for Gaza.

The incident comes in the midst of heightened global tensions

over the war in Gaza, where more than 53,000 people have been killed since October.

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