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4:30 PM ET, June 29, 2025

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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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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: 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 …
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: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
'We don't pay people in this country to be lazy,' Mullin says of Medicaid work requirements
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump megabill narrowly advances in Senate despite two GOP defections
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.
Discussion: CNN, USA Today and Raw Story
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Financial Times:
Iran could restart enriching uranium in months, says nuclear watchdog chief  —  Comments by IAEA's Rafael Grossi follow week of conflicting claims about damage done by US and Israeli strikes  —  Iran could be able to start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months” …
Discussion: CNN, CBS News, UPI and NPR
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy says it's ‘clear’ Trump's strikes on Iran are ‘illegal’
Discussion: 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.
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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
Justin Green / Axios:
Trump goes scorched earth on Thom Tillis over “big, beautiful bill”
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’
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.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says the administration is working on a ‘temporary pass’ for immigrants in certain industries  —  The president's comments mark the latest shift in his administration's approach to immigrant workers in certain industries.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview …
Discussion: Meidas+
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump says there will be ‘temporary pass’ for migrant farm, hotel workers
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
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.
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Politico:
White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge  —  White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year's Republican primary, according to two people granted anonymity to describe the private plans.
Discussion: The Atlantic
 
 
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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
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Cross the Courts Off the List
Discussion: Executive Functions
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
 Earlier Items: 
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Appeals Court to Consider Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act
Russell Contreras / Axios:
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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
Wall Street Journal:
The Improbable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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