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Michael Gold / New York Times:
After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets  —  The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump's domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn't realize what they voted for.
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Musk Keeps on Dissing Trump in Flurry of New Posts  —  Elon Musk continued his rampage against Donald Trump's spending bill on Tuesday night, setting the stage for an ugly showdown with the president's faithful.  “Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America!” he wrote …
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Republicans Have No Good Options on the Budget
Discussion: HuffPost, NewsMax.com and NPR
Semafor:
Democrats prep procedural challenges to GOP's tax-and-spending bill
Discussion: NPR
New Republic:
Trump Rages at Worsening Budget Bill Fiasco as Musk Admits It's a Scam
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
MTG Admits She Didn't Read Trump Mega Bill She Voted For
Konstantin Toropin / Military and Veteran Benefits …:
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.  —  Military.com reviewed a memorandum …
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Eleanor Watson / CBS News:
Navy set to rename USNS Harvey Milk, mulls new names for other ships named for civil rights leaders
New York Times:   U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk's Name From Navy Vessel
CBO Publications:
Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025  —  Estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.
Discussion: Politico, CBS News, STAT and Accountable US
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP bill for Trump's agenda would add $2.4 trillion to the debt, budget office says  —  The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the House-passed package would decrease revenue by $3.7 trillion and cut spending by $1.3 trillion over 10 years.  —  WASHINGTON — The sweeping Republican bill …
Discussion: Bloomberg
NBC News:
A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement  —  Members of other agencies are getting detailed to assist ICE, while Justice Department personnel shift to immigration-focused teams and prioritize immigration-related cases.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
An Immigrant Was Accused of Threatening Trump. Prosecutors Say He Was Framed.
Associated Press:
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions  —  The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions
Discussion: USA Today
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum, raising ire of Canada and Mexico  —  President Trump signed an order Tuesday doubling tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum imports — drawing swift criticism from officials in neighboring Canada and Mexico.  —  Why it matters: Trump's order …
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New York Times:
Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast  —  Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit.  —  Trump administration officials delayed and redacted …
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
What's next for the Iowan who shouted ‘people will die’ at Joni Ernst over Medicaid cuts  — India May, a 33-year-old Democrat from Charles City, is running for the Iowa House after sparking a viral moment at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's town hall.  — May interrupted Ernst's answer on Medicaid cuts to shout, “people will die!”
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Alan Festo / The Gainesville Sun:
Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president  —  In a stunning move, the board that oversees Florida's higher education system voted against the confirmation of Dr. Santa Ono, formerly president of the University of Michigan, as the University of Florida's 14th president.
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The Detroit News:
Florida board blocks Ono from UF presidency in historic decision
New York Times:
Publicly announced cancellations  —  N.I.H. grants, awarded in a competitive process, are typically paid out in installments.  A researcher with a $1 million four-year grant, for instance, will get about $250,000 a year.  Scientists can use this money to buy equipment and supplies and to pay …
Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
FBI discovers cache of guns, armor and Nazi paraphernalia while raiding home in Washington state  —  Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday.
Discussion: The Hill
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Laura Loomer's White House access erases the line between the fringe and mainstream  —  In a normal White House, right-wing activists like Loomer wouldn't have access.  But that's not Donald Trump's White House.  —  Amid speculation that people close to Donald Trump have grown weary …
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns  —  A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Tuesday she was resigning from her role overseeing updates to the agency's COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, following an order by Health and Human Services Secretary …
Discussion: Reuters and STAT
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Reuters:   Exclusive: CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role, sources say
Associated Press:
Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo.  The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time  —  Senior officials from almost 50 nations gathered Wednesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, with the Pentagon's chief absent for the first time since the group organizing the military aid was set up three years ago.
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Internal Docs Raise Questions About Trump IRS Pick Billy Long's ‘No-Show Jobs’ And ‘Strange’ Schedule Inside A Powerful Agency  —  It's not quite clear what is happening with former Missouri Congressman Billy Long and his associates at the federal Office of Personnel Management …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Bedminster Golf Club Flagged For 18 Health Violations In Latest Inspection—Earned Lowest Grade In County  —  Topline  —  One of President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf clubs received a 32 out of 100 health inspection score in May, the lowest grade in Somerset County …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post  —  How a Catholic theocrat started speaking for Trump's State Department. … Last week, the State Department published a strikingly radical screed on its official Substack.  Titled “The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Democrats set out to study young men.  Here are their findings.  —  A widely mocked project to get under the hood about why Democrats are losing young men has sobering results.  —  The Democrats trying to understand young American men know people are roasting their plan.
Lee Haye-ah / Yonhap News Agency:
(News Focus) Hard-bitten and pragmatic, Lee stages ultimate comeback with presidential election win  —  Lee Haye-ah  —  President-elect Lee Jae-myung has been known to be a fighter, overcoming crisis after crisis in both his professional and personal lives while appearing cool and focused …
The Guardian:
US immigration officers ordered to arrest more people even without warrants  —  Exclusive: Ice officers told to get ‘creative’ with arrests, including of undocumented people encountered by chance  —  Senior US immigration officials over the weekend instructed rank-and-file officers to …
 
 
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Gwynne Hogan / The City:
ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan
New York Times:
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.
STAT:
HHS Secretary Kennedy told us not to listen to him. We agree
Reuters:
Iran's Khamenei dismisses US nuclear proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Trump Job Cuts Hobble NOAA Team That Reopens Ports After Hurricanes
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Will courts let TACO steal tariff power from Congress?
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Francis Fukuyama / Persuasion:
A Chilling Prediction by Leo Strauss
Discussion: Law & Liberty
Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the art of the Oval Office confrontation
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics
Discussion: USA Today
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE
Wall Street Journal:
Some of Trump's Biggest Inaugural Donors Benefit From Early Government Actions
Discussion: Alternet.org
NBC News:
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