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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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NBC News:
House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk  —  The Republican package would slash taxes, boost spending on immigration enforcement and the military, and impose steep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House …
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: Washington Examiner
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 …
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 …
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 …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show  —  In purporting to license otherwise illegal conduct by tech firms, President Trump set a precedent expanding executive power, legal experts warned.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi told tech companies …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries breaks the House record for longest floor speech
Washington Post:
Trump plans to sign the tax bill Friday after House passage
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court paves the way for Trump to send migrants to South Sudan
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
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: New Jersey Online and Daily Mail
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Inside the Freedom Caucus' final surrender
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Semafor
Brian Beutler / Off Message:   16 Thoughts On The Republican Budget Atrocity
New York Times:   This Is What Our Conservative Columnists Really Think of Trump's 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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Planned Parenthood pledges to sue Trump administration over megabill funding cut  —  Planned Parenthood has vowed to take the Trump administration to court over a provision in the newly-passed megabill that would “defund” the nonprofit for up to one year.  Alexis McGill Johnson …
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 …
 
 
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Department of Homeland Security:
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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
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Supreme Court to consider reviving Mississippi evangelist's challenge to protest ordinance
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsMax.com
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Townhall
Nicholas Florko / The Atlantic:
RFK Jr.'s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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