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The Reconciliation Timeline Is Slipping as Trump Struggles to Flip Votes — The president told one group of House Republicans Wednesday that Congress shouldn't touch three things if they want to win elections: Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. — Copy
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Democrats to focus on unpopular GOP cuts in bid to take back the House — Many Republicans acknowledge that they face an uphill battle in selling the bill to a wary public. — Democrats are planning to make President Trump's massive tax and spending package central to their efforts to retake …
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NPR:
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden's climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.
Biden's climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
The Disaster That Just Passed the Senate
The Disaster That Just Passed the Senate
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NBC News:
Republicans scramble to corral support for Trump megabill ahead of House vote
Republicans scramble to corral support for Trump megabill ahead of House vote
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Axios:
GOP revolt delays House vote on Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
GOP revolt delays House vote on Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
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Bloomberg:
Trump Meets GOP Hardliners as Tax Bill Hits Resistance in House
Trump Meets GOP Hardliners as Tax Bill Hits Resistance in House
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House Rules Committee advances Trump megabill as potential GOP revolt looms
House Rules Committee advances Trump megabill as potential GOP revolt looms
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump's big day: A feud, a Senate win and “Alligator Alcatraz”
Trump's big day: A feud, a Senate win and “Alligator Alcatraz”
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New York Sun, Poynter, BBC and Sun-Sentinel
New York Times:
Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit — President Trump sued Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview with his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris. — Paramount has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing …
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Fox News:
Paramount, CBS forced to pay eight figures, change editorial policy in settlement with President Trump — Result of the agreement on lawsuit could reach north of $30 million with $16 million upfront — FIRST ON FOX - Paramount Global and CBS agreed on Tuesday to pay President Donald Trump …
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
The Conscience of Lisa Murkowski — Today's newsletter is farrago of cruelty, cowardice, betrayal, and hypocrisy. … — Lisa Murkowski. — Or not. — This morning, I'm tempted to write that Lisa Murkowski is simply the worst. But, of course this is unfair, because there is so much competition for that distinction.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit
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Reuters:
Paramount settles with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million
Paramount settles with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M
CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Trump
Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Has Reached Trade Deal With Vietnam — The president said he had agreed to initial trade terms with Vietnam, the second country to strike a limited deal after Mr. Trump threatened steep tariffs. — President Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had reached …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Analysis shows Trump's tariffs would cost US employers $82.3 billion — An analysis finds a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump's current tariff plans, a sum that could potentially be managed through price hikes, layoffs, hiring freezes or lower profit margins.
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Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp — What were you doing the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp in the Everglades? Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republican officials because of the predators living in the surrounding swampland …
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Welcome to the Age of Disappearance
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Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
What is and isn't legal when ICE officers make an immigration arrest
What is and isn't legal when ICE officers make an immigration arrest
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How to Turn the U.S. Into an Immigration Police State in One Big Bill
How to Turn the U.S. Into an Immigration Police State in One Big Bill
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump's Attempt to Stop Asylum Claims — The judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law gave the president the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.” — A federal judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration …
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban — The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates the state's strict 1849 abortion law
Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidates the state's strict 1849 abortion law
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Alex Harring / CNBC:
The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says … Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe …
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Kara Carlson / Bloomberg:
Tesla Sales Fall 13%, Putting Carmaker on Course for Annual Drop — Tesla Inc. shares jumped after the carmaker posted a less drastic decline in vehicle sales than the most pessimistic analysts feared. — The company delivered 384,122 vehicles during the last three months, down 13% from a year earlier.
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Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Tesla Sales Fall as Elon Musk Focuses on Self-Driving Cars
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Liam Denning / Bloomberg:
Tesla Hit Refresh on Its EVs. It Didn't Work.
Tesla Hit Refresh on Its EVs. It Didn't Work.
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Trump's Finances Were Shaky. Then He Began to Capitalize on His Comeback. … An attendee posed with a cutout of President Trump at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas at the end of May.Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times — Last spring, even as Donald J. Trump's march back toward …
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CNN:
Trump pick to run federal watchdog: A 30-year-old who once shared a 9/11 conspiracy video and has ties to a Holocaust denier — The man President Donald Trump wants to put in charge of protecting whistleblowers - and rooting out government corruption - is a 30-year-old lawyer with barely …
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NBC News:
Fox News, MAGA hats and cookies: Inside Trump's West Wing — Trump likes to see whom he wants and call whom he chooses, and in the new term, he presides over a White House that mirrors the man, current and former aides say. — WASHINGTON — The military leaders who came to the Oval Office …
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Aaron Krolik / New York Times:
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia — President Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money and materials it needs in its conflict with Ukraine. — Since President Trump returned to office in January …
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Emma Epperly / Idaho Education News:
Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools — (UPDATED, 3:30 p.m., Monday, with comments from Sarah Inama.) — The “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign that sparked a viral nationwide controversy can no longer be displayed in Idaho schools …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Opens Door To Stripping Citizenship Over Politics — It's the latest example of the Trump administration's assault on citizenship. — Throughout the campaign, Republicans teased an idea: the next Trump government would start to remove the citizenship of naturalized Americans.
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Financial Times:
Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies — Reduction in weapons shipments makes Kyiv more vulnerable to Russia's escalating attacks — Christopher Miller and Fabrice Deprez in Kyiv and James Politi in Washington — Ukraine summoned a top diplomat …
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