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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 …
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Republicans Have No Good Options on the Budget
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New Republic:
Trump Rages at Worsening Budget Bill Fiasco as Musk Admits It's a Scam
Trump Rages at Worsening Budget Bill Fiasco as Musk Admits It's a Scam
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
MTG Admits She Didn't Read Trump Mega Bill She Voted For
MTG Admits She Didn't Read Trump Mega Bill She Voted For
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Wall Street Journal:
Some of Trump's Biggest Inaugural Donors Benefit From Early Government Actions
Some of Trump's Biggest Inaugural Donors Benefit From Early Government Actions
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Punchbowl News:
6/4/25 ☀️ AM: … Senate Majority Leader John Thune is already playing his biggest card — President Donald Trump.
6/4/25 ☀️ AM: … Senate Majority Leader John Thune is already playing his biggest card — President Donald Trump.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Four reasons Musk attacked Trump's “big beautiful bill”
Scoop: Four reasons Musk attacked Trump's “big beautiful bill”
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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 — Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships named …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Hegseth moves to rename Navy ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk — The directive could be expanded to include other military vessels named for prominent American civil rights figures, said people familiar with internal discussions. — The Pentagon is making plans to strip the name …
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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.
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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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CMS:
CMS Statement on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
CMS Statement on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions
Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions
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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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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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE — The White House on Tuesday officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending, taking funding away from programs targeted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters — The absence of the U.S. defense secretary marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group's history that an American defense chief misses the monthly meeting. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth won't attend a Wednesday meeting …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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HotAir, Blaze Media and Townhall
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 …
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Missourinet, Roll Call and Washington Examiner
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 …
Washington Post:
Donald Trump and the art of the Oval Office confrontation — Leaders watch as Trump upends the traditional Oval Office visit, worrying they could be next. “This is the Trump show,” a senior White House official said. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the first to see his Oval Office meeting …
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 …


