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Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
House Republican Hardliners Warn of a Delay to Tax Vote — The leader of a hardline conservative caucus in the House on Wednesday cast doubt on the prospect President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending legislation will be completed by July 4. — “We could take another week …
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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 …
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 …
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump's big day: A feud, a Senate win and “Alligator Alcatraz”
Trump's big day: A feud, a Senate win and “Alligator Alcatraz”
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NPR:
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The bottom line: The bill is cruel.
The bottom line: The bill is cruel.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House Rules Committee advances Trump megabill as potential GOP revolt looms
House Rules Committee advances Trump megabill as potential GOP revolt looms
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan
At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan
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Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
House Republicans Threaten to Sink Trump's Megabill
House Republicans Threaten to Sink Trump's Megabill
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 1, 2025 — Just after noon today, the Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill.
July 1, 2025 — Just after noon today, the Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill.
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Johnson on the megabill: 'I'm not happy with what the Senate did to our product'
Johnson on the megabill: 'I'm not happy with what the Senate did to our product'
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Republicans now own America's broken health care system
Republicans now own America's broken health care system
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Associated Press:
‘Agonizing’: How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill
‘Agonizing’: How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill
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Punchbowl News:
7/2/25 ☀️ AM: … The House Republican leadership is planning to push through the massive …
7/2/25 ☀️ AM: … The House Republican leadership is planning to push through the massive …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Now Can We Stop Talking About What a Maverick Trump Is?
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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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 …
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 …
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Trump
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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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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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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.
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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 …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Trump Launches America's Newest Concentration Camp, Complete With Tacky Merch
Trump Launches America's Newest Concentration Camp, Complete With Tacky Merch
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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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Mark Lieberman / Education Week:
Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools
Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools
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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 …
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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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Emily Peck / Axios:
Immigration crackdown ripples through economy — President Trump's immigration crackdown is hitting key pockets of the economy, disrupting workplaces and communities around the country. … - There will be fewer workers to produce goods and services, slowing down growth and putting pressure on wages.
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 …
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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 …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Opens Door To Stripping Citizenship Over Politics — It's the latest example of the Trump administration's assault on citizenship. — Throughout the campaign, Republicans teased an idea: the next Trump government would start to remove the citizenship of naturalized Americans.
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Geeta Pandey / BBC:
Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death — Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end when he dies. — In a video message keenly-awaited by his followers …
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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 …
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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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Reuters:
Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported.
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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 …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Supreme Court's Pandora's Box — The Roberts Court let Pandora out of the box, and now there seems to be no putting everything back in. First it was criminal immunity and the pass on prosecution given to presidents. Last Friday it was Casa, the birthright citizenship/nationwide injunction case …
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 …
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