6/30/25 ☀️ AM: … Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans wrapped up a marathon of speeches on the Senate floor just after 1 a.m. Sunday night, mostly railing against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  —  But the real fight is set to begin soon.

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 …

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 …

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 …

“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Shocked at How Badly He's Screwing Them  —  It's becoming clearer that many of President Trump's supporters are realizing how badly they're getting shafted by his big budget bill and other leading initiatives.  Senator Mitch McConnell just privately admitted …

Tillis told Trump to ‘start thinking about my replacement’ before primary threat  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told President Trump to start looking for his replacement in the upper chamber prior to the president's missive saying that he would start interviewing candidates to primary him.

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.

Dwight Evans says he will retire from House  —  Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans said Monday he will not seek reelection “after some discussions this weekend and thoughtful reflection,” opening up a solid-blue seat in Philadelphia.  Evans faced mounting questions about his ability to serve …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court will hear challenge to limits on political party spending  —  The Republicans who sued are asking the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on how much political parties can spend on candidates, saying they violate free-speech protections.  —  The Supreme Court will hear …

Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city immigration policies  —  Los Angeles has been a key battleground for the Trump administration's clashes with Democrats over immigration.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has sued the city of Los Angeles over its immigration policies …

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.

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

Is Zohran Mamdani a Lifelong Socialist?  —  The New York City mayoral candidate is trying to soft-sell his radicalism.  —  Zohran Mamdani claims that he didn't really identify as a democratic socialist until after Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign, when he was 25 years old.  I'm skeptical.

How Trump Family Profits From President's Scorched-Earth Civil War Fallout  —  KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY  —  The president's daughter-in-law Lara Trump is primed to run for a seat in the Senate, strengthening Trump's power if she is elected.  —  President Donald Trump's scorched-earth civil war might benefit …

US dollar suffers worst start to year since 1973  —  Donald Trump's trade policies and rising debt levels have sparked decline of more than 10% in first half of 2025  —  The US dollar has suffered its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump's trade and economic policies …

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.

White House Launches Bonkers Cartoon of Trump at McDonald's to Push His MAGA Bill  —  SKETCHY IDEA  —  The bizarre livestream is set to lo-fi beats, apparently so viewers can “relax/study” to the video.  —  Brace yourselves for yet another adventure into the unhinged reality that is MAGA World …

We're All Rats Now  —  Time to take a stand, again, against racism  —  Zohran Mamdani's upset victory in New York's Democratic primary has created panic in MAGAland.  Stephen Miller, the architect of Donald Trump's deportation policies, waxed apocalyptic:

DOGE has the keys to sensitive data that could help Elon Musk  —  A Washington Post review found that in at least seven major departments or agencies, DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Musk's businesses for years.  —  For months, Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service plumbed …