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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 …
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 …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   Now Can We Stop Talking About What a Maverick Trump Is?
Ezra Klein / New York Times:   The Disaster That Just Passed the Senate
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Lisa Murkowski says it was ‘agonizing’ to vote for the megabill
Axios:
Johnson faces new GOP revolt on Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
Associated Press:
‘Agonizing’: How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump's Agenda 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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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
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 …
Discussion: Tallahassee Democrat, Salon and UPI
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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 …
New York Times:
Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation  —  The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.  —  The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion …
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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 …
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
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 …
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.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Abrego Garcia is a fake gangster.  Trump and Bukele are not.  —  Trump's filthy deal with El Salvador is an indictment of him, not the deportees. … 👇  —  On April 14, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele sat in the Oval Office for a press conference with President Trump and several members of his cabinet.
Lisa Jarvis / Bloomberg:
Medicaid Cuts Will Hit Rural America Hard  —  As it stands, President Trump's “Big, Beautiful, Bill” would have a disproportionate impact in red states that helped propel him to victory.  —  The Senate finally passed President Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill”— ultimately landing …
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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