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9:30 AM ET, June 30, 2025

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Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill's Medicaid cuts in fiery speech  —  Hours after announcing his retirement, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis went to the Senate floor and slammed the GOP's plans for drastic Medicaid cuts — warning Republicans they are about to “make a mistake on health care and betray a promise” …
Discussion: Fox News, MSNBC, New York Times and The Hill
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Thom Tillis's retirement is an ominous sign for the GOP  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced yesterday …
Washington Post:
Senate considering raft of amendments to Trump's massive tax and immigration bill  —  The Senate is set to convene Monday morning to consider a raft of amendments to President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration package, most of them offered by Democrats and destined to fail in the Republican-led chamber.
Discussion: Townhall and The Japan Times
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades  —  The legislation would enact historic, possibly unprecedented, reductions in Medicaid and food stamps spending.  —  The Senate Republican tax bill speeding to passage includes the biggest reduction of funding …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This is what ICE is doing with the tax dollars you already provide it  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands to see a sharp increase in its funding under the Republican budget bill.  —  Should the Republican budget bill pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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 …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
How the reconciliation bill would change America  —  As the Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” passed another threshold via Senate reconciliation, I want to step back to make sense about what is portends for the future of America.  —  It would be wrong to characterize the BBB a tax cut bill.
Discussion: Grabien
Politico:   Playbook: A big, beautiful week
Fox News:
Trump reacts to Tillis not seeking re-election, sends warning to ‘cost cutting Republicans’
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Trump's 24th week set to focus on ‘big, beautiful bill’ passage ahead of Independence Day deadline
The Hill:
Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and Politico
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Trump celebrates Tillis's decision to retire
Justin Green / Axios:
Sen. Thom Tillis won't run for reelection in 2026
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 …
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ABC News:
Firefighters ambushed by gunman while responding to brush fire in Idaho: Sheriff  —  The incident unfolded in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday afternoon.  —  Emergency personnel and law enforcement were seen responding to an incident in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.  —  KXLY
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 …
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.
Government of Canada:
Canada rescinds digital services tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States  —  News release  —  June 29, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Finance Canada  —  Canada's new government is engaged in complex negotiations on a new economic and security partnership …
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Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:
Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump cuts off U.S. trade talks
Luciana Lopez / CNN:
Canada will rescind a digital services tax to restart US trade talks
Discussion: Semafor
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 …
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 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP senators unveil amendment to shrink Medicaid by another $313B
Punchbowl News:
6/30/25 ☀️ AM: … Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans wrapped …
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
New York Times:
U.N. Inspector Says Iran Could Be Enriching Fuel Again in a ‘Matter of Months’  —  The assessment widens the divide with President Trump, who has claimed that Tehran has given up its nuclear ambitions after a U.S. attack.  —  The chief United Nations nuclear inspector has widened the divide …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Leaked Iran Call Further Shreds Trump's Narrative: Report
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13.  His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.  —  Top gang leaders being sent back to El Salvador were part of a lengthy federal investigation that has amassed evidence of a corrupt pact between the Bukele government and MS-13.
Ian Smith / Financial Times:
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 …
S. Baum / Erin In The Morning:
Reported FBI Probe Targets Trans-Affirming Care Providers—For Procedure They Don't Do  —  Unconfirmed reports of an FBI probe in pediatric hospitals serving trans youth leaves parents, doctors and transgender youth in a suspended state of terror.  That's by design.
Reuters:
Israel steps up Gaza bombardment ahead of White House talks on ceasefire  —  Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration.
 
 
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
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New Republic:
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Andrew Warren / MSNBC:
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New York Post:
AOC breaks silence on suburban yearbook pic but still clings to ‘Bronx girl’ claims: ‘Embarrassing herself’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
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