A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening.  Here's What It'd Look Like.  —  ENID RODRIGUEZ KNOWS WHAT A DIFFERENCE Medicaid can make, because it's made a huge difference for her.  —  Rodriguez, 51, has been working for pretty much her entire life—first in organizations …

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported.  Now he's being freed.  —  Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon who has been released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for his cooperation in the case.

Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat in a front pew during Melissa and Mark Hortman's funeral alongside former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris.  —  Scores of mourners tearfully bid farewell …

Iran Says It Doubts Truce Will Hold, Warns Against New Strikes  —  Iran said it remains skeptical that a tentative US-brokered ceasefire with Israel would last, warning it's prepared to respond to any fresh aggression.  —  “We have serious doubts about the enemy's commitment to its obligations …

Louisiana hospitals warn Mike Johnson of ‘devastation’ from megabill  —  Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state's congressional delegation that the Senate GOP's planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”

Estimated Budgetary Effects of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Relative to the Budget Enforcement Baseline for Consideration in the Senate  —  As posted on the website of the Senate Committee on the Budget on June 27, 2025

To fight Trump's funding freezes, states try a new gambit: Withholding federal payments  —  The novel and untested approach has been introduced by Democratic lawmakers in at least four states.  —  Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President …

Trump's pro-Bibi pressure campaign … Trump's unprecedented intervention appeared to tie the security of 10 million Israelis to the criminal prosecution of one man.  — Trump's Truth Social post — in which he claimed the “political witch hunt” would interfere with negotiations with Iran and Hamas …

US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers  —  Experts say trend of agents detaining people while masking and wearing plainclothes increases risk  —  Police in southern California arrested a man suspected of posing as a federal immigration officer this week …

Lee pulls federal land sales from megabill  —  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee (R-Utah) withdrew his controversial provision to sell public lands for development Saturday night under fierce opposition from fellow Republicans from western states.

Inside the fallout at Paul, Weiss after the firm's deal with Trump  —  Firm chair Brad Karp said he struck a deal with the White House to save his business.  But in the weeks since, the firm has lost some high-profile talent.  —  Three months ago, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison was under attack.

The Improbable Rise of Zohran Mamdani  —  The presumptive Democratic nominee for New York mayor emerged from a world of privilege with radical politics and charm to spare.  —  As a high school junior, Zohran Mamdani promised free juice for students in his campaign for class vice president.  He lost.

The first rule in Trump's Washington: Don't write anything down  —  A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root - among career staffers and new political appointees alike.  —  At the Department of Veterans Affairs, some employees had to sign nondisclosure agreements before reviewing plans …