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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Senate Version of Trump's Policy Bill Would Slash Medicaid Spending Even More  —  Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that Republicans' new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous proposals.
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Justin Green / Axios:
Senate's “big, beautiful bill” would add $3.3 trillion in new debt: CBO  —  The Senate reconciliation package being debated this weekend would add nearly $3.3 trillion in budget deficits over the next 10 years, according to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Discussion: STAT, NewsNation and The Hill
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘big, beautiful bill’  —  A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.  —  The Senate's rewritten domestic policy bill faces new hurdles after the parliamentarian advised senators Sunday that several provisions violate …
Discussion: New York Times
The Hill:
Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian  —  President Trump urged Senate Republicans on Sunday to overrule the chamber's parliamentarian in order to pass key parts of his sweeping domestic policy bill.  —  In a Sunday post on Truth Social, the president backed a call from Rep. Greg Steube …
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says  —  The changes made to President Donald Trump's big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation's debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Toils to Find Votes for Policy Bill as Senate Prepares to Debate  —  New official estimates showed the bill would swell deficits while slashing health programs and insurance coverage, posing potential problems as the legislation moved forward in the Senate.
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
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 …
Discussion: Semafor, Rolling Stone and Townhall
New York Times:
How the G.O.P. Bill Saves Money: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork  —  Instead of directly reducing benefits for the poor, Republicans are making them harder to get and to keep.  —  Low-income Americans would lose health coverage and government food assistance on an unprecedented scale under …
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Can the GOP megabill hold together?
Discussion: New York Post and E&E News
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:   Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
Brian Faler / Politico:
Senate Republicans' tax cuts cost projected to rise to $4.45T
Discussion: Associated Press and UPI
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Justin Green / Axios:
Sen. Thom Tillis won't run for reelection in 2026  —  Sen. Thom Tillis won't run for re-election in 2026, the North Carolina Republican announced Sunday. … - “It's not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election,” Tillis said in a statement announcing his plans.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says he's not running for re-election in North Carolina  —  The announcement comes one day after Tillis voted against advancing a massive bill for Trump's agenda in the Senate.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., announced Sunday that he would not run for re-election …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Thom Tillis, Republican Senator, Won't Seek Re-election Amid Trump's Primary Threats  —  The day after President Trump castigated the North Carolina Republican for opposing the policy bill carrying his domestic agenda, the senator announced he would not seek a third term.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Marshall says he believes Trump megabill ‘will help shrink the debt’
Discussion: IJR and Politico
New York Post:
Zohran Mamdani doubles down on plan to target ‘whiter neighborhoods’ with higher taxes — and says billionaires shouldn't exist  —  Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani doubled down Sunday on his plan to jack up property taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods” — while asserting billionaires shouldn't exist.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:   Mamdani says he doesn't believe ‘that we should have billionaires’
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump says Mamdani must ‘do the right thing’ if elected mayor of New York City — or risk losing funding
Discussion: New York Sun
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump says there will be ‘temporary pass’ for migrant farm, hotel workers  —  President Trump said that there will be a temporary pass issued for migrants working at farms and in the hospitality industry to allow employers to have more control after the administration has sent mixed messages …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says the administration is working on a ‘temporary pass’ for immigrants in certain industries
Discussion: Townhall and Meidas+
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
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 …
New York Times:
How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls  —  Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to the polls.  Here's how.  —  Upstart challengers in political races often begin with the goal of drawing new or disillusioned voters to their cause.
Ted Koppel / CBS News:
“When is cancer political?”  Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts  —  They might easily be mistaken for Congressional staffers, reluctant to face the day, but these are among the most accomplished cancer specialists in the country, meeting with Representatives, Senators and staff.
 
 
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Washington Post:
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
Discussion: Breitbart
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Leaked Iran Call Further Shreds Trump's Narrative: Report
Discussion: Washington Times
Christine Mui / Politico:
'He's going to do everything to damage the president': Former Musk friend on the Trump fallout
Washington Post:
Justices need to own the consequences of their injunction ruling
Discussion: Raw Story
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Trump Ushers In A Bleak Future For Our National Parks
Politico:
White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Death threat to IDF chanted at Glastonbury music festival prompts online outrage
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
The first rule in Trump's Washington: Don't write anything down
Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Inside the fallout at Paul, Weiss after the firm's deal with Trump
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump's pro-Bibi pressure campaign
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
To fight Trump's funding freezes, states try a new gambit: Withholding federal payments
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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