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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Senate Republicans Wound Filibuster To Pass Debt Bomb  —  Republicans used a new budget gimmick to obscure the cost of President Trump's $4 trillion tax and spending bill in a new attack on the Senate's filibuster rules.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday rammed through …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Anxious House Republicans scramble to forestall Senate's Medicaid cuts  —  Dozens of House Republicans are scrambling behind the scenes to head off the deep Medicaid cuts in the Senate version of the party-line megabill that could pass as soon as tonight.  Group texts are blowing …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Thom Tillis's retirement is an ominous sign for the GOP
Punchbowl News:
6/30/25 ☀️ AM: … Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans wrapped …
Robert King / Politico:   Planned Parenthood funding at grave risk after Senate ruling
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The worst bill in modern history
Discussion: The Dean's Report and MSNBC
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Trump Tax Cut Magic Wand Kicks Off Vote-a-Rama
NPR:
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship  —  The Justice Department is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship.  —  Department leadership is directing its attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving naturalized citizens …
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ProPublica:
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income …
Olivia Prentzel / The Colorado Sun:
Boulder woman, 82, dies from injuries sustained in firebombing attack on Pearl Street Mall  —  An 82-year-old woman has died after a man hurled Molotov cocktails at her during a peaceful demonstration in support of Israeli hostages earlier this month in Boulder, authorities said Monday.
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Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
81-year-old victim of Boulder antisemitic attack dies from wounds
New York Times:
Victim of Boulder Firebombing Attack Dies of Wounds
Discussion: CNN
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
American Pride Slips to New Low  —  Pride among Democrats tumbles, while independents also hit new low, more than offsetting increase among Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A record-low 58% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely” (41%) or “very” (17%) proud to be an American …
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Associated Press:
National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
Discussion: NewsNation, Fox News, Newsweek and IJR
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?  —  In a notification sent to Congress over the weekend, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement revealed that a 75-year-old Cuban national named Isidro Perez died while in ICE custody on June 26.
Discussion: MeidasTouch News
New Republic:
“Mind-Boggling”: Trump Voters Shocked at How Badly He's Screwing Them  —  It's becoming clearer that many of President Trump's supporters are realizing how badly they're getting shafted by his big budget bill and other leading initiatives.  Senator Mitch McConnell just privately admitted …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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New Republic:   Transcript: Trump Is Screwing His Voters in “Mind-Boggling” New Scam
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Sound Familiar?  Democrats Lay Groundwork for a ‘Project 2029’  —  The plan to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic president is at the center of a raging debate within the party: whether its biggest problem is its ideas or its difficulty in selling them.
Representative Dwight Evans:
Evans Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election, Will Serve Full Term Ending Jan. 3, 2027  —  Offices will remain open to serve constituents  —  Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, concluding …
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Politico:
Dwight Evans says he will retire from House
Discussion: Roll Call, UPI, The Hill and Axios
Clare Duffy / CNN:
‘I wanted to do something to fight back’: This iPhone app alerts users to nearby ICE sightings  —  New York CNN —  Joshua Aaron has worked in and around the tech industry for around two decades.  He built his first app — a blackjack game — at computer camp when he was 13.
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Associated Press:
Judge again delays Abrego Garcia's release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if he's released to await his trial on human smuggling charges, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled Monday.
US Department of Justice:
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud  —  For Immediate Release  —  Largest Justice Department Health Care Fraud Takedown in History  —  More than Doubles Prior Record of $6 Billion
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Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Violated Students' Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds  —  Washington threatens university with ‘loss of all federal financial resources’  —  The Trump administration informed Harvard University that its investigation found it had violated federal civil-rights law over its treatment …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
RNC sues over Arizona voter registration law  —  The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona GOP have filed a lawsuit seeking to block an Arizona law that allows military and other temporarily absent overseas voters to cast ballots without providing proof of citizenship directly to the state.
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Miriam Waldvogel / The Hill:
Arizona voters to decide on terror organization designation for cartels
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
CNN Data Chief Hits Trump With Some ‘Terrible, Terrible, Terrible’ New Numbers  —  Harry Enten said the president's signature “big, beautiful bill” is not at all popular with the public.  —  CNN data chief Harry Enten said President Donald Trump's signature “big, beautiful bill” is historically unpopular with the American public.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Dear Joe Rogan, Kash Patel Played You  —  I don't know you.  We've never met, and I am not a regular listener of your podcast.  But I have the impression you are a man who does not like to be played.  I regret to inform you that Kash Patel played you.  —  When the FBI director was on your show …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Gunman set blaze before fatal ambush on Idaho firefighters, police say  —  Two firefighters were killed and one wounded in a prolonged attack near Coeur D'Alene, authorities said.  The body of a suspected gunman was later recovered.  —  Suspected gunman in fatal Idaho ambush found dead
Miriam Waldvogel / The Hill:
Trump drops lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer  —  Lawyers for President Trump have dropped a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, according to a Monday court filing.  —  An attorney for Selzer told NPR that there has been no settlement.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules prison inmate cannot sue federal officers for alleged assault  —  The decision further undermines the ability of people to sue federal officials for constitutional violations, first recognized by the Supreme Court in 1971.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled …
Discussion: The Hill
Dov Lieber / Wall Street Journal:
Violent Settlers Turn on Israeli Military After Attacking Palestinians in West Bank  —  The incident highlights the lack of law and order in parts of the occupied territory  —  Israelis from West Bank settlements have attacked Israel's troops and vandalized military sites in the occupied territory …
New York Times:
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13.  His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.  —  Top gang leaders being sent back to El Salvador were part of a lengthy federal investigation that has amassed evidence of a corrupt pact between the Bukele government and MS-13.
Discussion: The Independent and Daily Kos
Reuters:
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk  —  Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Discussion: The Nation
 
 
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David Lim / Politico:
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John Catsimatidis / Wall Street Journal:
Want Soviet Bread Lines? Vote for Zohran Mamdani
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
US revokes visas for musicians after band leads chants against Israeli military
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Discussion: Raw Story
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John Fund / National Review:
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