Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:45 PM ET, June 29, 2025

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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.
RELATED:
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: NewsNation, STAT 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
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 …
Politico:
Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Can the GOP megabill hold together?
Discussion: New York Post and E&E News
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Toils to Find Votes for Policy Bill as Senate Prepares to Debate
Brian Faler / Politico:
Senate Republicans' tax cuts cost projected to rise to $4.45T
Discussion: Associated Press and UPI
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:   Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
Washington Post:
Intercepted call of Iranian officials downplays damage of U.S. attack  —  The officials were heard saying Trump's strike on Iran proved less devastating than expected.  The administration calls the intelligence insignificant.
RELATED:
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Leaked Iran Call Further Shreds Trump's Narrative: Report
Discussion: Washington Times
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:   Israel 1967, Iran 2025: two countries on the threshold of a nuclear bomb
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy says it's ‘clear’ Trump's strikes on Iran are ‘illegal’
Discussion: The Hill, twitchy.com and Townhall
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.
RELATED:
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.
RELATED:
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Mamdani says he doesn't believe ‘that we should have billionaires’
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 …
RELATED:
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says the administration is working on a ‘temporary pass’ for immigrants in certain industries
Discussion: 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.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
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 …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
U.S. will send tariffs letters in coming days, deals not needed, Trump says  —  A looming deadline to make trade deals doesn't necessarily matter, President Trump said Sunday, because the U.S. will simply send letters to hundreds of countries assigning tariff rates.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:45 PM ET, June 29, 2025.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Washington Post:
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
Discussion: Breitbart
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
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Cross the Courts Off the List
Discussion: Executive Functions
 Earlier Items: 
Murtaza Hussain / Drop Site News:
Leaked Chats Show Pro-Israel Extremist Group Betar Organizing Street Confrontations
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
The inside story of Andrew Cuomo's campaign collapse
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
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he's being freed.
Discussion: Associated Press