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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rails Against ‘Shylocks And Bad People’ In Iowa Speech  —  President Donald Trump employed a term often used as a slur against Jewish people as he blasted bankers during a speech in Iowa on Thursday evening.  The remark came as he was touting tax cuts in his so-called “Big Beautiful Bill …
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Washington Post:
Trump uses term viewed as antisemitic slur to refer to unscrupulous bankers  —  President Donald Trump deployed the term during a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds held to kick off a year of events culminating in America's 250th birthday celebration.  —  President Donald Trump used a term …
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
Punchbowl News:
7/4/25 ☀️ AM: … And happy Independence Day.  —  President Donald Trump will sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law today.  This will be the 21st bill Trump has signed during his second term. … In that half year, we've learned a lot about the key figures that we track …
Discussion: Valadao and WTTG-TV
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
After House Republicans ignored her appeals, Lisa Murkowski's vote looks even worse  —  The Alaska Republican cast an indefensible vote in favor of the GOP's megabill.  After the House approved the same package, her vote now looks even worse.  —  Three Senate Republicans balked …
NBC News:
Trump shows his dominance over Congress in passing the ‘big, beautiful bill’
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
How Trump's megabill will impact health care
Washington Post:
6 ways Trump's tax bill could shape the battle for control of Congress
Discussion: Strength In Numbers and Vox
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
They Savaged Their Party's Bill. Then They Voted for It.
NBC News:
House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump goes after Mamdani at Iowa rally
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Inside the Freedom Caucus' final surrender
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Semafor
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus insists it did not fold on Trump's megabill
Washington Post:
House passes tax and immigration bill, sending it to Trump's desk
Discussion: Axios, CBS News and Townhall
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 …
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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.
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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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Who's Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
Discussion: Ken Klippenstein
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Great Realignment  —  Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.  —  The American president wrote, “Vladimir, STOP!” on his Truth Social account in April, but the Russian president did not halt his offensive in eastern Ukraine.
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Anna Fratsyvir / The Kyiv Independent:
‘Deliberately massive and cynical’ — Russian attack on Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke, Zelensky says  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more air defence for Ukraine after a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight on July 4.
Anthony Deutsch / Reuters:
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread’, Dutch defence minister says  —  Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers …
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE  —  ICE will determine the duties assigned to the Marines.  —  Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms guard the Wilshire Federal Building as people protest the involvement of the U.S …
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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
U.N. Pulls Nuclear Inspectors Out of Iran for Safety Reasons  —  Move intensifies standoff over agency's oversight of Iran's nuclear work  —  The United Nations atomic agency is pulling its inspectors out of Iran over safety concerns, severing the link between the agency and Tehran …
Matt Olberding / Nebraska Public Media:
Southwest Nebraska medical center announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding  —  The uncertainty over federal Medicaid funding appears to have claimed its first victim in Nebraska.  —  Community Hospital in McCook announced Wednesday that it will close Curtis Medical Center in Curtis …
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Associated Press:   Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court and Congress cede powers to Trump and the presidency  —  The high court has given the president immunity and protected him from nationwide injunctions.  Congress is giving ground on spending and tariffs.  It adds up to a turbocharged executive.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Makes Our National Parks Great Again  —  PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order investing in our national treasures by increasing fees for foreign tourists visiting our national parks to improve services, access, and affordability for Americans.
Discussion: Washington Times
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Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Immigration Agents Appear to Urinate in Public at a California School  —  School officials have demanded answers from federal agencies.  It was the latest example of how locals have scrutinized the actions of immigration agents.  —  The line of S.U.V.s and vans streamed through an open gate …
Myra Adams / The Hill:
The Founders put God at the center of the Declaration of Independence  —  Today is synonymous with fireworks, flags, parades and barbecues, but 33 percent of Americans do not plan to celebrate the nation's 249th birthday.  National pride has fallen to record lows, and a 2023 poll found …
Discussion: America, America and Townhall
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Alina Habba Has Been Under an Ethics Investigation for Over a Year  —  Documents obtained by NOTUS detail an investigation into Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for New Jersey.  — Copy  —  Alina Habba, once President Donald Trump's personal attorney and now the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reece Rogers / Wired:
Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App.  Lawyers Say That's Unconstitutional  —  The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third most downloaded iPhone app.  —  As the popularity of ICEBlock, an app where people …
Sophie Kiderlin / CNBC:
Trump's tariffs deadline is looming for Europe.  Here's where things stand … All eyes are on talks between the U.S. and the European Union, which have yet to strike a trade deal with just days to go before Washington's tariffs come into full effect.  —  Should the trading partners fail …
 
 
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Republican Votes for Budget After Dumping Medicaid-Related Stock
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
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New York Times:
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Planned Parenthood pledges to sue Trump administration over megabill funding cut
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
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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: NewsMax.com and The Hill
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Targets Google After Meta and X Payouts
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
CBS News anchor swipes at parent company for settling Trump lawsuit ‘it said is without basis in law and fact’
 

 
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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

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

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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