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Paul Krugman:
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.
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Discussion: The Independent
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The ugly truth about Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
Discussion: Forbes
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
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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New York Times:
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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 …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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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New York Times:
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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Joe Biden Isn't Your Scapegoat
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
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 …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
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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Financial Times:
Donald Trump leaves Russia and Ukraine to settle war in talks
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Brian Stelter / CNN:
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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Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones says Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are “making fools out of themselves” over Jeffrey Epstein
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
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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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Trump says he'll call for ‘major investigation’ into performers at Harris events
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
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 …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘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 …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
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.
Discussion: Just Security, MSNBC and KDFX-TV
Washington Post:
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 …
Washington Post:
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 …
CNN:
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 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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.
elysee.fr:
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 …
ProPublica:
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
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.
New York Times:
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, KDFX-TV, Mediaite and Raw Story
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch News:
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.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
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.
Mingson Lau / Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: CBS News
Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Must Read Alaska and Fortune
Kyle Chan / New York Times:
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 …
Discussion: Stimson Center and Semafor
 
 
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Bukele's crackdown pushes top Salvadoran journalists to flee
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson to meet again with SALT Republicans
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
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Axios:
Scoop: First flight leaves U.S. under Trump's $1,000 “self-deport” deal
Discussion: MSNBC and The Hill
Arya Sundaram / Gothamist:
Columbia's Mohsen Mahdawi, fresh out of U.S. detention, walks the graduation stage
Discussion: Associated Press
Bloomberg:
A Tiny Bank in Trump Tower Is Enriching the President's Sons
Discussion: Raw Story
Brock Hrehor / American Prospect:
The Democrats' One and Only Union-Busting Governor
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 Earlier Items: 
David Strom / HotAir:
Patel and Bongino: Epstein DID Kill Himself
Discussion: Fox News and Ace of Spades HQ
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Papers please: Trump employs proof of identity tactic to monitor Americans
NOTUS:
John Cornyn's Primary Problems Are Starting to Scare Republicans
Wall Street Journal:
Will Anyone Take the Factory Jobs Trump Wants to Bring Back to America?
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
New Video of Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
The public feed of the Meta AI app is filled with private and sensitive information, suggesting users might not be aware they are sharing their chats publicly

Bloomberg:
Meta announces a $14.3B investment in Scale AI and hires CEO Alexandr Wang to help oversee its AI efforts; source: Scale AI's post-money valuation is $29B

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google says it is testing Audio Overviews for certain Search queries, available for Labs users in English in the US

 
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