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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In overnight vote, Republicans move closer to pushing Trump agenda bill through House — GOP officials are scrambling to advance massive tax breaks and dramatic Medicaid cuts, and it's worth appreciating why they're in such a rush. — Republican leaders on Capitol Hill imposed an exceedingly difficult timeline on themselves.
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn't Cut the Deficit — As House Republicans wrangle over tax-and-spending bill, budget analysts across the political spectrum warn that the proposal worsens the U.S. fiscal picture — WASHINGTON—House Republicans' last-minute grappling …
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The Hill:
Republicans advance Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ in unusual late-night vote — Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump's bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote on Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared for House GOP leaders …
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Washington Post:
Trump's tax and immigration bill clears hurdle after late-night vote — GOP leaders worked through the weekend to win over fiscal conservatives who voted last week to block Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in committee — The House Budget Committee passed a massive tax and immigration package central …
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RedState, Al Jazeera and One America News Network
Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies — The GOP budget is incredibly cruel — and that's the point — 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.
NBC News:
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives
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NBC News:
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives
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New York Times and Scripps News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans want to break up House's Trump bill into bite-sized pieces
Senate Republicans want to break up House's Trump bill into bite-sized pieces
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MSNBC
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The ugly truth about Trump's big, beautiful bill
The ugly truth about Trump's big, beautiful bill
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Forbes and Washington Examiner
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones. — “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer — The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office. — Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was diagnosed on Friday with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate
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Fox News, Washington Post and Grabien
NBC News:
Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
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Luke Garrett / NPR:
Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Obamas react to Biden cancer diagnosis
Obamas react to Biden cancer diagnosis
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Nicusor Dan Beats George Simion in Romana's Presidential Election — Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner. — In a setback for Europe's surging nationalist forces, Nicusor Dan …
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USA Today:
Britain agrees trade and defense reset with European Union — Britain agreed the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, removing some trade barriers and collaborating on defence to help grow its economy and boost security on the continent.
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Financial Times:
UK and EU agree post-Brexit reset at showpiece summit — Deals reached on fisheries and agriculture after late-night haggling — London and Brussels have agreed a historic post-Brexit reset of relations that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said would be worth £9bn to the UK …
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Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
China-US Tariff Truce Prompts Some Nations to Shift Tactics … China's defiant stance in negotiating a tariff truce with the US has convinced some countries they need to take a tougher position in their own trade talks with the Trump administration. — The pause reached a week ago gave structure …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
The argument's over: Americans pay for tariffs
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Fortune, The Daily Caller and KDFX-TV
Financial Times:
US borrowing costs top 5% after Moody's downgrade — Yields on 30-year US Treasuries hit highest level since 2023 and stock futures fall as investor concerns over debt mount — Ian Smith in London, William Sandlund in Hong Kong, Kate Duguid in New York and Claire Jones in Washington
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Kyle Chan / New York Times:
In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant. — 阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文. — For years, theorists have posited the onset of a “Chinese century”: a world in which China finally harnesses its vast economic …
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Politico:
Elon Musk fades into the background — The tech CEO isn't exactly gone yet, but Republicans have stopped bringing him up. — Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the main characters on the Internet and across Washington day after day. Then the world's richest man started to fade away.
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
New Video of Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court — The new footage of ICE's warrantless arrest shows the Palestinian student fully cooperated with federal agents and was not a flight risk, as the government continues to falsely claim.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Matt Kacsmaryk shouldn't be a judge — He doesn't want to be a judge. He wants to run a right-wing advocacy group. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs. — ∙ Paid — U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk — the judge who tried to ban mifepristone nationwide in 2023 …
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The Moscow Times:
Russia Declares Amnesty International ‘Undesirable’ — Russia's Prosecutor General's Office on Monday designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organization, a move that risks significant jail time for those affiliated with the human rights group.
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Reuters, Associated Press and The Kyiv Independent
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Critics say Trump's religion agenda will benefit conservative Christians the most — White House Faith Office. A Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. A Religious Liberty Commission. — President Donald Trump has won plaudits from his base of conservative Christian supporters …

