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Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies — Republicans in Congress, taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, are on track to enact a hugely regressive budget — big tax giveaways to the wealthy combined with cruel cuts in programs that serve lower-income Americans.
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Big, Beautiful Bullshit
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Politico:
Debt cloud suddenly hangs over megabill talks
Debt cloud suddenly hangs over megabill talks
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
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Rolling Stone:
Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump to attend House GOP meeting at Capitol on Tuesday
Trump to attend House GOP meeting at Capitol on Tuesday
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Drew Friedman / Federal News Network:
Republicans revise federal benefits cuts in reconciliation bill
Republicans revise federal benefits cuts in reconciliation bill
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New York Times:
Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions — The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.
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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 …
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Lawrence K. Altman / STAT:
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate
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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 — The high court's decision allows Trump to immediately rein in portions of the Temporary Protected Status program. — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration …
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Patrick Reis / Vox:
350,000 people are losing protection from deportation
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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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.
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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.
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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Bukele's crackdown pushes top Salvadoran journalists to flee
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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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
Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono
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CNN:
Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department …
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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 …
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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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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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix — Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix. … The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children's show …
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