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8:15 AM ET, May 19, 2025

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NBC News:
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives  —  The House Budget Committee's vote came two days after a group of GOP hard-liners rejected the package.  —  WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump's multitrillion-dollar domestic …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In overnight vote, Republicans move closer to pushing Trump agenda bill through House  —  GOP officials are scrambling to advance massive tax breaks and dramatic Medicaid cuts, and it's worth appreciating why they're in such a rush.  —  Republican leaders on Capitol Hill imposed an exceedingly difficult timeline on themselves.
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and The Bulwark
The Hill:
Republicans advance Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ in unusual late-night vote  —  Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump's bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote on Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared for House GOP leaders …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn't Cut the Deficit  —  As House Republicans wrangle over tax-and-spending bill, budget analysts across the political spectrum warn that the proposal worsens the U.S. fiscal picture  —  WASHINGTON—House Republicans' last-minute grappling …
Discussion: USA Today and Issues & Insights
Washington Post:
Trump's tax and immigration bill clears hurdle after late-night vote  —  GOP leaders worked through the weekend to win over fiscal conservatives who voted last week to block Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in committee  —  The House Budget Committee passed a massive tax and immigration package central …
NBC News:
Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives  —  The House Budget Committee's vote came two days after a group of GOP hard-liners rejected the package.  —  WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump's multitrillion-dollar domestic …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The ugly truth about Trump's “big, beautiful bill”  —  On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump pledged to improve the economic conditions of the working class.  “My plan will massively cut taxes for workers,” Trump declared at a campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 5, 2024, the day before the election.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The ugly truth about Trump's big, beautiful bill  —  President Donald Trump's second term has so far been dominated by his aggressive use of executive power — but now, he's finally trying to get something through Congress.  —  This week, Republicans in the House of Representatives will attempt …
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Trump Administration Highlights: Key House Panel Approves Trump's Megabill After Conservatives Relent
Discussion: NPR
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Virginia Dem: GOP tax cuts would be on ‘backs of millions of Americans’
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer  —  Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.  —  “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer  —  The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office.  —  Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was diagnosed on Friday with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones …
NBC News:
Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Fox News:
Trump wishes Biden ‘fast and successful recovery’ after prostate cancer diagnosis
James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Diagnosed With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Discussion: New York Post and The Independent
Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
China-US Tariff Truce Prompts Some Nations to Shift Tactics … China's defiant stance in negotiating a tariff truce with the US has convinced some countries they need to take a tougher position in their own trade talks with the Trump administration.  —  The pause reached a week ago gave structure …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump's tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Nicusor Dan Beats George Simion in Romana's Presidential Election  —  Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner.  —  In a setback for Europe's surging nationalist forces, Nicusor Dan …
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Financial Times:
US borrowing costs top 5% after Moody's downgrade  —  Yields on 30-year US Treasuries hit highest level since 2023 and stock futures fall as investor concerns over debt mount  —  Ian Smith in London, William Sandlund in Hong Kong, Kate Duguid in New York and Claire Jones in Washington
The Moscow Times:
Russia Declares Amnesty International ‘Undesirable’  —  Russia's Prosecutor General's Office on Monday designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organization, a move that risks significant jail time for those affiliated with the human rights group.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Van Hollen: The U.S. Is ‘Complicit’ in Starving the People of Gaza  —  “Two million Palestinians are starving.  This is collective punishment that is clearly illegal under international law,” the senator said … When asked on CBS's Face the Nation about photographs of starving children in Gaza …
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Reproductive-rights groups push against Kennedy's mifepristone review  —  Reproductive-rights advocates are pushing back against the review of the abortion medication mifepristone ordered by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  Kennedy directed the Food …
Politico:
Playbook: Ukraine endgame?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, sun-cooked and happy after a glorious May weekend.  Memorial Day is one week away, and summer is all but here.  —  THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES …
USA Today:
Britain agrees trade and defense reset with European Union  —  Britain agreed the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, removing some trade barriers and collaborating on defence to help grow its economy and boost security on the continent.
Politico:
Elon Musk fades into the background  —  The tech CEO isn't exactly gone yet, but Republicans have stopped bringing him up.  —  Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the main characters on the Internet and across Washington day after day.  Then the world's richest man started to fade away.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Kyle Chan / New York Times:
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STLPR:
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Discussion: KDFX-TV
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Concerns rise over medical coverage losses from ‘big, beautiful bill’
Discussion: The Guardian and Townhall
Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Trump says he killed DEI. So why isn't it dead yet? Cracks emerge in war on ‘woke’
Discussion: Deadline
MSNBC:
Big Donald Is Watching You: Sliding into autocracy under Trump 2.0
Washington Post:
Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn't like
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