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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Senate Republicans Wound Filibuster To Pass Debt Bomb — Republicans used a new budget gimmick to obscure the cost of President Trump's $4 trillion tax and spending bill in a new attack on the Senate's filibuster rules. — WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday rammed through …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Here Are the Republican Senators Who May Revolt on Trump's Bill — Senate Republicans can afford to lose no more than three of their own votes on the bill, but two already are opposed and others remained undecided. — Even as the Senate pressed closer on Monday to a consequential vote …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Anxious House Republicans scramble to forestall Senate's Medicaid cuts — Dozens of House Republicans are scrambling behind the scenes to head off the deep Medicaid cuts in the Senate version of the party-line megabill that could pass as soon as tonight. Group texts are blowing …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
ICE will require lawmakers to give a week's notice before detention visits. … Where Things Stand — Domestic policy bill: The White House reiterated President Trump's Friday deadline for passage of a sweeping economic and domestic policy bill being hammered out in the Senate …
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Fox News:
Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ hits another snag in House as conservative caucus raises red flag — Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are warning they have serious issues with the Senate's version of President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill” as it's currently written.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate bill allowed to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House GOP fumes over Senate megabill: ‘How did it get so much f‑‑‑ing worse?’
House GOP fumes over Senate megabill: ‘How did it get so much f‑‑‑ing worse?’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This is what ICE is doing with the tax dollars you already provide it
This is what ICE is doing with the tax dollars you already provide it
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill
Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill
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NPR:
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship — The Justice Department is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship. — Department leadership is directing its attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving naturalized citizens …
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Trump Says He'll Announce TikTok Buyer In ‘About Two Weeks’ — The president said a “group of very wealthy people” were ready to invest in the Chinese video sharing app. — President Donald Trump says he has a buyer for TikTok lined up. — During this weekend's episode of …
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Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
81-year-old victim of Boulder antisemitic attack dies from wounds — Egyptian national Mohamed Soliman now faces two counts of first-degree murder, in addition to 12 federal hate crimes charges and more than 100 state charges related to the June 1 firebombing
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ProPublica:
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income …
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Associated Press:
Judge again delays Abrego Garcia's release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns — Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if he's released to await his trial on human smuggling charges, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled Monday.
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Clare Duffy / CNN:
‘I wanted to do something to fight back’: This iPhone app alerts users to nearby ICE sightings — New York CNN — Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades. He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13.
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Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Border czar Tom Homan calls for DOJ investigation into CNN over ICE tracking app
Border czar Tom Homan calls for DOJ investigation into CNN over ICE tracking app
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Sound Familiar? Democrats Lay Groundwork for a ‘Project 2029’ — The plan to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic president is at the center of a raging debate within the party: whether its biggest problem is its ideas or its difficulty in selling them.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody? — In a notification sent to Congress over the weekend, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement revealed that a 75-year-old Cuban national named Isidro Perez died while in ICE custody on June 26.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
American Pride Slips to New Low — Pride among Democrats tumbles, while independents also hit new low, more than offsetting increase among Republicans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-low 58% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely” (41%) or “very” (17%) proud to be an American …
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Alligator Alcatraz immigrant prison camp is Florida's sadistic ‘one-stop shop’ for mass deportation — Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday with Gov. DeSantis and DHS Sec. Noem. … The Florida GOP announced via X on Friday: “Feds approve Alligator Alcatraz: Florida's gator-guarded prison for illegal aliens.
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Axios:
Scoop: Roy Cooper leans toward N.C. Senate bid, potential Trump showdown — North Carolina Democrats are getting closer to the gift they've have been asking for all year, with former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) leaning toward a Senate run in the state President Trump has won three times.
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Bush, Obama and Bono Commend USAID Staff Members on Their Last Day — Two ex-presidents and a rock star thanked the outgoing workers of a doomed agency. — As most staff members at the U.S. Agency for International Development marked their final day with the agency, they got thanks from two presidents and a rock star.
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Aubrey Wright / Indiana Public Media:
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees — Public Indiana colleges and universities will eliminate 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state's budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education. — The institutions volunteered to cut …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
CNN Data Chief Hits Trump With Some ‘Terrible, Terrible, Terrible’ New Numbers — Harry Enten said the president's signature “big, beautiful bill” is not at all popular with the public. — CNN data chief Harry Enten said President Donald Trump's signature “big, beautiful bill” is historically unpopular with the American public.
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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Serious About Unleashing the Espionage Act on the Media — It is more likely a matter of when, not if, the administration tries to prosecute journalists using the arcane law — Donald Trump hates leakers. He isn't a fan of journalists, either.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
US revokes visas for musicians after band leads chants against Israeli military — The London-based Bob Vylan duo called for the death of the Israeli military at Glastonbury music festival over the weekend. — The State Department has revoked visas for a London-based punk duo set to tour …
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Dov Lieber / Wall Street Journal:
Violent Settlers Turn on Israeli Military After Attacking Palestinians in West Bank — The incident highlights the lack of law and order in parts of the occupied territory — Israelis from West Bank settlements have attacked Israel's troops and vandalized military sites in the occupied territory …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Paramount, Trump in ‘advanced’ discussions to settle $20 billion lawsuit — The parties asked a Texas judge on Monday to pause case deadlines until Thursday as negotiations over the suit play out. — Summary162 — A settlement appears close in President Donald Trump's lawsuit …
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Representative Dwight Evans:
Evans Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election, Will Serve Full Term Ending Jan. 3, 2027 — Offices will remain open to serve constituents — Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, concluding …
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Miriam Waldvogel / The Hill:
Trump drops lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer — Lawyers for President Trump have dropped a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, according to a Monday court filing. — An attorney for Selzer told NPR that there has been no settlement.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Dear Joe Rogan, Kash Patel Played You — I don't know you. We've never met, and I am not a regular listener of your podcast. But I have the impression you are a man who does not like to be played. I regret to inform you that Kash Patel played you. — When the FBI director was on your show …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
‘60 Minutes’ Draws the Line … While Paramount Global and Donald Trump negotiate behind the scenes with a mediator over a potential settlement that could decide the fate of the historic Hollywood studio, a very different kind of showdown has been unfolding inside the company—one that pits the …
New York Times:
There's a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away. — Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security. — By David Gelles in New York; Somini Sengupta in Brasília and in Tirunelveli, India …
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Washington Post:
Gunman set blaze before fatal ambush on Idaho firefighters, police say — Two firefighters were killed and one wounded in a prolonged attack near Coeur D'Alene, authorities said. The body of a suspected gunman was later recovered. — Suspected gunman in fatal Idaho ambush found dead
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Reuters:
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk — “In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone...most Americans don't want to do this work,” one farmer told Reuters as ICE has frightened off the work mostly done by immigrants, impacting business.
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US Department of Justice:
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud — For Immediate Release — Largest Justice Department Health Care Fraud Takedown in History — More than Doubles Prior Record of $6 Billion
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Shannon K. Kingston / ABC News:
Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria — He had previously announced he would do so in hopes of stabilizing the country. — President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner …
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Violated Students' Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds — Washington threatens university with ‘loss of all federal financial resources’ — The Trump administration informed Harvard University that its investigation found it had violated federal civil-rights law over its treatment …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump imposes tougher US policy toward Cuba — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum imposing a hard-line U.S. policy toward communist-run Cuba and reversing measures put in place by former President Joe Biden, the White House said. — The directive will enforce a statutory ban …
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