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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 …
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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” …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Susan Rinkunas / MSNBC:
Lisa Murkowski's megabill vote was everything people hate about politicians — What the senator claimed was a difficult decision was just a case of backroom deals and abandoned principles. — When the Republican-controlled Senate passed the disastrous megabill on Tuesday, the deciding vote came from Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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New York Times:
Jeffries Breaks Record in Hourslong Speech Opposing Trump's Policy Bill — Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech. — Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, broke the record for a …
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Hakeem Jeffries breaks the House record for longest floor speech
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process
SCOTUS allows Trump admin to send eight men to South Sudan with no process
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Washington Post:
Trump plans to sign the tax bill Friday after House passage
Trump plans to sign the tax bill Friday after House passage
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Fox News:
Congress sending Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ to his desk after dramatic all-night House vote
Congress sending Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ to his desk after dramatic all-night House vote
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside Hakeem Jeffries' decision to filibuster Trump's big bill
Inside Hakeem Jeffries' decision to filibuster Trump's big bill
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Musk Demands Epstein Files Release While Mounting Last-Minute Attack on Trump's Megabill
Musk Demands Epstein Files Release While Mounting Last-Minute Attack on Trump's Megabill
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans and the Trump agenda bill in an hourslong floor speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans and the Trump agenda bill in an hourslong floor speech
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Cassandra Dumay / Politico:
Leadership victory lap
Leadership victory lap
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Washington Post:
How Trump's big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
How Trump's big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
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New York Post:
House passes Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending it to Trump after bruising struggle
House passes Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending it to Trump after bruising struggle
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Washington Post:
Trump ignored GOP warnings to gamble on a politically risky bill
Trump ignored GOP warnings to gamble on a politically risky bill
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
16 Thoughts On The Republican Budget Atrocity
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Did the Republicans Just Blow Up the Trump Coalition?
Did the Republicans Just Blow Up the Trump Coalition?
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Layla A. Jones / Talking Points Memo:
‘No State’ Can Afford To Mitigate GOP Budget Cuts, and 'That's the Point'
‘No State’ Can Afford To Mitigate GOP Budget Cuts, and 'That's the Point'
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.
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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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Brian Stelter / CNN:
After settling with Trump, CBS News staffers fear what comes next
After settling with Trump, CBS News staffers fear what comes next
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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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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
E.P.A. Suspends 144 Employees After They Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump
E.P.A. Suspends 144 Employees After They Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Michael Feinberg / Lawfare:
Goodbye to All That — My resignation from the FBI. — Meet The Authors … On May 31 of this year, in a series of phone calls beginning at nine in the morning and ending that afternoon, the newly installed Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Norfolk Field Office …
