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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill — The House on Tuesday advanced a nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. — The lower chamber approved a rule 213-211 that tees up debate and a final vote on the GOP measure.
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Politico:
House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package
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Associated Press:
House is set to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House
House is set to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes G.O.P.'s $70 Billion Immigration Bill
House Passes G.O.P.'s $70 Billion Immigration Bill
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Justin Papp / CNBC:
$70 billion immigration funding package passes in U.S. House in a win for Speaker Johnson
$70 billion immigration funding package passes in U.S. House in a win for Speaker Johnson
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
20 House Republicans cross party lines to pass pro-union bill
20 House Republicans cross party lines to pass pro-union bill
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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter — ‘The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,’ U.S. Central Command says — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz …
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admits Chopper Was Downed by Military He ‘Obliterated’ — WHAT NOW? — The threat of another escalation came hours after Trump insisted a peace deal was only days away. — Donald Trump raised the prospect of escalating his war after blaming Iran for shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
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Associated Press:
Trump says US ‘must’ respond after Iran downed US Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz
Trump says US ‘must’ respond after Iran downed US Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting — A key U.S. spy law remains on track to expire at the end of the week after Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday with President Donald Trump about the future of a key section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump — Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff said in a closed-door interview Tuesday that she arranged phone calls between the late, disgraced financier and President Donald Trump, two Democrats …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race — Steve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election. Tom Steyer, another Democrat, will not advance. — Steve Hilton, a Republican former Fox News host …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Steve Hilton to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor's race
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Becerra to face Hilton in California gov's race, after Steyer falls short
Becerra to face Hilton in California gov's race, after Steyer falls short
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor … It's the latest victory for Trump on the heels of his success ousting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mace's ally on the Epstein files, and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), among other GOP defectors. … Trump only endorsed Evette in the final two weeks …
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Reuters:
Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don't — Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, a Reuters examination found.
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Matt Peterson / CNBC:
Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses
Trump family got about $500M from crypto venture — but investors saw steep losses
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump booed before Knicks lose to Spurs at Madison Square Garden in NBA Finals Game 3 … President Donald Trump was loudly booed at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday night before the start of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the home team Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
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Politico:
Raphael Warnock meets with Mike Johnson after questioning speaker's Christian faith — Sen. Raphael Warnock met Tuesday with Speaker Mike Johnson after the Republican leader requested the Democratic senator privately discuss comments Warnock made regarding Johnson's faith in a recent interview.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems threaten to withhold DCCC dues over California faceplant — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed effort to boost their favored candidate in a Democratic primary.
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Jacob Soboroff / MS NOW:
ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump — In the first years after birth, the human brain develops at a remarkable pace. Every second, more than a million new neural connections spring into being, shaping a person's physical and emotional health for the rest of their life.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins — Platner and Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate. — It's official: Republican …
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Sen. Lindsey Graham wins primary over ‘America First’ challenger — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is on his way to clinching his fifth term in the Senate. Graham won the Republican primary for Senate on Tuesday, vanquishing five opponents that included businessperson Mark Lynch …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
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Washington Post:
Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032 — The shortfall will be driven in part by a drop in immigration and Trump's tax cuts, trustees say, resulting in trimmed benefits. — Summary — Social Security's trust fund is now due to run low on money beginning in 2032.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case — When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses. … The lawyers on both sides of a federal court case in Mississippi were caught using artificial intelligence, a situation where …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Disqualify Spencer Pratt — It's time for blue states to take on election lying for real, and they should start by making Pratt an avatar for a Big Truth movement. — ∙ Paid — I want to revise and extend an argument I made in Monday's newsletter.
Tom Steyer:
I'm on your team forever — It's now clear that we do not have the votes necessary to advance to the general election in November. First, before any pride in what we accomplished or disappointment in what we didn't, I want to express my gratitude. To all those of you who knocked doors …
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live — Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murder — Belfast knife attack suspect was Sudanese national with leave to remain in UK until 2028, Home Office says
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Moral Acceptability Falls for Several Behaviors — Moral acceptability of birth control, having a baby outside of marriage, gambling, teenage sex and cloning animals down significantly — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of the moral acceptability of five of the 20 behaviors Gallup tracks annually …
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The Hill:
Government aware of ‘several’ kinds of aliens: UFO whistleblower — (NewsNation) — Lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to renew calls for greater government transparency, including immunity for whistleblowers. — The group also called for the release …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation.
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Annie Waldman / ProPublica:
He Profits Off Raw Milk That's Making People Sick. The Government Isn't Stopping Him. — Raw Milk on the Rise: Driven by political shifts and wellness trends, unpasteurized milk has moved from a fringe obsession to a widespread movement rooted in institutional distrust.

