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Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders — The House Budget Committee voted down the massive party-line package, with a critical band of Republicans pushing for deeper spending cuts. — WASHINGTON — The GOP-led House Budget Committee voted …
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
G.O.P. Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest — Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans' spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off. — As Representative Jason Smith commenced a marathon session this week to consider …
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The Hill:
GOP fiscal hawks sink key vote on Trump ‘big, beautiful bill’ — Fiscal hawks on the House Budget Committee on Friday sunk a key vote on advancing the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that encompasses President Trump's legislative agenda, marking a stunning setback for the legislation.
CNN:
Former FBI Director James Comey is being interviewed by the US Secret Service — Former FBI Director James Comey was escorted by US Secret Service agents to their Washington Field Office on Friday afternoon for an interview, according to law enforcement sources.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
I Called the Constitution Police and They Say You're Going to Jail
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Rachel Treisman / NPR:
James Comey is under investigation for his ‘8647’ Instagram post. What does it mean?
James Comey is under investigation for his ‘8647’ Instagram post. What does it mean?
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Washington Post:
Comey under investigation for ‘threat’ to Trump on social media, officials say
Comey under investigation for ‘threat’ to Trump on social media, officials say
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
DOGE Is Now Targeting GAO, and the Congressional Agency Is Fighting Back — “We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders,” GAO staff were told in an internal email sent Friday. — Copy — Elon Musk's DOGE team is now starting to target government agencies outside of the executive branch …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
DOGE sought access to Congress's watchdog — Congress's watchdog told the Trump administration to stay away on Friday. — Law Dork has learned that, in the aftermath of recent Trump administration efforts to upend the leadership at the Library of Congress, officials with the non-department Department …
NPR:
DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused — The Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its attempts to expand its reach beyond executive branch agencies, this time seeking to embed in an independent legislative watchdog that finds waste, fraud and abuse in the government.
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New York Times and Democracy Docket
Heather Richards / Politico:
GAO rejects DOGE attempt to land at congressional watchdog agency
CNN:
Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas, siding with Venezuelans who feared …
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Politico:
Supreme Court extends block on Trump's deportation bid under Alien Enemies Act — The justices faulted the administration for its attempt last month to carry out swift deportations just one day after providing a bare-bones deportation notice to the detainees.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Extends Freeze on Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
SCOTUS Says Trump Violated Venezuelan Migrants' Rights With Attempted Removals
SCOTUS Says Trump Violated Venezuelan Migrants' Rights With Attempted Removals
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules Trump administration must give Venezuelans more time to challenge deportation under Alien Enemies Act
Supreme Court rules Trump administration must give Venezuelans more time to challenge deportation under Alien Enemies Act
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law
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Matt Wirz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating — Moody's downgrades the U.S. government, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs — The U.S. lost its last triple-A credit rating. — Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government on Friday, citing large fiscal deficits and rising interest costs.
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Rachel Lerman / Washington Post:
Moody's downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
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Bloomberg
Axios:
Exclusive: Prosecutor's audio shows Biden's memory lapses — Amid long, uncomfortable pauses, Joe Biden struggled to recall when his son died, when he left office as vice president, what year Donald Trump was elected or why he had classified documents he shouldn't have had …
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Wall Street Journal:
DHS Is Considering Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship — 'This isn't ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants,' says the producer behind the pitch — The Department of Homeland Security is considering being part of a television show in which immigrants would compete …
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NBC News:
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya — Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership. — The Trump administration …
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NBC News:
Trump attorneys draw judge's ire by saying ‘state secrets’ keep them from sharing details on Abrego Garcia's return — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the government's refusal to provide certain information in the case has been “an exercise in utter frustration.”
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Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
The ‘Modest’ Ruling That Could Kneecap Our Legal System — It is often difficult to persuade anyone other than lawyers to care about the more technical, procedural minutiae of Supreme Court decisions. But Thursday's oral argument in three Supreme Court cases challenging President Trump's efforts …
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New Jersey Globe:
McIver set to be charged over Delaney Hall incident — Habba could announce charges against Newark Democrat as early as today — The Justice Department plans to bring charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) following a scuffle with federal immigration agents last week …
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Exclusive: Trump's Losing the Latino Voters He Won in '24 — DONALD TRUMP'S SUPPORT AMONG LATINO VOTERS, including those who voted for him in 2024, is fracturing, a new poll shared exclusively with The Bulwark found. — The poll by Equis Research, a Democratic group …
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New Republic
Rolling Stone:
Sean Combs Allies Are Actively Working for a Trump Pardon — Longtime Combs associates have spent months cozying up to Trump officials to lay groundwork for clemency pleas … It may be on to something. — Combs, who was charged last September, is currently on trial in the Southern District …
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Raw Story and The Independent
Josh Meyer / USA Today:
FBI moving 1,500 personnel from D.C., closing storied headquarters building: Patel — WASHINGTON − FBI Director Kash Patel announced in a Fox News broadcast Friday that he's redeploying 1,500 FBI agents, analysts and other personnel from Washington to posts throughout the country …
Reuters:
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage — Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
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The Dispatch
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
JD Vance clear favorite to win the GOP nomination in 2028: poll — Vice President JD Vance is the overwhelming choice to win the 2028 Republican presidential primary, according to a new poll, even with former contenders and allies of President Trump jockeying for position.
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New York Times:
Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang — The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law. — A top adviser to the director of national intelligence ordered …
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Steve Schale / The Bulwark:
I Worked for Joe Biden. I Love Joe Biden. He Must Rethink His Post-Presidency. — “My dad always used to say, ‘Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.’” — THERE IS NO PLAYBOOK FOR NAVIGATING the post-presidency, especially in this modern era.

