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Attack of the Sadistic Zombies — Republicans in Congress, taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, are on track to enact a hugely regressive budget — big tax giveaways to the wealthy combined with cruel cuts in programs that serve lower-income Americans.
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Tonight, late on a Sunday night, the House Budget Committee passed what Republicans are calling their …
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Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
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Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
Republicans Are Making Their Politically ‘Suicidal’ Medicaid Cuts Even Worse
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The ugly truth about Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
The ugly truth about Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn't Cut the Deficit
The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn't Cut the Deficit
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Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans — As part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans — A federal judge had blocked the administration's plan to remove the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 immigrants. — The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now …
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Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke immigration protections for 350,000 Venezuelans — The high court's decision allows Trump to immediately rein in portions of the Temporary Protected Status program. — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration …
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U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt — Trump administration reversed Justice Dept. opposition to wrongful death lawsuit in case of Babbitt, who was shot by police while breaking into Speaker's lobby — President Donald Trump's administration has agreed …
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Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate — A note from Aaron: Today's newsletter was all edited and ready for publication yesterday afternoon when the sad news broke that Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions — The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.
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Latest Revelations About Biden's Acuity Put Democrats in a Tough Spot
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Joe Biden Isn't Your Scapegoat

Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump — Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned. — CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon …
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Putin's Still In Charge — Trump can't end the Ukraine war, and he knows it. — Today's phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue …
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Zelensky says US should not distance itself from talks, as Russia says no timeline agreed
Zelensky says US should not distance itself from talks, as Russia says no timeline agreed
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
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Trump's FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked — In 2025, Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, disappointed the 2023 version of himself. — In 2023, Dan Bongino, star podcaster, demanded to know: “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?” — “I have reviewed the case.
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Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant — LATE TO THE PARTY — The Boss has been speaking out against Trump during his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour. — President Donald Trump escalated his feud against Bruce Springsteen in a late-night …
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Trump says he'll call for ‘major investigation’ into performers at Harris events
Trump says he'll call for ‘major investigation’ into performers at Harris events
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Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet — All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online. — as i waited to meet with Jay Graber …

‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix — Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix. … The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children's show …

Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules — For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court declined to pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a foreign national wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
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Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras — Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States. — NEW ORLEANS — For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied …
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Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors — The ruling potentially jeopardizes the high-profile indictments in a case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat. — An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case …
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Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace — A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department …
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What you — yes, you — should know about interacting with ICE — A legal expert explains the rights immigrants — and U.S. citizens — have when facing immigration officials. — The Trump administration is aware that Americans broadly support the deportation of undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes.

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. — We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. Yesterday's announcement that Israel …
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Two days before President Donald …
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Trump to attend House GOP meeting at Capitol on Tuesday — President Trump is slated to attend a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday at the Capitol as the party charts the path forward on a massive reconciliation package containing key pieces of his agenda.
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Bove, Top Justice Dept. Official, Is Considered for Circuit Court Nomination — Emil Bove III has emerged as a top contender to fill a vacancy on the appeals court covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, people familiar with the matter said. — President Trump is considering …

Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Biden Cancer Diagnosis in Heartless Post — Is the Trump family physically incapable of showing basic decency? — Donald Trump Jr. mocked the cancer diagnosis of former President Joe Biden in a post on X Sunday evening, then pinned the post to the top of his feed.

Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage — President Trump is threatening ABC News over its coverage of a luxury jet he is set to receive from Qatar, a decision that is drawing criticism from both congressional leaders and national security experts.
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Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter — A Delaware animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days. Trapped in a warm enclosure, without food and water …
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RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation's top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of vaccines.
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In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant. — 阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文. — For years, theorists have posited the onset of a “Chinese century”: a world in which China finally harnesses its vast economic …
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