A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators  —  “I don't know where it came from,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.  —  WASHINGTON — Tucked inside …

USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says  —  Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday.

Don't Applaud Supreme Court Conservatives For Doing Trump Special Favors  —  In Friday's momentous Trump v. CASA, Inc. decision, the Supreme Court held that a federal-court injunction against a government policy must not be broader than necessary to give “complete relief” to the particular plaintiff who brought the suit.

Senate GOP scrambles to save Alaska SNAP carveout  —  Senate Republicans are racing to salvage a food aid carveout for Alaska and Hawaii in their policy megabill after the parliamentarian privately signaled the plan wouldn't meet strict Senate rules as written.

Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill  —  Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP's megabill that bars Planned Parenthood health centers …

Suspected Idaho shooter showed ‘Nazi tendencies’ in school, ex-classmates say: Updates  —  The man accused of fatally shooting two firefighters in an ambush in rural Idaho on Sunday had “Nazi tendencies” in school, sketched pictures of guns and swastikas in a notebook and was “obsessed with guns,” three former classmates told USA TODAY.

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.

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 …

The first American ‘scientific refugees’ arrive in France  —  MARSEILLE, France — The first American academics fleeing Donald Trump's America for France have arrived.  —  Aix-Marseille University last week introduced eight U.S.-based researchers who were in the final stage of joining the institution's …

California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom had demanded changes to address the state's housing crisis, a philosophical shift for Democratic leaders.  —  California leaders on Monday rolled back a landmark law that was a national symbol of environmental protection …

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.

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.

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem  —  Ahead of the July 4 holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage  —  A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

“Big, beautiful bill” pushes millions of people away from social safety net  —  The “big, beautiful bill” slashes food and health benefits for the poorest Americans, while giving tax cuts to higher earners — blowing a hole in the nation's safety net, according to healthcare experts and advocates for lower-income people.

Young Men Who Elected Trump Just Realized They Scr*wed Up  —  BUYER'S REMORSE  —  “They are turning against him,” John Della Volpe said.  —  The young men who helped get Donald Trump back into the White House are now realizing they made a massive mistake, according to a Harvard polling expert.

Elon Musk Promises a New Political Party if Republicans Pass Trump's Policy Bill  —  Elon Musk Promises a New Political Party if the G.O.P. Bill Passes  —  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.

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 …

Playbook: Trump vs. Musk, Round II  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On the Playbook Podcast this morning, Jack and POLITICO's White House reporter — and resident immigration expert — Myah Ward discuss “Alligator Alcatraz,” and why Donald Trump is happy to be headed back to Florida today.

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 …

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.

Supreme Court Rules Some Americans Have a Constitutional Right to Insist on Theocracy  —  There have been any number of awful decisions from the current Supreme Court, but last week marked a clear breaking point for the American rule of law.  You need only look to the second-worst decision of Friday …

The Lawyer Who Became the Face of Trump's Deportation Agenda  —  He has defended the administration's most controversial court arguments in favor of its mass-deportation agenda.  No one is more surprised than his former colleagues.  —  On March 15, just weeks into his new job as the Department …

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 …

The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973  —  It has continued to slide even as President Trump has backed down from his tariff threats and the U.S. stock market has recovered from its losses.  —  The dollar is off to its worst start to a year in more than half a century.

Trump Insults America—Again  —  The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.  —  Oops, he did it again.  —  On Sunday, President Donald Trump had a rambling conversation with the Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.

Another GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could boomerang on Republicans  —  West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice (R) says he is a “no” on the amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to stop able-bodied adults without dependent children from receiving the 9-to-1 federal Medicaid matching share …