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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate referee rejects key Medicaid cuts in Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ — Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has rejected key Medicaid provisions in the Senate GOP megabill, a ruling that appears to strike a major blow to Republicans' strategy for cutting federal spending.
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New Republic:
MAGA Rage Suddenly Takes Unnerving Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls … President Trump's big budget bill is in some trouble after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that big chunks of it can't pass via a simple majority. That enraged MAGA: Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed a furious rant demanding …
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Axios:
House GOP fumes at changes to Trump bill: “Insulting and disgusting” … - For lawmakers from high-tax states, that's the watering down of a hard-fought increase to the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap. — For fiscal hawks, it's rulings made by the Senate parliamentarian …
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Politico:
How Trump could get his July 4 megabill — Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION: — When the Senate might vote on the megabill — Lawmakers consider Kaine's Iran resolution — Possible federal pension changes incoming — Republicans' “big, beautiful bill” is in tatters.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
GOP agrees to drop ‘revenge tax’ from megabill after Bessent cites progress in global talks
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Axios:
It's judgment time for John Thune on the “big, beautiful bill”
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New York Times:
Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign — The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said. — The Trump administration has privately demanded …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into University of California Hiring Practices
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Cuomo will stay on NYC mayor's ballot after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN — Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani — In 2023, a branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat opened in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park, not far from where I live. The eatery trumpets its politics; the seafood section on the menu is headed “From the River to the Sea,” which I found clever but some of its Jewish neighbors considered threatening.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Cuomo Doesn't Blame Himself for Losing the Primary. Others Do. — Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani. — For Andrew M. Cuomo, the rally rolling out a $20-an-hour minimum wage proposal …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Support Rises For Giving Most Undocumented Immigrants A Pathway To Legal Status vs. Deportations, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Than 9 In 10 Voters Say Politically Motivated Violence In The U.S. Is A Serious Problem — mail_outline
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
On Iran, a reminder that party trumps values — Last week, I wrote in my weekly chart article “The myth of Republican isolationism” that the GOP is not in fact the party of isolationism, despite the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump and his coalition. I pointed out that support …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Most voters back Iran strikes, but worry about attacks on U.S.
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Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91 — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91.
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Fred A. Bernstein / Washington Post:
Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Kennedy's New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines — Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans. — An advisory panel recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted on Thursday to walk …
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Wired:
‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration — Edward “Big Balls” Coristine's placement at the SSA comes after a White House official told WIRED on Tuesday that the 19-year-old had resigned from his position in government. — Edward “Big Balls” Coristine …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Sue The Times and CNN Over Iran Reporting — The president has criticized media coverage of a preliminary classified report that ran counter to his assertion that U.S. strikes had “obliterated” Iran's nuclear program. — President Trump on Wednesday threatened to sue …
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Bill Goodykoontz / Arizona Republic:
Why did Pete Hegseth attack Fox News' Jennifer Griffin for being right?
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Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Standing up to bullying, unscientific transgender activist mob — Almost no one does wicked things in the knowledge that what they are doing is wicked. It is a truth that should be universally acknowledged that in order to do something truly evil, a person needs to believe that what they are doing is good.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Times:
How the Gay Rights Movement Radicalized, and Lost Its Way
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country that's not El Salvador, prosecutor tells judge — President Donald Trump's administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a country that's not his native El Salvador after he's released from jail in Tennessee, a federal prosecutor told a federal judge in Maryland on Thursday.
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Former Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro disbarred in New York over 2020 election interference case — Chesebro pleaded guilty in 2023 to one count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in the Georgia election interference case against Trump and his allies.
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WWD:
American Vogue Seeks New Head of Editorial Content — Anna Wintour will continue in her roles as chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director, Vogue. — It's the end of an era. … Wintour, 75, will remain chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director, Vogue.
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Is Asking Corporations to Fill Its Federal Funding Gap — Top universities look to big tech and pharmaceutical companies for support after Trump's cuts to government grants — Harvard University and other top research schools are seeking corporate funders to support …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’ — The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law. — Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding …
Miami Herald:
Canadian man awaiting deportation dies at detention facility in downtown Miami — Johnny Noviello moved from Canada to Daytona Beach when he was 10 years old. He grew up in Florida and became a lawful permanent resident. — On Monday, June 23, he died at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami …
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Kevin Jennings / Advocate:
After 10 years of marriage equality, the fight continues for LGBTQ+ rights — A lot of queer people can tell you exactly where they were at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015. — That was the moment the Supreme Court handed down its 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the decision that grants same-sex couples marriage equality.
Politico:
California donors cool on Kamala Harris: ‘No one is incredibly pumped.’ — Some party funders have privately shared their ambivalence as the former vice president ramps up her outreach ahead of a potential run for governor. — LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris is ramping up her outreach …
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