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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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James Bikales / Politico:
5 House Republicans declare red line on megabill land sales
Discussion: Fox News, E&E News and The Hill
Lawrence Ukenye / Politico:   Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and Deseret News
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Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Where Are the University Presidents?  —  Mostly playing with live ammo and coping with existential threats.  —  The hard-working staff here at Drezner's World has occasionally referenced Wesleyan University president Michael Roth in this newsletter.  And he is making headlines yet again!
Axios:
Trump administration tries to oust the University of Virginia's president  —  The Trump administration has moved to oust University of Virginia President James Ryan because of a disagreement over the institution's diversity policies.  —  Why it matters: President Trump has tried to assert control …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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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
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Most voters back Iran strikes, but worry about attacks on U.S.  —  The U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities Saturday have left American voters with contradictory feelings, a new poll finds:  — A majority favored limited strikes, but nearly as many said they were worried …
Discussion: Emerson Polling and NewsMax.com
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.
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Jamaal Bowman Might Have Said the Most Insane Thing on CNN Last Night
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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Associated Press:
CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
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 …
Discussion: Newsweek
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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 …
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
CNN:   Bill Moyers, former press secretary turned acclaimed journalist, dead at 91
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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 26, 2025  —  This morning's press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth featured an apparently angry Hegseth yelling at the media for contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that last weekend's strikes against Iran had “completely obliterated” its nuclear weapons program.
Discussion: The Dispatch, CNN, CBS News and Raw Story
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 …
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
On a Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms and Frightened Workers  —  As federal immigration sweeps have prompted protests across the nation, the border is eerily quiet, as would-be migrants stay away and undocumented workers hide at home.  —  Alexandra, a 55-year-old undocumented immigrant …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, SCOTUSblog, Mediaite and The Hill
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 …
Associated Press:
Migrant family sues over US detention in what may be first challenge to courthouse arrests involving kids  —  A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center in what is believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging …
Discussion: TPR and Los Angeles Times
NPR:
U.S. uninsured rates could resurge if Trump's budget bill passes  —  CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Last September, Alton Fry went to the doctor concerned he had high blood pressure.  The trip would result in a prostate cancer diagnosis.  —  So began the stress of trying to pay for tens of thousands …
Discussion: Paul Krugman, NewsMax.com and KFF
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.
Steven Moity / New York Times:
House Panel Subpoenas Harvard in Tuition-Pricing Inquiry  —  The subpoena letter adds yet another front to the battle between the university and Republicans in Washington.  —  The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Harvard on Thursday in its investigation into whether Ivy League universities …
 
 
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
US State Department adviser wanted to boost French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Discussion: The Guardian
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
U.S. could be done with trade deals by Labor Day, Bessent says
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
Luke Barr / ABC News:
Trump administration eliminating warning period for fining those in the US illegally: Exclusive
Discussion: Raw Story
Rob Taub / NewsNation:
NASA: ‘Fireball’ seen across Southeast US is meteor
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
50 Cent offers to pay NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani $258K to get lost after socialist name-dropped Queens rapper
Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Standing up to bullying, unscientific transgender activist mob
Discussion: New York Times
University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository:
LePage & Golden Deadlocked in Early Snapshot of Possible Maine CD2 Matchup 6/26/2025
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
California donors cool on Kamala Harris: ‘No one is incredibly pumped.’
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Republican senators propose slashing size of intel office led by Tulsi Gabbard
Discussion: The Hill
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Gen Z content creator challenges old guard with long-shot run for Congress
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Former Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro disbarred in New York over 2020 election interference case
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and New York Times
Ben Finley / Associated Press:
US plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country that's not El Salvador, prosecutor tells judge
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into University of California Hiring Practices
 

 
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New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months
 
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