What to know about the government’s new database to track citizens

关于政府新数据库追踪公民应了解的信息

Apple News Today

2025-07-02

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The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s tax-and-spending bill. Next comes the challenge to get it through the House before July 4. Politico looks at what might happen next. The Trump administration is building a national citizenship-data system. NPR’s Jude Joffe-Block joins to discuss her exclusive reporting behind the project.  California has rolled back a landmark environmental law. Liam Dillon from the Los Angeles Times explains. Plus, the University of Pennsylvania bans transgender athletes from women’s sports teams following a federal investigation, France tries to break its smoking habit, and a real-life Disney miracle rescue. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • It's Wednesday, July 2nd.

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  • On today's show,

  • why Trump wants to build the country's first ever national citizenship database.

  • In California,

  • a surprising walk back of environmental law and a real life miracle on a Disney cruise.

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  • where House Republicans have picked up the debate over President Trump's massive tax and spending bill after a fiercely divided Senate narrowly passed it yesterday.

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