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Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump megabill after marathon voting session — The revised package now heads back to the House, where Republican leaders are hoping to approve it and send it to Trump before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. But it faces hurdles.
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Lisa Murkowski says it was ‘agonizing’ to vote for the megabill — Sen. Lisa Murkowski made the “agonizing” decision to vote for Senate Republicans' version of the “big, beautiful” bill after winning key concessions on federal health and food-aid programs for her state. “Did I get everything I wanted?
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
This Is a Shameful Way to Make Law — No time for throat-clearing fripperies! The Senate is probably going to do something insane that renders our analysis obsolete five minutes after we send this! Hurry up and read it! Happy Tuesday. — Time's Up, Pencils Down — by Andrew Egger
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Washington Post, MSNBC, Daily Mail, The Fiscal Times, Magnolia Tribune and Vox
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path — Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country's finances for a generation. — Washington has not exactly won a reputation for fiscal discipline over the last few decades …
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New York Times:
The final Senate version of the tax and policy bill changed some provisions on renewable energy. — The Senate passed President Trump's marquee bill to slash taxes and social safety net programs after more than 24 hours of debate and negotiations. It must now go to the house for final approval.
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch News:
Trump's Budget Bill Passes Senate; Heads Back to House for Final Vote — Trump's disastrous and unpopular budget bill passed after days of amendment votes — Trump's “One Big Beautiful” budget bill passed the United States Senate today by a vote of 51 - 50, after days of debate and votes on proposed amendments to the bill.
NBC News:
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 …
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump ally launches new super PAC to counter Musk … The PAC will spend money in any race where Musk follows through on his plan to bankroll a third-party hopeful, or where he backs a Democrat or a Republican primary challenge against a Trump-endorsed incumbent.
Axios:
Senate passes Trump's “big, beautiful bill” after 11th-hour panic — Senate Republicans passed President Trump's “big, beautiful bill” Tuesday, with help from Vice President Vance as a tie-breaker. … But the taxes, border and defense package still has to clear the House — where discontent has been building for days.
Axios:
Johnson faces new GOP revolt on Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
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Bloomberg:
Senate Votes 99-1 to Strip AI Provision From Trump's Tax Bill
Senate Votes 99-1 to Strip AI Provision From Trump's Tax Bill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Vance breaks 50-50 tie as Senate passes GOP megabill after voting around the clock
Vance breaks 50-50 tie as Senate passes GOP megabill after voting around the clock
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Senate Passes Megabill as Murkowski Stays Bought
Senate Passes Megabill as Murkowski Stays Bought
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Punchbowl News, Newsweek and New Republic
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
In dramatic reversal, Senate votes to kill AI-law moratorium
In dramatic reversal, Senate votes to kill AI-law moratorium
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Threatens to “DOGE” Elon Musk in Late-Night Tirade
Trump Threatens to “DOGE” Elon Musk in Late-Night Tirade
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan
At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan
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The Hill, Florida Politics and Truthout
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Trump Exaggerates His Agenda Bill's Impact on Social Security Taxes
Trump Exaggerates His Agenda Bill's Impact on Social Security Taxes
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NPR:
Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House
Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's big, beautiful act of self-harm
Donald Trump's big, beautiful act of self-harm
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America, America and Adam Kinzinger
ABC News:
Trump says he'll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites
Trump says he'll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate megabill marks biggest Medicaid cuts in history
Senate megabill marks biggest Medicaid cuts in history
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As the Republican megabill faces crunch time, Trump pushes a fraudulent claim about taxes
As the Republican megabill faces crunch time, Trump pushes a fraudulent claim about taxes
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Miami Herald:
Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would approve Florida's plan to expedite deportations by having qualified National Guard members work as immigration judges. — Trump made the announcement during …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Noem threatens legal action against CNN for report on ‘ICEBlock’ app
Noem threatens legal action against CNN for report on ‘ICEBlock’ app
Associated Press:
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90 — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90. — Swaggart death was announced Tuesday on his public Facebook page.
