Bush Signs $1.35 Trillion Tax Cut Bill

Bush Signs $1.35 Trillion Tax Cut Bill

United States President George W. Bush signs into law the 1.35 trillion dollar Tax Cut Bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 7, 2001. Pictured from left to right: U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert (Republican of Illinois) U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman William Thomas (Republican of California); U.S. Senator John Breaux (Democrat of Louisiana); U.S. Senator Zell Miller (Democrat of Georgia); U.S. House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (Republican of Texas); U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (Republican of Texas); U. S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican of Texas); U.S. Rep. Jennifer Dunn (Republican of Washington); U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (Republican of Texas); and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (Republican of Mississippi) Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Conference to support mine removal in Ukraine

Attendees pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, as the Japanese government hosts an international conference to discuss ways to remove mines in Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (1st row, 5th from L) attended the meeting.

Cultural Tourism During National Day In China - China

Cultural Tourism During National Day In China - China

Tourists are pictured at an ancient city wall in Nanhu District of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Oct. 1, 2025. The 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was observed on Wednesday in various ways across the country. Photo by Xu Yu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cultural Tourism During National Day In China - China

Cultural Tourism During National Day In China - China

This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows a national flag raising ceremony at a square in Dazhou City in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was observed on Wednesday in various ways across the country. Photo by Deng Liangkui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese movie director Naomi Kawase holds online talks with Ukrainian photographer Vladyslav Hryshchenko (back) to explore ways to end conflicts in various parts of the world during an event at Dialogue Theater produced by her at the Signature Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 9, 2025.

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

Young Iraqis Swim In The River - Erbil

A boy jumps into the Great River as another watches from the rocks in Jhamaka village, Erbil, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Swimming in the river is one of the most popular ways for children to cool off during the hot season. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever

30.07.2025, Tallinn. Press conference introducing ways to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Estonia with Minister for Regional and Rural Affairs Hendrik Johannes Terras. So far much of the ASF blight has hit farms in central and southern Estonia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever

30.07.2025, Tallinn. Press conference introducing ways to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Estonia with Minister for Regional and Rural Affairs Hendrik Johannes Terras. So far much of the ASF blight has hit farms in central and southern Estonia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever

30.07.2025, Tallinn. Press conference introducing ways to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Estonia with Minister for Regional and Rural Affairs Hendrik Johannes Terras. So far much of the ASF blight has hit farms in central and southern Estonia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever

30.07.2025, Tallinn. Press conference introducing ways to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Estonia with Minister for Regional and Rural Affairs Hendrik Johannes Terras. So far much of the ASF blight has hit farms in central and southern Estonia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, left, and Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as US President Donald Trump, not pictured, speaks during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

The West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

President Trump At A Summer Soiree On The South Lawn Of The White House - DC

Kenneth Jackson, a State Department employee and acting president of the US Institute of Peace, during a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Trump and Republican senators discussed ways to scale back the $40,000 state and local tax deduction cap in the House version of the president’s tax-cut bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. Photo by Eric Lee/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Bayrou Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (L) listens to the President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Martine Vassal during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (L) visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (3rd R) listens to an architect as he visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (back) speaks to workers as he visits a site for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur Renaud Muselier (L) and France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (2nd R) and President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Martine Vassal (R) speak during their visit to a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wearing a security helmet visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (L) walks down the stairs alongside the architect as he visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur Renaud Muselier (L) and France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) looks at drawings as they listen to the architect during their visit to a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur Renaud Muselier (L) and France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) listen to the architect during their visit to a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is helped as he dons a security helmet as he visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is helped as he dons a security helmet as he visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (3rdR) listens to the President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Martine Vassal (2ndR) during their visit to a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (R) wearing a safty helmet visits a site during the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Martine Vassal (C) greets France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou as he arrives for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives by bus to attend the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Bayrou Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis Martine Vassal (C) greets France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou as he arrives for the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives by bus to attend the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Bayrou Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

PM Bayrou At Inauguration of The Ambition France Transports Conference - Marseille

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives by bus to attend the inauguration of the "Ambition France Transports" conference aimed at identifying ways of financing transport and infrastructure up to 2040, in the southern port city of Marseille on May 5, 2025. Bayrou Photo by Miguel MEDINA/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tourists Enjoy Robot Show in Taizhou - China

Tourists Enjoy Robot Show in Taizhou - China

Tourists watch a robot show at Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 4, 2025. People across China enjoy the ongoing May Day holiday in various ways. Photo by Jiang Youqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Minister Hind Kabawat Visits Parts of Northern Syria

Minister Hind Kabawat Visits Parts of Northern Syria

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor of Syrian Transitional Government, Hind Kabawat meets and talks with NGO members as she visits parts of northern Syria, including the camps for displaced people in the Idlib countryside and orphanages on April 28, 2025 in Idlib, Syria. The Minister discussed with the organization officials ways to enhance services provided to internally displaced Syrians and empower Syrian society in general and raise the level of qualified Syrians. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM