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STAT:
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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Associated Press:
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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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
The ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Has a Tiny Provision That Could Tax the Trump Legal Resistance — A measure in the reconciliation bill would force judges to impose security bonds on organizations seeking injunctions. — Copy — Congressional Republicans slipped a little-noticed measure into their massive …
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT
Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
'Trump says ‘big bill’ should only help GOP states: 'Don't want to benefit Dem governors'
'Trump says ‘big bill’ should only help GOP states: 'Don't want to benefit Dem governors'
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'Don't f— around with Medicaid': Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition
'Don't f— around with Medicaid': Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition
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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
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Republicans keep clinging to Biden's health to ignore Trump's decline
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.
Biden's Age Wasn't a Cover-Up. It Was Observable Fact.
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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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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President's Right to Deport People
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
Kristi Noem Should Probably Know What Habeas Corpus Is
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
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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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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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NBC News:
Senate unexpectedly passes the ‘No Tax on Tips Act’ in a unanimous vote — Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., called up the bipartisan bill for immediate passage, and no senator objected. The measure now goes to the House. — WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the …
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David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Why Are Some Democrats Making Cryptocurrency Too Big to Fail?
Why Are Some Democrats Making Cryptocurrency Too Big to Fail?
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Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
CEO Says Trump's IRS Pick Promised Big Benefits — Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), President Donald Trump's pick to head the Internal Revenue Service, was invited to attend Trump's inauguration as the guest of a financial services CEO who said Long promised him benefits for his company, according to a recording obtained by The Lever.
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Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Democratic senator says he has recordings of favors ‘promised’ by Trump's IRS pick
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit
Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit
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Politico:
Trump to announce $25B funding for Golden Dome project — The price tag matches the amount in the president's “big, beautiful bill” that lawmakers have yet to approve. — President Donald Trump will announce $25 billion for his “Golden Dome” defense project Tuesday afternoon …
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump announces $25 billion and architectural design for “Golden Dome” missile defense system
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics — He spent hundreds of millions to elect President Trump. But now he's less visible in Washington, says he'll spend less on future elections and is even posting less about Mr. Trump on social media.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump admin deports Asian 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 …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Migrants deported to South Sudan in violation of court order, attorneys say
Migrants deported to South Sudan in violation of court order, attorneys say
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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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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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Ilya Somin / Reason:
Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally — An important new study by my Cato Institute colleague David Bier shows that most of the Venezuelan migrants deported to imprisonment in El Salvador …
CNN:
New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say — The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing …
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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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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
National Science Foundation Ends 196 Grants To Harvard Amid Feud With Trump — “Pure retribution,” one NSF staffer said of the administration axing $46 million in unfinished research. “We as a nation are shooting ourselves in both feet.” — WASHINGTON ― The National Science Foundation …
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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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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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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
EU to launch Israel trade review as Gaza crisis worsens — 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. — Israel has for weeks blocked aid from entering the besieged strip …
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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