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STAT+: FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say — The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill …
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Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
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New York Times:
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines — Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots. — The Food and Drug Administration will permit Covid vaccines for adults …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Johnson privately cautions Senate GOP on Trump's budget bill — House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned the Senate in a closed door lunch on Tuesday not to make big changes to the reconciliation bill, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: If Johnson can get his conference in line …
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'Don't f— around with Medicaid': Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition
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NOTUS:
'He's Not a Detail Guy': Trump Pitches Very Different Reconciliation Bill to House GOP
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Washington Post:
The fate of Trump's agenda rests with the House GOP's ‘five families’
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
‘What are we doing here?’: Democrats were shocked at Biden's decline but stayed quiet, according to new book — In the final two years of his presidency, Joe Biden had private moments where he could not recall the names of top aides, had an increasingly limited private schedule …
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Eddie Scarry / The Federalist:
Biden's Late Cancer Diagnosis Exposes Democrats And The Media As Legitimate National Security Risks — Until Democrats start naming names and apologizing for their reckless, craven conduct as it relates to Joe Biden, I don't want to hear another word about Pete Hegseth's Signal chats.
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Republicans keep clinging to Biden's health to ignore Trump's decline
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Biden's Age Wasn't a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Biden top aide made about $4 million on failed campaign: new book
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist — Update: We have published a follow-up to this article with more details about how this happened. — The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper's “Best of Summer” section published over the weekend contains a guide …
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online — At private gatherings, strategists and donors are swapping ideas to help the party capture the digital mojo that helped President Trump win. Yes, there's a price tag. — Six months after the Democratic Party's crushing 2024 defeat …
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is — Several top members of the Trump administration have been evading constraints on their lawless actions by playing a clever game of feigned ignorance as to the plain requirements of the Constitution and a series of adverse court rulings.
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April Rubin / Axios:
Noem botches habeas corpus questions at Senate hearing — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem botched questions about habeas corpus at a Senate hearing Tuesday, falsely asserting the check on the government's power to detain people actually gives President Trump a “constitutional right” to conduct deportations.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump announces $25 billion and architectural design for “Golden Dome” missile defense system — Washington — President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration has selected the architectural design for a “Golden Dome” missile defense system to protect the United States from foreign threats.
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Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Democratic senator says he has recordings of favors ‘promised’ by Trump's IRS pick — Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday he has recordings of business associates of President Trump's pick to lead the IRS, former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) …
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump admin deports immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say — Their lawyers say they learned of the deportation plan after receiving an abrupt notice Monday evening. By Tuesday morning, the men were already on a plane. — The Trump administration has deported …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Migrants deported to South Sudan in violation of court order, attorneys say
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Axios:
Trump's deference to Putin stunned European leaders on call — Ukrainian President Zelensky and five other European leaders joined a conference call with President Trump immediately after his call with Vladimir Putin on Monday hoping to hear that Putin had agreed to a ceasefire …
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number — 🔌 🤖 💭 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren't one already …
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Rolling Stone:
Why Trump Is Threatening to Investigate Bruce Springsteen — It's not just Oprah and Springsteen. The president has long wanted to weaponize campaign finance laws against an array of celebs and Democrats — Early Monday morning, when much of the White House press corps was fast asleep …
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Politico:
Virginia Republicans worry about their gubernatorial candidate who invoked slavery when criticizing DEI — Winsome Earle-Sears has had a sluggish start to her campaign. Republicans are urging her to turn it around — or face a bloodbath this fall. — Virginia Republicans are bracing for November with a growing sense of doom.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Tesla, SpaceX reputations crater in new Axios Harris Poll 100 — Tesla Motors and SpaceX saw their brand reputations crater in the past year, according to new Axios Harris Poll 100 survey results. — Why it matters: Elon Musk's polarizing political activism appears to have come at the expense …
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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
EU to launch Israel trade review as Gaza situation deteriorates — “Pressure is necessary to change the situation,” top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said. — The EU will review its political and economic agreement between Israel and the European Union over the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza, Kaja Kallas said Tuesday.
Miami Herald:
State prosecutor's office launches a criminal investigation related to Hope Florida — Leon County prosecutors say there is an open criminal investigation relating to information a lawmaker provided concerning the Hope Florida Foundation. — In response to a request by the Herald/Times …
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Washington Post:
Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds — Documents reviewed by The Post call for leveraging U.S. foreign assistance accounts to return migrants to conflict-afflicted nations, even as the administration has sought to cut such spending.
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Julius Washington / Congressman Hakeem Jeffries:
JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER — Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement: — The criminal charge …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
DOGE sought access to Government Publishing Office — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government's central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents.
Washington Post:
White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It's working. — Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn't anyone care?” — For this story, Post reporters interviewed more than 30 current and former federal employees.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Reverses NY Wind Farm Stance in Pipeline Deal With Hochul — The Trump administration is allowing construction to resume on a $5 billion wind farm off Long Island after reaching a deal with New York Governor Kathy Hochul that could allow new natural gas pipelines to be built in the state.
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Very confused old man given test ride by dealership, thinks car is actually a gift — Pretty funny if not like a clown investigation here (gift link) from Maggie's farm. — TL;DR: Trump's announcement that Qatar was giving him a very special 747 that's been tricked out like a luxury jet …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate unanimously approves bill to eliminate tax on tips — The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, advancing with the help of Democrats a top campaign promise of President Trump. — Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) brought the bill to the floor …
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