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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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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.
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.
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden's climate law boosted red states.  Their lawmakers are now gutting it.  —  The former president bet that the economic benefits of his policies would protect them over time.  Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress have upended that wager.  —  Summary3
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and E2
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: Vox and CNN
Roll Call:
Vibe shift in House as Trump, GOP leaders begin to flip votes
Discussion: The Hill and NOTUS
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
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson stares down hard-liners on megabill procedural vote
Discussion: The Hill, E&E News and CNBC
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   Oz works to assuage GOP members on Medicaid relief fund
Politico:
Megabill hits an unexpected procedural snag
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
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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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:   Trump's Immigration Enforcement: Free The Criminals, Jail The Innocent
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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Fox News:
Paramount, CBS forced to pay eight figures, change editorial policy in settlement with President Trump
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit
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
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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, UPI, CBS News and Not the Bee
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Politico:
Judge blocks ‘sweeping’ asylum crackdown after Trump declared ‘invasion’ at southern border
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
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: Raw Story and The Hill
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Financial Times:
Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies
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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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.
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.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 defendant sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him  —  President Donald Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters did not apply to Edward Kelley's separate plot to murder law enforcement officials, the Justice Department said.
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.
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.
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
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.
Varsha Bansal / Wired:
A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash.  Now She's Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine  —  National Guard pilot Jo Ellis is suing a right-wing influencer for falsely blaming her for a DC crash that killed 67 people.  A WIRED review reveals 12 similar incidents of scapegoating trans people.
Discussion: PJ Media and Advocate
 
 
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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
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
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Politico:
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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
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
House GOP probes whether NY Gov. Kathy Hochul pulled Medicaid funds to plug billion-dollar hole in state budget
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Fact check: Trump lies again about gas prices, falsely claiming five states are at $1.99
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CNN:
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