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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.
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: MSNBC and Associated Press
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President's Policy Bill Could Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Analysis Shows  —  The C.B.O. estimate is all but certain to inflame debate within the G.O.P. about the bill.  —  The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the broad Republican bill …
Politico:
House GOP gets megabill's official price tag: $2.4T  —  The numbers will influence what Republicans are able to include in the final package they hope to clear for President Donald Trump's signature this summer.  —  Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper released its full score Wednesday of the tax …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Semafor:
Democrats prep procedural challenges to GOP's tax-and-spending bill
Discussion: USA Today and NPR
New Republic:
Trump Rages at Worsening Budget Bill Fiasco as Musk Admits It's a Scam
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Republicans Have No Good Options on the Budget
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost, NewsMax.com and NPR
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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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:   Trump administration takes hundreds of migrant children out of their homes, into government custody
Gwynne Hogan / The City:
ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan
Discussion: The Independent
New York Times:
Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect  —  The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate, saying the levies weren't high enough to help the U.S. industry.  —  U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports doubled on Wednesday …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum, raising ire of Canada and Mexico
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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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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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Konstantin Toropin / Military and Veteran Benefits …:
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship
New York Times:
U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk's Name From Navy Vessel
Discussion: Mediaite and Twitchy
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
Makena Kelly / Wired:
‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee  —  The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days.  Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.  —  Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department …
The Detroit News:
Florida board blocks Ono from UF presidency in historic decision  —  The Florida Board of Governors voted Tuesday against the confirmation of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono as the University of Florida's next president, blocking the incoming UF president selection …
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Alan Festo / The Gainesville Sun:
Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People  —  The paper's six-part podcast “The Protocol” looks to continue a pattern of coverage so problematic that over 1,200 of its own contributors have criticized it.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The New York Times has announced that …
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 …
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.
Discussion: HotAir, So What, IJR, Townhall and Blaze Media
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 …
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 …
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 …
CMS:
CMS Statement on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)  —  The Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") are rescinding July 2022 guidance from CMS with the subject “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients …
Wall Street Journal:
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise; ADP Report Shows Hiring Slowdown  —  Trump says China's Xi is ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’; 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect  —  Stocks edged higher Wednesday, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected gauges of hiring …
Discussion: CNBC, CNN, USA Today, Axios and NewsMax.com
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 …
J. David McSwane / ProPublica:
Dismissed by DEI: Trump's Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”  —  In February 2020, President Donald Trump's first education secretary issued a memo to employees emphasizing the department's policy “to ensure that diversity, inclusiveness, and respect are integral parts …
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 …
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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Drops Biden-Era Push to Obtain Peter Navarro's Emails
Discussion: Associated Press
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
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
Trump Job Cuts Hobble NOAA Team That Reopens Ports After Hurricanes
Discussion: Popular Information, CBS News and Vox
New York Times:
An Immigrant Was Accused of Threatening Trump. Prosecutors Say He Was Framed.
Philip Aldrick / Bloomberg:
Winter Fuel Payment to Be Restored by Winter, UK's Reeves Says
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 Earlier Items: 
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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
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
Associated Press:
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions