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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Big, Beautiful Bullshit  —  Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill” may sneak past the House after the Freedom Caucus blinked, yet again.  But that's just the start of the challenges it faces.  —  The House Budget Committee finally cleared the GOP's Big Beautiful Bill.
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NBC News:
Senate advances a major crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote
Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies
Discussion: Popular Information
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Rolling Stone:
Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
Discussion: NOTUS
Drew Friedman / Federal News Network:
Republicans revise federal benefits cuts in reconciliation bill
Discussion: FedSmith.com and STAT
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Wall Street Journal:
Latest Revelations About Biden's Acuity Put Democrats in a Tough Spot  —  Focus on former president comes as party needs to look forward rather than backward to exit political wilderness  —  Democrats are trying to move beyond Joe Biden, but continued questions about the former president's …
Lawrence K. Altman / STAT:
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
The Hill:
Biden's cancer raises questions around screening, timing
Politico:
Feds charge New Jersey congressmember with assault  —  The charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver stems from a scuffle at a Newark migrant detention facility.  —  The Justice Department announced an assault charge Monday against Rep. LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat who was involved …
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center  —  The Department of Justice also announced it was dropping a trespass charge against the city's mayor stemming from the same episode.  —  The Justice Department charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during …
Associated Press:
Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says  —  Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention center, New Jersey's top federal prosecutor announced Monday.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans  —  As part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke immigration protections for 350,000 Venezuelans
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt  —  Trump administration reversed Justice Dept. opposition to wrongful death lawsuit in case of Babbitt, who was shot by police while breaking into Speaker's lobby  —  President Donald Trump's administration has agreed …
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump signs Take It Down Act with first lady to criminalize revenge pornography  —  President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday with first lady Melania Trump that would force online platforms to remove artificial intelligence-generated deepfake images and other forms of revenge pornography.
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CNN:
Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’  —  The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules  —  For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court declined to pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a foreign national wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and MSNBC
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:   The Supreme Court Has Officially Had Enough Of Donald Trump's Excuses
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case Because Too Many Justices Recused Themselves  —  Topline  —  The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a copyright dispute case because it lacked a quorum after five justices had to recuse themselves, a move that was cheered by ethics watchdogs as the high court …
Discussion: Washington Post
Thomas Graham / The Guardian:
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested  —  Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago  —  Thomas Graham and agencies in San Salvador  —  The head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families …
Discussion: NPR, KDFX-TV, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump  —  Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.  —  CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Putin's Still In Charge  —  Trump can't end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.  —  Today's phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump leaves Russia and Ukraine to settle war in talks
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked  —  In 2025, Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, disappointed the 2023 version of himself.  —  In 2023, Dan Bongino, star podcaster, demanded to know: “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?”  —  “I have reviewed the case.
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant  —  LATE TO THE PARTY  —  The Boss has been speaking out against Trump during his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour.  —  President Donald Trump escalated his feud against Bruce Springsteen in a late-night …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Judge strikes down DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace  —  A federal judge ruled that the actions of “illegitimately-installed leaders” — including the purported transfer of the institute's building — were “null and void.”  —  WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Monday tossed …
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate confirms Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law, as ambassador to France  —  The Senate has confirmed real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.  Charles Kushner was pardoned by Trump …
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
US Senate confirms Trump nominee Kushner to be ambassador to France
Discussion: Fox News
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet  —  All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.  But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.  —  as i waited to meet with Jay Graber …
Axios:
Scoop: First flight leaves U.S. under Trump's $1,000 “self-deport” deal  —  The Trump administration's first charter flight for dozens of “self-deporting” immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, part of a new program offering them a free trip back home and $1,000 — or else.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Berates Companies for Warning About Tariff Price Increases  —  The president recently attacked Walmart, saying it should “eat” the costs rather than pass them on to customers.  —  President Trump is telling some of the nation's largest companies that they should eat the cost of his tariffs …
Discussion: The Hill and Truthout
Washington Post:
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras  —  Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.  —  NEW ORLEANS — For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied …
 
 
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Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding
Alexander Saeedy / Wall Street Journal:
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Politico:
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Chicago Tribune:
Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially motivated hiring
Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York's LaGuardia Airport
Discussion: KDFX-TV and New York Post
elysee.fr:
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
Mingson Lau / Associated Press:
Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
Associated Press:
RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway
ProPublica:
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs
Discussion: New Republic