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10:25 PM ET, July 4, 2025

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Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
AOC Warns of ICE ‘Explosion’ After ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill Passes  —  THE WORST HAS YET TO COME  —  “It is setting up to make what's happening now look like child's play,” said the Democratic representative.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that the effects of President Donald Trump's …
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Brendan Buck / New York Times:
Is This Really How We're Legislating Now?  —  Speaker Mike Johnson once again defied skeptics and found a majority in a high-stakes vote, with the House passing the president's big policy bill on Thursday along party lines.  He and John Thune, the Senate leader, ably made whatever deals …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
One Big Unpopular Bill  —  Midday on Thursday, July 3, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a marquee tax cut and budget bill they've been trying to pass since May. Republicans in the Senate passed the same bill on Tuesday, courtesy of a tie-breaker by Vice President JD Vance …
Brian Faler / Politico:
GOP megabill littered with special tax breaks … There's a new supersized deduction for business meals — though only for employees at certain Alaskan fishing boats and processing plants, with the measure stipulating the facilities must be “located in the United States north of 50 degrees north latitude” …
Reuters:
Trump signs controversial spending bill during White House 4th of July celebrations
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: The fireworks begin
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Zelensky he wants to help Ukraine with air defense, sources say  —  President Trump told Ukrainian President Zelensky in a call on Friday that the U.S. wants to help Ukraine with air defense, due to escalating Russian attacks, a Ukrainian official and a source with knowledge of the call said.
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Reuters:
Trump, Zelenskiy discuss weapons, escalating Russian strikes
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump speaks with Zelenskyy after he was ‘disappointed’ in call with Putin
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic  —  President Donald Trump says he didn't know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.  Trump told reporters early Friday …
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Washington Post:
Trump uses term viewed as antisemitic slur to refer to unscrupulous bankers
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says he had ‘never heard’ Shylock as an anti-semitic term after using it at rally
Uriel J. García / Associated Press:
Multiple deaths reported in Hill Country, rescue efforts underway as flash flooding threatens communities  —  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said rescuers are searching for survivors, including 23 girls missing from a Christian camp along the Guadalupe River.  —  Officials said as many as 13 bodies …
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Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Twenty-three girls missing from Texas summer camp after flash floods devastate area  —  At least six people are dead, and 23 children are unaccounted for from a girls' summer camp after heavy rainfall caused the Guadalupe River in Texas to flood on Friday.  —  Overnight, residents …
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 …
NBC News:
Patel and Ratcliffe try to bolster claims that FBI and CIA conspired against Trump  —  The release of formerly classified documents this week shows how Trump appointees are using their power to try to prop up his allegations about both agencies.  —  The release of formerly classified FBI …
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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:   Trump's FBI Deputy Director Is A Podcaster Who Thinks The Election Was Stolen
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Judge transfers new case challenging South Sudan deportations  —  An administrative stay issued Friday morning will last until 4:30 p.m. Further action would have to come from Massachusetts.  Read the new claims at Law Dork.  —  After a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss transferred …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Politico:
Judge clears way for U.S. to deport eight men to South Sudan
Ken White / The Popehat Report:
The Fourth Of July, Rethought  —  For years, I have retold the story reprinted below every Fourth of July.  It describes a formative experience in my life and in my identity as an American.  I still feel powerfully many of its sentiments: my fondness and appreciation for the late Judge Lew …
Stephen Foley / Financial Times:
BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza  —  Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave  —  Unlock the Editor's Digest for free  —  Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of “relocating” Palestinians from Gaza and entered …
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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Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
ICE prepares detention blitz with historic $45 billion in funding
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Independent
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Concentration Camp Labor  —  With the passage of Trump's death bill, we face the prospect of many great harms, including an archipelago of concentration camps across the United States.  —  Concentration camps are sites of tempting slave labor.  Among many other aims, the Soviets used …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Carl Gibson / Alternet.org:
China sees Trump's new law as ‘one of the greatest acts of strategic self-harm’: analyst  —  According to one analyst, only two groups are celebrating H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's massive new budget law — on July 4: Republicans, and the Chinese Communist Party.
Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Trump's Pardons Cost At Least $1.5 Billion In Restitution  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims.  —  Key Facts
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
James Faris / Business Insider:
The Bulwark's top editor shares how the anti-Trump site tripled its subscriber base in a year — and why it's betting on YouTube  — The Bulwark, a news website that's fiercely critical of President Donald Trump, has grown rapidly.  — Since the 2024 election, The Bulwark has roughly doubled its paid subscriber base.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Elon Musk floats strategy for new political party  —  Elon Musk on Friday floated an electoral strategy for his hypothetical political party, via a post on X. … - Most recently, Musk has been an outspoken critic of Trump's signature legislation, which the Tesla CEO believes is fiscally irresponsible …
 
 
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Adrianna Tomasello / Democrats:
Trump is Putting the American Dream Out of Reach
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 federal prosecutor fired by Pam Bondi quotes Theodore Roosevelt in passionate farewell letter
Discussion: Alternet.org and Lawfare
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Lawler nears decision on NY governor bid
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Greg Grandin / New York Times:
In Trump's America, Who Gets to Call Themselves American?
Spencer Kimball / NBC News:
Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Discussion: Associated Press
Melina Walling / Associated Press:
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump to host UFC fight at White House as part of “America250” celebrations
Sophie Kiderlin / CNBC:
Trump's tariffs deadline is looming for Europe. Here's where things stand
 

 
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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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