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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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Politico:
House left in limbo as megabill talks continue  —  Republican holdouts on the Senate-passed version of the party's “big, beautiful bill” are huddling with House GOP leaders, who are holding open a vote to move the legislation forward as they negotiate.  The procedural vote remained stuck more than 90 minutes after it was first called.
New York Times:
Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill  —  Republicans deferred some of their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections.  —  At the core of Republicans' sprawling domestic policy package is an important political calculation.
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and CNN
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Thomas Massie on why fellow Republicans keep folding: 'They're just afraid of Trump'  —  Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., the lone House Republican who has consistently opposed Trump's deficit-raising “big, beautiful bill,” said he sleeps well at night.  —  “I have raised $400,000 from 4,500 donors …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden's climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.
Discussion: E2
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   Oz works to assuage GOP members on Medicaid relief fund
NBC News:
Republicans scramble to corral support for Trump megabill ahead of House vote
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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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.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Inside CBS News, Staffers Voice Disgust, Anger, Relief and Anxiety After Trump Settlement  —  The network's employees are angry about the $16 million ‘60 Minutes’ settlement, relieved at the lack of an apology, and nervous for what comes next under Skydance ownership.
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 …
Reuters:
Paramount settles with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million
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.
Discussion: The Hill and JPMorganChase
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam
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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Bloomberg:   US Private Payrolls Fall for First Time in Two Years in ADP Data
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Welcome to the Age of Disappearance
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
What is and isn't legal when ICE officers make an immigration arrest
Discussion: Washington Examiner
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How to Turn the U.S. Into an Immigration Police State in One Big Bill
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
Discussion: WisPolitics
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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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials  —  Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump's Attempt to Stop Migrant Asylum Claims  —  Judge Rejects Trump's Attempt to Stop Asylum Claims at Border  —  What Has Trump Said About Undocumented Farmers and Hotel Workers?  —  4 MIN READ  —  Somebody Explain Why Everybody Loves Phil Rosenthal
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Federal judge bars Trump administration from expelling asylum seekers  —  The judge ruled that the president cannot create an “alternative immigration system” that tramples on existing federal law.  —  Summary241  —  A federal judge in the District of Columbia barred the Trump administration Wednesday …
Discussion: CNN, CBS News, Roll Call and Not the Bee
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Politico:
Judge blocks ‘sweeping’ asylum crackdown after Trump declared ‘invasion’ at southern border
New York Times:
What we know about the jury's deliberations.  —  To summarize a whirlwind moment in court: Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious counts against him, including sex trafficking.  The jury was not convinced that the women who testified were coerced into the sex marathons with male escorts at the heart of the case.
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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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 …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Associated Press:
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza  —  American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
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 …
Discussion: The Independent
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
Under Trump pressure, UC says student governments are banned from boycotting Israel  — UC says student governments are banned from boycotting all countries, including Israel.  — The move is a response to Trump guidance that such boycotts would disqualify universities from federal research grants.
Spencer Ackerman / Zeteo:
My Fellow New York Jews and I Know Zohran Mamdani Does Not Threaten Us  —  It's time we all speak out against Jewish self-victimization and not fall into the trap of Islamophobic tropes.  —  ∙ Paid  —  At least the capitalists can say what about a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty threatens them.
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 …
Discussion: East Bay Times
 
 
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Andrew Cuomo is trying to hang on to support for a general election bid
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Jason Burke / The Guardian:
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
Assaults On ICE Officers Are Up 700%... Which Just Means There Have Been 69 More Assaults Than Last Year
Discussion: New Republic
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump lies again about gas prices, falsely claiming five states are at $1.99
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How Immigration Could Muddy the Jobs Numbers
Wendy Edelberg / American Enterprise Institute:
Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration
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Inside the Dysfunction at Rubio's Shrunken National Security Council
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Aaron Krolik / New York Times:
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