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8:00 PM ET, July 3, 2025

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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Republicans Are Cutting Medicare.  Not Only Medicaid, Medicare.  —  Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters ahead of a final vote …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
What Trump Told Me About His Complete Domination of Congress  —  Demanding a bill by Independence Day was a telling flourish for someone with zero tolerance for independence in the legislative branch.  —  When I reached President Donald Trump by phone Tuesday night, with his “big, beautiful” …
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Trump and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in Phone Call  —  The measure extending tax cuts and slashing the social safety net goes to President Trump for his signature, but the debate over it exposed deep rifts in his party.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The House on Thursday narrowly passed …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process  —  The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on Thursday that will empower the Trump administration to send people subject to deportation to countries they have no connection with that are so dangerous the Trump administration advises Americans not to travel there.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
They Savaged Their Party's Bill.  Then They Voted for It.  —  Many Republicans had harshly criticized President Trump's marquee bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net programs — almost right up until the moment they voted for it.  —  In the days leading up to House passage …
Washington Post:
House passes tax and immigration bill, sending it to Trump's desk  —  Legislation to extend tax cuts and fund border and defense programs would increase the national debt by close to $4 trillion over the next decade.  —  Republicans on Thursday notched the first major legislative victory …
Discussion: Townhall
Associated Press:
What's in Trump's big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law  —  Republicans muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP's self-imposed deadline of July 4th.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Musk Demands Epstein Files Release While Mounting Last-Minute Attack on Trump's Megabill
New York Post:
House passes Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending it to Trump after bruising struggle
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
Discussion: Daily Mail and New Jersey Online
Brian Beutler / Off Message:   16 Thoughts On The Republican Budget Atrocity
Washington Post:
How Trump's big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries breaks the House record for longest floor speech  —  Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the longest speech in House history Thursday, holding the floor for well over eight hours to delay passage of Republicans' domestic policy megabill.
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New York Times:
Jeffries Breaks Record in Hourslong Speech Opposing Trump's Policy Bill
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside Hakeem Jeffries' decision to filibuster Trump's big bill
New York Times:
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application  —  Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, was born in Uganda.  He doesn't consider himself Black but said the application didn't allow for the complexity of his background.
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
CBS News anchor swipes at parent company for settling Trump lawsuit ‘it said is without basis in law and fact’  —  'Can you hold power to account after paying it millions?  Can an audience trust you when it thinks you've traded away that trust?'  John Dickerson asked viewers on Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
Roughly 140 EPA staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter are put on leave  —  Trump officials have placed 139 employees who signed a letter of dissent protesting the Environmental Protection Agency's current direction and policies on leave Thursday.  —  The Trump administration has placed …
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Eight Migrants to South Sudan  —  The court's order followed a broader one last month allowing removals to countries with which migrants have no connections.  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the government to deport eight men who have spent …
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Joseph McCarty / KLKN-TV:
Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected Medicaid cuts  —  LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A clinic in southwest Nebraska announced Wednesday that it is closing due to financial challenges, including anticipated Medicaid cuts.  —  McCook-based Community Hospital said it is shutting …
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. activist indicted after handing out face shields to anti-ICE protesters  —  A local activist who handed out protective face shields to protesters last month during demonstrations against the Trump administration's chaotic immigration raids was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday.
Taylor Seely / Arizona Republic:
Conservative Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has a warning for America  — Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick criticized attacks on the American justice system by senior Trump administration officials.  — Bolick expressed concern over a disregard for due process and threats to suspend habeas corpus.
Associated Press:
Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent to Trump  —  Supporters of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Congress has sent to President Donald Trump say the changes to Medicaid, food aid and other programs will encourage personal responsibility and halt those scamming the system.
Discussion: Axios, ABC News, New York Post, UPI and WTOP News
Politico:
CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws … The eight-page review is the latest episode in a long-running saga over a Russian influence campaign that officials have said sought to damage Hilary Clinton and aid Trump in an election that he ultimately won by a narrow margin …
Mother Jones:
Here are the Declaration of Independence's Grievances Against King George III.  Many Apply to Trump.  —  It's uncanny.  —  When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence in the weeks leading up July 4, 1776, he wanted to not only rely on just high-falutin enlightenment ideals …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Conservative litigator Paul Clement to defend Maryland federal judges in DOJ case  —  Prominent conservative U.S. Supreme Court advocate Paul Clement has been retained by the federal judges in Maryland to defend them in an unusual lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration …
Associated Press:
First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades  —  The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
US military says 200 Marines being sent to support ICE in Florida  —  The U.S. military said on Thursday it will send 200 Marines to Florida to provide administrative and logistical support to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.  —  The Marines are the first wave of U.S. Northern Command's support …
Atlanta Civic Circle:
Legal experts say journalist's arrest violated First Amendment  —  When Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara was arrested while filming an anti-ICE protest on June 14, he repeatedly identified himself as press.  He wore a vest marked “PRESS.”  And he was recording — not protesting.
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Caroline Haskins / Wired:
CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones  —  Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border.  —  United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking tech companies …
Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
Hiring Defied Expectations in June, With 147,000 New Jobs  —  Revisions showed hiring was stronger in previous months than initially thought , and unemployment fell to 4.1%  —  U.S. job growth continued at a steady pace last month, surprising economists who had predicted a slowdown …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
You'll Never Believe Where Kash Patel's Election Fraud Bombshell Came From  —  Scouring the swamps to smear his predecessor.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Trump's latest proof of election fraud is a total mess  —  IF THE FBI GOT A TIP about a Chinese plot to steal the 2020 election using tens …
Discussion: Townhall
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Supreme Court to consider reviving Mississippi evangelist's challenge to protest ordinance  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider reviving an evangelist's challenge to a Mississippi city's protest ordinance.  —  Gabriel Olivier, a self-described Christian called to evangelize …
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsMax.com
 
 
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Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
A new report shows that Trump was more desperate for cash in 2024 than we knew
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show
NBC News:
Judge orders government to stop making public comments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Announces ICE Arrest of Mexican Boxer, Sinaloa Cartel Affiliate with Active Criminal Arrest Warrant Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Christopher Lamb / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump's immigrant deportations are ‘morally repugnant,’ senior US Catholic leader says
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Targets Google After Meta and X Payouts
Discussion: The Hill and The Information
 Earlier Items: 
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions
Strength In Numbers:
The numbers are in: Democrats are fired up
Michael Feinberg / Lawfare:
Goodbye to All That  —  My resignation from the FBI.  —  Meet The Authors
Ted Conover / New York Times:
Democrats Denied This City Had a Gang Problem. The Truth Is Complicated.
Discussion: HotAir
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RFK Jr.'s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid
 

 
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