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Politico:
How Republicans got Murkowski to yes on Trump's megabill … Her vote was at risk of being out of reach, especially after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that multiple sweetener provisions to boost Medicaid payments to Alaska and Hawaii violated Senate rules that limit what can pass through …
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Poorest Americans Would Be Hurt By Trump's Big Bill  —  Small improvements in taxes are overshadowed by cuts to health insurance and other federal aid, resulting in a package favoring the wealthy.  —  Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under …
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan  —  GOP legislation would set back years of progress in expanding health care coverage, unwinding key parts of the Affordable Care Act.  —  The Senate version of President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration spending plan …
Paul Krugman:
Muskenfreude  —  When an oligarch confronts an autocrat, guess who wins?  —  So the Senate has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  True, it could still be blocked if House Republicans stood by their principles.  But they won't.  This monstrosity will become the law of the land …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Lisa Murkowski says it was ‘agonizing’ to vote for the megabill
Ezra Klein / New York Times:   The Disaster That Just Passed the Senate
Axios:
Johnson faces new GOP revolt on Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump's Agenda Bill
Associated Press:
‘Agonizing’: How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill
Tara Suter / The Hill:   House Democrat slams Fetterman for ‘beach’ remark
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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Associated Press:
Paramount to pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview  —  In a case seen as a challenge to free speech, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS' “ 60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M  —  The network will not apologize as part of the agreement.  The lawsuit stemmed from the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.  —  Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, has agreed to pay $16 million …
Discussion: CBS News, RedState and Semafor
Reuters:
Paramount settles with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million  —  CBS parent company Paramount (PARA.O) on Wednesday settled a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump over an interview broadcast in October, the latest concession by a media company to a president who has targeted outlets …
Politico:   Playbook: Riders on the storm
New York Times:
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.  —  The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.
Politico:
Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine … The people were granted anonymity to discuss current operations.  The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.  —  In a statement following the publication of this story, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said that the decision …
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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has entered into a Resolution Agreement …
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Trans UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas will be stripped of her titles after university bends the knee to Trump admin
Mark Lieberman / Education Week:
Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools  —  The funding is earmarked for English learners, migrant students, professional development, and more  —  Remove  —  The Trump administration is holding back nearly $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools it was scheduled …
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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 …
Miami Herald:
Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would approve Florida's plan to expedite deportations by having qualified National Guard members work as immigration judges.  —  Trump made the announcement during …
U.S. Department of State:
Making Foreign Aid Great Again  —  Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio  —  Every public servant has an obligation to American citizens to ensure any programs they fund advance our nation's interests.  During the Trump Administration's thorough review of thousands of programs …
Jeff Coltin / Politico:
Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments … Mamdani would be the city's first Muslim mayor. … Mamdani has declined to condemn people using the phrase “globalize the intifada,” even though he said he doesn't use it himself, and once rapped his support for the “Holy Land Five” …
Discussion: Jewish Insider and The Hill
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Man Who Helped Florida Shark Attack Victim Now Facing Deportation  —  PAYBACK  —  Luis Alvarez was reportedly arrested days after rushing into the water to help after a child was mauled by a shark.  —  A man who rushed into the water to help after a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a shark …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Federal judge finds HHS mass layoffs likely unlawful  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the mass layoffs carried out at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) likely went against the law and there is sufficient evidence to support claims of irreparable harm as a result.
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 …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Trump Launches America's Newest Concentration Camp, Complete With Tacky Merch  —  Not content with just shipping people to a foreign concentration camp, Donald Trump now has his own, homegrown concentration camp in Florida.  Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gleefully toured …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mother Jones, Breitbart and NPR
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
House members scramble to return to DC for megabill vote  —  Some House members are going to great lengths to make it back to to Washington for a vote on the Republican megabill after severe weather canceled dozens of flights.  President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are pushing …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
Cameron Fozi / Bloomberg:
Columbia University Applicant Personal Data Stolen by Hacker  —  Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data provided by a person who claimed to have hacked the school in June.
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 …
Reuters:
Trump administration targets CNN coverage of migration app  —  The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it was looking into whether CNN could be prosecuted over its report on an Apple (AAPL.O) iPhone app that alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area.
 
 
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