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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.
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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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New York Times:
What's in the Senate Version of Trump's Big Policy Bill? — The reporters reviewed the hundreds of items in the bill and their corresponding C.B.O. scores. — 10-year costs 10-year savings — Source: New York Times analysis of Congressional Budget Office estimates.
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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 …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Trump Tax Cut Magic Wand Kicks Off Vote-a-Rama
Trump Tax Cut Magic Wand Kicks Off Vote-a-Rama
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News' job as Trump's tax and spending bill moves toward passage: Help it over the line
Fox News' job as Trump's tax and spending bill moves toward passage: Help it over the line
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades
Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 29, 2025 — There are four political stories people should know about tonight.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
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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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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Kristi Noem Secretly Pocketed Cash From Dark Money Group: Report
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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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 …
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New Republic:
“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 …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Why AOC should run for president in 2028
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
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.
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Politico:
Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill's Medicaid cuts in fiery speech
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Trump celebrates Tillis's decision to retire
Trump celebrates Tillis's decision to retire
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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.
Politico:
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 …
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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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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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Washington Post:
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 …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court takes up major new challenge to campaign finance restrictions
Supreme Court takes up major new challenge to campaign finance restrictions
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
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 …
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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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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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John Fund / National Review:
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.
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Lauren Lewis / The Daily Beast:
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 …
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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 …
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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.
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
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 …
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Paul Krugman:
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:
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Washington Post:
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 …
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