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NBC News:
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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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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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.
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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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The Hill:
Thune says Senate Republicans have a deal to pass Trump megabill — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday morning that he thinks he has a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to pass President Trump's “big, beautiful bill” — but also cautioned he's a “realist …
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
In dramatic reversal, Senate votes to kill AI-law moratorium — The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news — Happy Tuesday! Hope you slept more than your senators did last night. Send news tips and coffee to: [email protected] — In dramatic reversal, Senate votes to kill AI-law moratorium.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As the Republican megabill faces crunch time, Trump pushes a fraudulent claim about taxes — The president said his claim about preventing 68% tax hikes is true “according to what they tell me.” But “they” have no idea what they're talking about. — Shortly after midnight …
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Fox News
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Threatens to “DOGE” Elon Musk in Late-Night Tirade — After Musk floated forming the “America Party” and unseating Republicans, Trump fired back with threats to dismantle Musk's empire — In a late-night Truth Social post, Donald Trump lashed out at Elon Musk following …
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Dustin Weaver / Associated Press:
Live updates: Senate passes Trump tax bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie — Watch live as the Senate considers an endless stream of proposed amendments to President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, in what's called a vote-a-rama. — EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, BERNARD MCGHEE AND CURTIS YEE
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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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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
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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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path
Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path
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Fox News, The Atlantic, Deadline, IJR and The Indian Express
Luc Olinga / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk Wants to Blow Up the U.S. Political System
Elon Musk Wants to Blow Up the U.S. Political System
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Punchbowl News:
The Senate finally passes reconciliation bill
The Senate finally passes reconciliation bill
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's big, beautiful act of self-harm
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
GOP clean-energy amendment won't get a vote
GOP clean-energy amendment won't get a vote
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NOTUS, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 30, 2025 — “This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted …
June 30, 2025 — “This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted …
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Breitbart
Michael Gold / New York Times:
ICE will require lawmakers to give a week's notice before detention visits.
ICE will require lawmakers to give a week's notice before detention visits.
Michelle Chapman / Associated Press:
War of words over big bill intensifies between Musk, Trump
War of words over big bill intensifies between Musk, Trump
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
JD Vance on Republican megabill: ICE funding matters, ‘everything else’ is ‘immaterial’
JD Vance on Republican megabill: ICE funding matters, ‘everything else’ is ‘immaterial’
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump wavers on July 4 megabill deadline
Trump wavers on July 4 megabill deadline
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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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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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Sam Bagenstos / Off Message:
Don't Applaud Supreme Court Conservatives For Doing Trump Special Favors
Don't Applaud Supreme Court Conservatives For Doing Trump Special Favors
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NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani moves on to an unusual general election for New York City mayor — Mamdani won the Democratic primary, NBC News projects, and will face the incumbent, Eric Adams, in the general election. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo may keep running, too. — Progressive state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani …
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Nia Prater / New York Magazine:
Official Ranked-Choice Voting Results Show Mamdani Crushed Cuomo
Official Ranked-Choice Voting Results Show Mamdani Crushed Cuomo
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
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.
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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Raw Story
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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Associated Press
Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
Adoption, Belonging, and the Question of Citizenship — Am I a citizen? Right now, the answer is pretty simple: yes. I am adopted, though I was born in North Carolina. I assume both of my birth parents were citizens, and know that my adoptive parents are citizens.
USA Today:
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.
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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Julie Appleby / Washington Post:
A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400. — A family living in Galveston was surprised to be charged thousands of dollars for immunizations for their children. — In the early days of the West Texas measles outbreak, Thang Nguyen eyed the rising number of cases and worried.
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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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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 …
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Poynter
Aysha Diallo / Bloomberg:
Musk Walks Back Chainsaw Wielding Display: ‘It Lacked Empathy’ — Elon Musk is expressing some regret for waving a chainsaw to rile up the crowd during a conservative conference back in February, as his feud with Donald Trump over the president's tax and spending bill reignites.
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Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
I've Seen People Misuse Intelligence Before. It Never Ends Well. — The intelligence “customer” has a responsibility to speak and act with humility. — IS IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM completely “obliterated,” as President Trump claims? The intelligence is still coming in …
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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ProPublica:
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.
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
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 …

