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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 …
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.
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 …
NBC News:
Trump shows his dominance over Congress in passing the ‘big, beautiful bill’
Washington Post:
6 ways Trump's tax bill could shape the battle for control of Congress
Discussion: Strength In Numbers and Vox
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
The Center Keeps Shrinking in Trump's GOP
Discussion: Raw Story and NOTUS
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: Alternet.org, NewsMax.com and Semafor
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus insists it did not fold on Trump's megabill
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?  —  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.
Discussion: Eschaton and Ken Klippenstein
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 …
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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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 …
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
US military says 200 Marines being sent to support ICE in Florida
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.
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
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 …
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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Washington Post:
GOP tax bill bets big on Trump's immigration agenda despite poll warnings
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
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: Alternet.org and Raw Story
 
 
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Ramble On: How Are You? (video)  —  Fourth of July thoughts on the Bigly Bad Bill …
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Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That's Unconstitutional
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U.S. payrolls increased by 147,000 in June, more than expected
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
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