Top Items:
Associated Press:
House is set to fund Trump's immigration actions for the rest of his time in the White House — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration's deportation agenda …
Discussion:
GovExec.com, MS NOW, NPR, NJ Spotlight News, New York Sun, American Greatness, Fox News, Washington Post, Mock Paper Scissors, The Daily Signal, Deseret News, Reuters, News Talk 105.9, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, Townhall, New York Post, FOX 10 Phoenix, IJR, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, The White House, CNBC, NewsMax.com, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and WTTG-TV
RELATED:
Politico:
House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package
Discussion:
Raw Story
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
Discussion:
New York Times, CBS News, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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
Discussion:
Straight Arrow, Davis Vanguard, CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News, ABC News and Washington Post
Politico:
Republicans just took ICE spending fights off the table. It won't end shutdown threats.
Republicans just took ICE spending fights off the table. It won't end shutdown threats.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's attorney general pick stares down Senate confirmation hurdles
Trump's attorney general pick stares down Senate confirmation hurdles
Discussion:
Raw Story, Scripps News, Fox News, Semafor, UPI, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, New York Times, Roll Call and Politico
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill
House advances ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation bill
Discussion:
NBC News, NewsMax.com, GV Wire, RedState, The Verge, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, UPI and CBS News
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 …
Discussion:
Townhall, twitchy.com and Ace of Spades HQ
RELATED:
New York Times:
Paramount C.E.O. Promises Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes,’ Lesley Stahl Says — David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show's editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Raw Story, The Wrap, Deadline, Variety, GV Wire and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Discussion:
The State, Washington Examiner, NBC News, The Hill, New York Post, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, New York Times, RedState, CBS News, The Independent, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, Forbes, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Daily Mail, Democracy Docket, Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Roll Call, NOTUS, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, ABC News, MeidasTouch and Newsweek
RELATED:
Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race. But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Once a rising star, Nancy Mace suffers resounding defeat in governor's race
Once a rising star, Nancy Mace suffers resounding defeat in governor's race
Discussion:
Straight Arrow, Post and Courier, The Hill and New Yorker
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 …
RELATED:
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
MAGA's kayfabe meltdown over California primary — This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🤯 Subscribe to PN 🤯 — Reality show influencer Spencer Pratt won't be getting clobbered in November by Karen Bass, and MAGA is psyched.
Discussion:
NOTUS, The Hill, Blaze Media, MeidasTouch, MS NOW and Wall Street Journal
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Steve Hilton to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor's race
Discussion:
WJBK-TV and The Post Millennial
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
White House will be closed to reporters during UFC fight — unless UFC lets them in — The White House is ceding control of who gets into the fight event on the South Lawn, in a break with tradition. — Summary — The White House press corps won't be allowed on White House grounds Sunday …
Discussion:
Axios, New Republic, Mediaite and CBS News, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Derek Hawkins / NOTUS:
Trump's UFC Fight Kicks Off a Summer of Stress for the Secret Service
Discussion:
The Independent
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight
Discussion:
Mediaite, Washington Times, MS NOW and New York Post
DPA / Yahoo News:
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack — The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. — The tech billionaire continued overnight …
Discussion:
Politico, Al Jazeera, HuffPost, Southampton News … and thenational.scot
RELATED:
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack - live
Discussion:
Reuters, CNN, New York Times, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, thenational.scot, Press Association, Metro.co.uk, Sky News, BBC, Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, The Irish News, Washington Examiner, UPI, Politico, RedState and Breitbart
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 …
Discussion:
The Hill, Wall Street Journal, Zeteo, Al Jazeera, WBUR, The Forward, NewsMax.com, MS NOW, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, New York Post, CBS News, Raw Story, Townhall, Associated Press, The Portland Press Herald, Roll Call, Newsweek, The Intercept, PBS NewsHour and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Andrew Stiles / The Washington Free Beacon:
The Scum Also Rises: Graham Platner Makes History As First Vanity Oysterman With Nazi Tattoo To Win US Senate Nomination
Discussion:
The Independent, Politico, The Daily Wire, The Hill, The Guardian, New York Sun, IJR and Washington Post
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Takeaways From Tuesday's Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina
Takeaways From Tuesday's Primary Elections in Maine and South Carolina
Discussion:
ABC News, NBC News, New York Post, The Free Press, Washington Post, Fox News, CNN, The Guardian, The Portland Press Herald, Washington Examiner, Scripps News, The Colorado Sun, The Last Refuge, The Daily Caller, Modern Diplomacy, Decision Desk HQ, twitchy.com, RedState, Centralmaine.com, Bangor Daily News, The Hill, Democracy Docket, UPI, Associated Press, NPR, New York Sun, WBUR, Mediaite and Al Jazeera
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.
Discussion:
NBC News, The Hill, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, NOTUS, Reuters, Daily Mail, PBS NewsHour, New Republic and Semafor
RELATED:
The Guardian:
'There's wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast — Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night - with some police officers acting as if it wasn't safe to intervene — On a residential street draped in loyalist flags near Belfast's Shankill Road …
Discussion:
BBC, Daily Mail, Byline Times, CBS News, The Irish News, Insurance Journal, The Korea Herald, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner and Associated Press
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 …
Discussion:
CNN, TMZ.com, Raw Story, ABC News, NewsMax.com, UPI, Mediaite, CNBC, New York Post, PBS NewsHour, MS NOW and The Guardian
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 …
Discussion:
NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, CNN, The War Zone, CBS News, The Independent, ABC News, Breitbart, National Review, GV Wire, Associated Press, Axios, Mediaite, The Daily Wire, Lawyers, Guns & Money, NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller, RedState, Fox News, Human Events, Algemeiner.com, The Irish News, New York Post, The Hill, New York Times, Jewish Insider, Raw Story, LAist, Staff Stories, Straight Arrow, BBC, NPR, Washington Times, Bloomberg, FOX 10 Phoenix, Ars Technica, Patterico's Pontifications, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Reuters, UPI, HotAir, Task & Purpose, Middle East Monitor and Semafor
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 …
Discussion:
Breitbart, The Hill, Fox News, Washington Examiner, New York Times and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
Graham faces pediatrician Annie Andrews in South Carolina Senate race
Discussion:
New York Times, Breitbart, One America News Network, Daily Mail, Newsweek, NBC News, Fox News, CBS News, NewsMax.com, Democrats, Associated Press and The Downballot
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.
Discussion:
NRCC, Jewish Insider, NewsMax.com and NOTUS
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.
Discussion:
The Independent and Mediaite
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests — Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack — European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests …
Discussion:
Reuters
Reuters:
Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80 — U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Few Americans see Trump administration delivering justice in Epstein cases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Few Americans, including just 21% of Republicans, think President Donald Trump's administration has helped deliver justice in cases connected to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Discussion:
The Independent
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say he's abusing his office and access to President Trump.
Discussion:
Raw Story
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 …
