Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:35 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:
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 …
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 and The Hill
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Declares Tax-Cut Extensions ‘Free’ to Obscure Megabill's Cost  —  Senate Republicans deploy unprecedented maneuver to continue 2017 tax cuts as budget experts and Democrats cry foul  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans are waving a $3.8 trillion magic wand over their tax-and-spending megabill …
Discussion: NewsNation, RedState and The Hill
The Hill:
Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and CBS News
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Toils to Find Votes as Senate Debates Policy Bill
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘big, beautiful bill’
Discussion: New York Times
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Politico:
Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Can the GOP megabill hold together?
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:
Fox News:
Trump reacts to Tillis not seeking re-election, sends warning to ‘cost cutting Republicans’  —  North Carolina Republican was one of only two GOP senators who voted against advancing Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’  —  President Donald Trump celebrated the retirement announcement …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Thom Tillis, Republican Senator, Won't Seek Re-election Amid Trump's Primary Threats
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Marshall says he believes Trump megabill ‘will help shrink the debt’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Cindy Von Quednow / CNN:
Multiple firefighters shot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire  —  Multiple firefighters have been shot while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, according to Northern Lakes Fire Protection Chief Pat Riley.  —  Kootenai County Emergency Management …
RELATED:
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
Sheriff says 2 killed after firefighters shot at near Coeur d'Alene, police are ‘taking sniper fire’  —  A sniper ambushed firefighters responding to a blaze in an Idaho mountain community Sunday, killing at least two people and unleashing barrages of gunfire over several hours in an attack the governor called a “heinous” assault.
Discussion: Fox News and NewsNation
KHQ-TV:
2 Idaho firefighters killed, another injured in active shooter situation near Coeur d'Alene  — Daniel Fortin NonStop Local Digital Journalist/Mark Rattner ocal Digital Journalist  —  COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The International Association of Fire Fighters has confirmed that two Idaho firefighters …
ABC News:
Firefighters ambushed by gunman while responding to brush fire in Idaho: Sheriff
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:
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.
RELATED:
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Mamdani pushes back on Trump's latest jab
Discussion: The Independent
Washington Post:
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal  —  The Trump administration's cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.  —  QUAZ NAFISA, Sudan — The 3-year-old boy darted among the mourners …
Discussion: Breitbart
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Leaked Iran Call Further Shreds Trump's Narrative: Report  —  Iranian officials in a conversation intercepted by U.S. intelligence said the strikes on nuclear facilities were less destructive than expected  —  Iranian government officials in a phone call said that the U.S. military strikes …
Discussion: Washington Times
RELATED:
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: Townhall, NewsMax.com and Meidas+
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Rick Scott drafts key Medicaid amendment ahead of voting marathon  —  Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030.  The provision won the backing of Senate Majority Leader John Thune during …
Kassy Akiva / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: State Department Looks To Revoke Visa For British Rappers Who Chanted ‘Death To The IDF’  —  The State Department is looking to revoke the visa for Bobby Vylan, a British rap duo whose performance at a festival over the weekend went viral for his virulent anti-Israel lyrics …
Christine Mui / Politico:
'He's going to do everything to damage the president': Former Musk friend on the Trump fallout  —  In a rare interview after the Musk-Trump row, Silicon Valley founder Philip Low predicts his former friend will seek retaliation against the president.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A former longtime friend …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:35 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: 
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
When Liberals Hated National Injunctions
Discussion: Washington Times and RedState
Associated Press:
Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities
David French / New York Times:
A Reckless Judicial Nomination Puts the Senate to the Test
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
Mike Madrid / The Great Transformation …:
I Went To The First Annual CPAC Latino So You Wouldn't Have To
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Israel 1967, Iran 2025: two countries on the threshold of a nuclear bomb
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Justices need to own the consequences of their injunction ruling
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge
Discussion: Deseret News and The Atlantic
Ted Koppel / CBS News:
“When is cancer political?” Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
The first rule in Trump's Washington: Don't write anything down
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
 

 
From Techmeme:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Liv McMahon / BBC:
Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denounce the EU's €120M X fine

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page