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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans restore bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles  —  Senate Republicans have revised language in President Trump's “big, beautiful bill” to eliminate the $200 tax stamp for firearm silencers — also known as suppressors — and scrap a similar tax stamp for short-barrel rifles.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Alaskan whaling captains score special tax cut in GOP megabill  —  There's a surprising winner in the latest draft of Senate Republicans' domestic policy megabill: whaling boat captains.  Buried in the 940-page bill is a provision upping a deduction some can take for whale-hunting-related expenses to $50,000 from the current $10,000.
Discussion: E&E News
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Fresh megabill text overnight: what's in and what's out  —  Senate Republicans are hoping that final tweaks can smooth the path to passage.  —  The Senate megabill has gone through what Republicans hope will be its final “Byrd bath” — and the chamber will be working through the weekend …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Senate GOP adds SNAP waivers for Alaska, Hawaii in new megabill text
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Garrett Ross / Politico:   Playbook: Republicans ready to floor it on the megabill
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Senate Judiciary's updated megabill text omits provision limiting judicial powers
Discussion: NPR
Lawrence Ukenye / Politico:
Senate Republicans remove pension overhaul provisions from megabill text
Discussion: Semafor
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump's Ability to Strike Iran Again
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill
Discussion: Washington Times
Nicholas Bagley / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Put Nationwide Injunctions to the Torch  —  That isn't the disaster for birthright citizenship that some fear.  —  Yesterday, in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Casa, the United States Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a case involving an executive order …
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
162. What Does the Birthright Citizenship Ruling Portend?  —  Friday's ruling in Trump v. CASA will fundamentally alter the relationship between federal courts and other government institutions.  How much depends upon three questions the decision left unanswered.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS conservatives end “universal injunctions” in birthright citizenship cases  —  Justice Barrett wrote the 6-3 decision that created more complications than it provided answers.  Stark dissents questioned the ruling's effect on the rule of law.  —  On Friday morning …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Supreme Court Just Made America a Dangerous Place  —  The birthright citizenship decision is worse than you feared.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Secret pod: Bill sat in for Sarah today and we taped before the SCOTUS decision came down.  The show will be out in a couple hours.  —  1. King Me
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump's Power Fades  —  The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.  —  The Supreme Court ruling barring judges from swiftly blocking government actions …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump Runs Up Supreme Court Winning Streak, Amassing More Power
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
US supreme court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say  —  The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi fires two Jan. 6 prosecutors, sending another chill through DOJ workforce
Washington Post:
Nancy Mace privately asks Trump aides to unfreeze Mercedes EV funds  —  The program, set up through President Joe Biden's climate law, would benefit a Mercedes-Benz plant in South Carolina.  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) privately asked the Trump administration on Tuesday …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Mace requests Trump to unfreeze Biden-era climate funding: Report  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) reportedly requested the Trump administration to unfreeze Biden-era climate funding in support of a car manufacturing plant in her southeastern district, which covers much of the Palmetto State's lowcountry region.
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
University of Virginia president resigns amid pressure from the Trump administration  —  University of Virginia president James Ryan announced his resignation Friday amid pressure from the US Department of Justice to dismantle the university's diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Daniel Lavelle / The Guardian:
Eric Trump suggests he could run for president when his father's term ends  —  Forty-one-year-old has stayed away from politics, but says ‘political path would be an easy one’ if he chose to pursue it  —  Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president …
Washington Post:
Morale craters at State Department as mass layoffs loom  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they've been asked to work extra hours.  —  The Trump administration's plan for mass layoffs at the State Department …
Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a vocal Trump critic, won't seek reelection  —  The Nebraska lawmaker's district, which includes Omaha, is seen as a key battleground for Democrats as they attempt to retake the House in next year's midterms.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), a vocal critic …
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Gabrielle Weiniger / The Times:
Israeli spies ‘in Iran for years’ before war on nuclear sites  —  New documents seen by The Times reveal Mossad has been gathering intelligence from within the enemy state — and could still be doing so  —  Israel's spies infiltrated the heart of Iran's missile and nuclear programmes …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win … Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents both reached an all-time high in 2024, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Anti-Defamation League, respectively.  — The mainstreaming of Islamophobic rhetoric …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump order targeting law firm tied to Fox News, Dominion settlement  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit with Fox News …
Washington Post:
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions  —  The DOGE team's loss of control is the latest sign of its declining influence following Elon Musk's departure from Washington.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government's process …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dara Kerr / The Guardian:
Federal agents blast way into California home of woman and small children  —  Security footage shows agents setting off explosive device and shattering window of family home in Huntington Park  —  Federal agents blasted their way into a residential home in Huntington Park, California, on Friday.
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
'Where's our money?'  CDC grant funding is moving so slowly layoffs are happening  —  Health departments around the country have noticed there's something strange happening with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: It's not showing up on schedule and there's been no communication about why.
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Struggling in politics?  Consider a war - the media will help  —  Trump's Iran strike knocked everything else out of the news, including the Minnesota shootings - and it was little surprise  —  “You furnish the pictures.  I'll furnish the war,” was the storied response …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices  —  The errors in the layoff notices could have derailed President Trump's effort to dismantle the news organization.  The administration said it would attempt the layoffs again.
Discussion: The Independent
 
 
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Rusty Weiss / RedState:
Savage: Trump Diverts Biden's FEMA Funds for Illegals to Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Discussion: Associated Press and Al Jazeera
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justices' nerves fray in Supreme Court's final stretch
Christian Paz / Vox:
The Democratic Party is ripe for a takeover
Discussion: The Guardian, Jacobin and The Atlantic
New York Times:
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
Discussion: The Hill
Victoria Bisset / Washington Post:
DHS ends deportation protection for Haitians, says Haiti is ‘safe’
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Unprecedented new precedents
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Ignoring Substance, SCOTUS Permits Lawlessness
Discussion: MSNBC
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Obfuscating on Obliterating  —  Donald Trump has finally met his match.
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
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Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
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