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Official Ranked-Choice Voting Results Show Mamdani Crushed Cuomo — On Tuesday, the city's Board of Elections released the final results of the ranked-choice mayoral primary, showing Zohran Mamdani trouncing Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination. Mamdani won 56 percent to Cuomo's 44 percent once …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Inside Trump's $75B ICE gulag nightmare — The great thing about turning 100 is that you get to celebrate...a lot. After the quiet satisfaction of the Philadelphia Daily News' actual centennial on March 25, scores of alums of the 1925-born People Paper gathered Saturday night at the iconic Pen …
Associated Press:
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos — It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said …
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Washington Post:
We asked 5 AI models to fact-check Trump. Here's what we learned. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor in Management Practice at the Yale School of Management and president and founder of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. Stephen Henriques …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
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.
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Jackson Thompson / Fox News:
UPenn agrees to follow Trump's mandate on protecting women's sports, Education Department says — School will issue public statement adopting biology-based definitions and apologize to female swimmers affected by trans athlete — FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday …
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump threatens to arrest Mamdani if he doesn't cooperate with ICE — President Trump said Tuesday he would arrest Zohran Mamdani if the New York City Democratic mayoral nominee doesn't allow federal immigration officials to arrest undocumented immigrants in the city.
Abbie Richards / Media Matters for America:
Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok — Google's Veo AI video generator is seemingly being used to generate videos depicting racist and antisemitic tropes — Content warning: This article contains racist and antisemitic imagery, videos, and language.
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
A corrupted Supreme Court sinks to new lows — 🗣️ Paid subscribers make Public Notice possible. If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us. 👇 — With another Supreme Court term having drawn to a close …
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E&E News by POLITICO:
Senate leaders scrap new tax on renewable energy … Senate leaders have agreed to remove a new excise tax on wind and solar projects from their megabill in order to secure enough support for passage. — The new tax was based on a project's compliance with strict sourcing requirements.
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Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, NOTUS, Heatmap News, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal and Inside Climate News
Politico:
Katie Porter changes her tune on Kamala Harris — STAYING PUT — Katie Porter has repeatedly said Kamala Harris would have a “powerful field-clearing effect” if she entered the governor's race. Except, apparently, on Katie Porter. — Porter is now telling supporters that she will stay …
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HotAir, Louder With Crowder and NewsMax.com
Jenna Gloeb / Alpha News MN:
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted sex offender from Kenya avoids deportation, lands state job — A Kenyan national convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in Minnesota wasn't deported after his prison sentence — he was promoted. — Wilson Tindi holds a director position at the Minnesota Department …
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The Daily Caller and Blaze Media
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Rubio: USAID officially ceases operations — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the official end of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday, after rapidly dismantling the government's foreign aid arm since President Trump's return to the White House.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Ron Klain, other former aides scheduled to testify as part of GOP probe on Biden's mental acuity — Several former top aides to former President Joe Biden agreed to interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of its probe of Biden's mental acuity while in office.
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Emily Peck / Axios:
“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.
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Ford Foundation's New Leader Says She'll Work to Protect Democracy — Heather K. Gerken, the dean of the law school, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice. — Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will become the president of the Ford Foundation later this year, the group said Tuesday.
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Sarah Matthews / Home of the Brave:
How Zuckerberg Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trump — One oligarch's journey into MAGA apologism. — It can be hard to remember now, but for a while, Mark Zuckerberg really did talk a lot about protecting American democracy. In the wake of the 2016 election, when it became clear …
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails — Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. — In online chats with Reuters …
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Mike Davis / The Federalist:
Surviving The Smear Campaign: Emil Bove Shines At Confirmation Hearing — Efforts to derail Emil Bove's nomination, whether from the left or from risk-averse elements of the right, should be firmly rejected. — Last week, Emil Bove testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part …
