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2:20 PM ET, June 28, 2025

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NBC News:
Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend  —  It's unclear if GOP leaders have enough support for the rapidly evolving legislation, with a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage quickly approaching.  —  WASHINGTON — Moments before midnight …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Senate Republicans trim plans for fatter standard deduction, other tax cuts  —  Senate Republicans are trimming plans to expand the standard deduction and other broad-based tax cuts in an apparent effort to make up for the revenue lost through other last-minute changes to their sprawling megabill.
Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Times and The Hill
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans restore bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Hawley to vote for megabill after Medicaid, hospital changes
Discussion: NewsNation and The Hill
Brian Faler / Politico:
Alaskan whaling captains score special tax cut in GOP megabill
Discussion: USA Today and E&E News
Garrett Ross / Politico:   Playbook: Republicans ready to floor it on the megabill
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Senate GOP adds SNAP waivers for Alaska, Hawaii in new megabill text
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
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: ABC News and Semafor
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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Anthony Sanders / The UnPopulist:
The Supreme Court's Ban on Universal Injunctions Will Kneecap Americans Fighting for their Rights  —  The conservative justices have issued a sweeping and ideological ruling that'll allow the president and government at all levels to get away with unconstitutional violations
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 …
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
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Supreme Court Just Made America a Dangerous Place
Washington Post:
Trump says he will move aggressively to undo nationwide blocks on his agenda
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Groups File Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Over Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
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: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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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
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 …
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 …
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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 …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Home discomforts send Trump rushing to project image of global patriarch  —  The tortured progress of the president's tax-and-spend bill is likely to bring his supporters a big, ugly surprise - little wonder he was so keen to turn the focus to Iran and Nato  —  “Daddy's home.”
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Obfuscating on Obliterating  —  Donald Trump has finally met his match.
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.
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Unprecedented new precedents … - Presidents can limit the classified information they share with lawmakers after bombing a foreign country without the approval of Congress.  — Presidents can usurp Congress's power to levy tariffs, provided they declare a national emergency.
Victoria Bisset / Washington Post:
DHS ends deportation protection for Haitians, says Haiti is ‘safe’  —  DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said allowing Haitians to stay in the country was against the “national interest.”  —  The Trump administration announced an end to temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants in the United States …
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 …
 
 
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