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NBC News:
Trump shows his dominance over Congress in passing the ‘big, beautiful bill’ — President Donald Trump, assisted by Vice President JD Vance, remained in talks with lawmakers throughout the week to coax them into voting for the legislation. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump wanted …
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Punchbowl News:
7/4/25 ☀️ AM: … And happy Independence Day. — President Donald Trump …
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NewsMax.com, Valadao and WTTG-TV
Washington Post:
6 ways Trump's tax bill could shape the battle for control of Congress
6 ways Trump's tax bill could shape the battle for control of Congress
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Strength In Numbers and Vox
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
How Trump's megabill will impact health care
How Trump's megabill will impact health care
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The Contrarian, Salt Lake Tribune and Scientific American
Rachael Bade / Politico:
What Trump Told Me About His Complete Domination of Congress
What Trump Told Me About His Complete Domination of Congress
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Axios, NBC News, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Washington Post, The Hill, Associated Press, Fox News and NewsMax.com
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
After House Republicans ignored her appeals, Lisa Murkowski's vote looks even worse
After House Republicans ignored her appeals, Lisa Murkowski's vote looks even worse
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Alternet.org, The Hill, Deseret News, The Atlantic, Raw Story, Blaze Media and Al Jazeera
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
How Republicans Re-engineered the Tax Code
How Republicans Re-engineered the Tax Code
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Alternet.org, NPR and New York Magazine
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Dems Keep Objecting Through Comically Long Vote on Trump Bill Amendment
Dems Keep Objecting Through Comically Long Vote on Trump Bill Amendment
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New Yorker, Bucks County Courier Times, Semafor, The Hill, Breitbart, Townhall and NewsMax.com
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Inside the Freedom Caucus' final surrender
Inside the Freedom Caucus' final surrender
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The Hill, Alternet.org, New York Times, MSNBC, NewsMax.com and Semafor
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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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Trump uses antisemitic slur in remarks promoting his ‘big, beautiful bill’ — Speaking at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the president used the word “Shylocks” when talking about bankers lending money to family farms. — President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur to describe exploitative bankers during …
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The Independent and The Guardian
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 …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says he had ‘never heard’ Shylock as an anti-semitic term after using it at rally — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn't aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders. — “I've never heard it that way.
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Axios, Rolling Stone and Althouse
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? — Here is one version of the story. An anti-affirmative action hacker broke into Columbia's records, stealing private student information in the hope of providing material for Trump's authoritarian squeezing of the university.
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Fox News, Eschaton and Ken Klippenstein
John Sexton / HotAir:
Zohran Mamdani Said He Was Black on Columbia University Application
Zohran Mamdani Said He Was Black on Columbia University Application
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New York Post, Mediaite, twitchy.com and Instapundit
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.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court paves the way for Trump to send migrants to South Sudan
Supreme Court paves the way for Trump to send migrants to South Sudan
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American Thinker, Raw Story, Blaze Media, Washington Times and Newsweek
NBC News:
Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn't jeopardize U.S. readiness — The move blindsided the State Department, Ukraine, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from the Pentagon. — The Defense Department held …
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The Kyiv Independent, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, HuffPost, Atlantic Council, Washington Examiner, Politico, MSNBC, Associated Press, twitchy.com and Washington Times
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Congress Throws More Money at Removing Immigrants than Most Countries Spend on Their Armies — It's hard to convey just how big the new budget makes the country's immigration enforcement infrastructure. — The Bureau of Prisons? Bigger than that. The FBI? Bigger. The Marine Corps?
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Rolling Stone, New Republic, Bolts, UPI, Salon, NPR, Daily Mail, Axios, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE
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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
US military says 200 Marines being sent to support ICE in Florida
US military says 200 Marines being sent to support ICE in Florida
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New York Post, Alternet.org, Orlando Sentinel, Fox News, Washington Examiner, WWL-TV, NewsMax.com, The Hill, CBS News, Scripps News and Newsweek
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Is Switching Sides — 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 …
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english.defensie.nl, BND, Politico, Al Jazeera, Washington Times and The Kyiv Independent
Associated Press:
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area's aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning around $1 trillion …
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Matt Olberding / Nebraska Public Media:
Southwest Nebraska medical center announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding
Southwest Nebraska medical center announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding
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Alternet.org, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, MSNBC, Newsweek, Daily Kos and KLKN-TV
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 …
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Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor, The Indian Express, NewsMax.com and The National Interest
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.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump to host UFC fight at White House as part of “America250” celebrations — President Trump will host a UFC fight at the White House as part of celebrations marking 250 years since the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, he announced at a Thursday rally in Iowa.
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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.
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Washington Times
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump orders Interior to look at raising revenue at national parks
Trump orders Interior to look at raising revenue at national parks
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The White House, The Indian Express, Raw Story, CBS News and NewsMax.com
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 …
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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 …
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Blaze Media, America, America and Townhall
