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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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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.
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:
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans  —  President Trump worked the phones and welcomed Republicans to the White House to cajole them into supporting his megabill.  They left with signed merchandise and photos of the Oval Office.  —  A conga line of angsty Republican …
Discussion: Raw Story
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden's climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it.
Discussion: E2 and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
Zach Montague / New York Times:
A federal judge blasts a ‘war’ against D.E.I. by federal health agencies.
Discussion: Forbes and Slate
The Senate Democratic Caucus:
TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer Holds Press Conference Following Passage Of Reconciliation Bill
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Intercept
Politico:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia describes ‘severe beatings’ and ‘psychological torture’ in Salvadoran prison … The Salvadoran prison where Abrego was initially housed, known as the Anti-Terrorism Confinement Center or by its Spanish-language acronym CECOT, is reputed to be rife with gang violence and human rights abuses.
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Associated Press:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:   Trump's Immigration Enforcement: Free The Criminals, Jail The Innocent
Lindsay Ellis / Wall Street Journal:
Biden, in Rare Remarks Since Presidency, Warns His Accomplishments Are Coming Undone  —  Former president says European and domestic political leaders are seeking out his advice during Trump's second term  —  Joe Biden, in his lengthiest public remarks since he revealed his cancer diagnosis in May …
Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and The Hill
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Politico:
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon's Ukraine weapons freeze … Even allies of President Donald Trump were frustrated by the move, and accused officials such as Colby — who led a review of U.S. munitions stockpiles that preceded the freeze — of pushing the move forward without notifying the rest of the administration or others.
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
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
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.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades  —  Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump's hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.  —  The number of people crossing …
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Politico:
Judge blocks ‘sweeping’ asylum crackdown after Trump declared ‘invasion’ at southern border
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.
Jennifer Schulze / [Indistinct Chatter] …:
Swamp Thing  —  ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sounds like a video game or thrill ride at an amusement park.  It was pitched that way in a music thumping, high energy, reality-tv style video with quick edits of people in handcuffs, military hardware, alligators and tough talk: “People get out …
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
About 70 National Guard troops activated to protect Alligator Alcatraz
Discussion: twitchy.com and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Lawfare Against the Free Press  —  He suggests prosecuting CNN, while pressuring a settlement out of CBS.  —  Click for Sound  —  President Trump has taunted the media for years, and some of his jibes are deserved given the groupthink in most newsrooms.
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 …
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.
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Intern for House Republican Ron Estes fatally shot in DC  —  A 21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) was killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., on Monday night.  —  The intern, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, joined Estes's office in June.  He is a resident of Granby, Massachusetts, and is attending college at UMass Amherst.
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 …
Christine Chen / Reuters:
Australia cancels rapper Ye's visa over ‘Heil Hitler’ song  —  Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has had his Australian visa cancelled after he released “Heil Hitler”, a song promoting Nazism, the country's home affairs minister said on Wednesday.  —  The U.S. rapper released the song …
Tom Suozzi / Wall Street Journal:
For Democrats, Mamdani Is a Wake-Up Call—and a Bad Example  —  He shows how the party is falling short, but he has the wrong solutions.  —  Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who just won New York's Democratic mayoral primary, is a charismatic, smart and effective campaigner with whom I disagree.
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.
 
 
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Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: Mamdani's policies are not good for New York
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Will Sussman / New York Post:
I was chased out of MIT — and it was all because I'm Jewish
Discussion: HotAir and Chicago Sun Times
Politico:
Andrew Cuomo is trying to hang on to support for a general election bid
Discussion: New York Post
Jason Burke / The Guardian:
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
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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 and Los Angeles Times
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
House GOP probes whether NY Gov. Kathy Hochul pulled Medicaid funds to plug billion-dollar hole in state budget
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Varsha Bansal / Wired:
A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She's Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine
Discussion: PJ Media and Advocate
Kara Carlson / Bloomberg:
Tesla Sales Fall 13%, Putting Carmaker on Course for Annual Drop
 

 
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Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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