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GOP Megabill Would Add $3.3 Trillion to Debt
The CBO estimates that the Republican reconciliation bill that the Senate is considering will increase the deficit by nearly $3.3 trillion between 2025 to 2034, Bloomberg reports. Punchbowl News says…
Iran Could Restart Enriching Uranium in Months
“Iran could start producing enriched uranium again ‘in a matter of months’, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said, adding there is no military solution to stop Iran from…
Inside the Fallout After Law Firm’s Deal with Trump
Politico: “Paul, Weiss wasn’t the first firm to be the focus of such an executive order, but it would go on to be the first to negotiate a deal with…
Russia Hits Ukraine with Biggest Air Attack of the War
Russia launched the most extensive aerial bombardment of Ukraine since its full-scale invasion, signalling a sharp escalation in Moscow’s campaign and further undermining fragile hopes for a negotiated end to…
How the GOP Bill Saves Money
“Low-income Americans would lose health coverage and government food assistance on an unprecedented scale under the giant Republican policy bill,“ the New York Times reports. “But to hear President Trump…
Elon Musk Rips Into Trump’s “Utterly Insane” Tax Bill
“After a brief interlude, Elon Musk on Saturday resumed his public wrestling match with President Donald Trump, ripping into the president’s domestic policy bill as ‘utterly insane and destructive’ just…
Trump Says U.S. Won’t Stand for Netanyahu’s Prosecution
President Trump lashed out at Israeli prosecutors over the corruption trial facing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that the United States having given billions in aid to Israel is…
GOP Scrounges for Votes to Pass Trump’s Policy Bill
New York Times: “It was still not clear whether GOP leaders had enough support to pass the measure and send it to the House for final approval in time to…
Room for One More on Mount Rushmore?
New York Times: “During his first term, Mr. Trump told Kristi Noem — then a U.S. representative from South Dakota, now Mr. Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security — that his…
Europe Recruits Academics Disenchanted With America
Wall Street Journal: “Europe, once home to Louis Pasteur and Albert Einstein, for centuries led the world in discoveries that explained the natural world. The U.S. took the lead after…
‘Don’t Write Anything Down’
Washington Post: “Across President Donald Trump’s administration, a creeping culture of secrecy is overtaking personnel and budget decisions, casual social interactions, and everything in between, according to interviews with more…
Iran Says It Doubts Truce Will Hold
“Iran said it remains skeptical that a tentative US-brokered ceasefire with Israel would last, warning it’s prepared to respond to any fresh aggression,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Senate Narrowly Advances Trump’s Megabill
“The GOP-controlled Senate voted Saturday to advance President Trump’s tax and spending megabill despite some Republican defections, narrowly clearing one hurdle but offering a stark preview of the difficulties party…
Schumer to Force Reading of 1,000 Page GOP Megabill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Democratic senators Saturday that he will force the clerks to read the 1,000-page Republican megabill on the Senate floor once Republicans vote to…
Life in Iran After the Strikes
Wall Street Journal: “Security forces emerge from hiding to set up checkpoints, hunt for moles and tell residents to watch their neighbors for spies.” Save to Favorites
Trump’s Pollster Warns Over Deeper Medicaid Cuts
“Jim McLaughlin, one of President Donald Trump’s top pollsters, said Hill Republicans should nix Senate Republicans’ deeper Medicaid cuts in the megabill or risk deep backlash from voters,” Politico reports….
Justices’ Nerves Fray
“The Supreme Court’s nine justices often like to tout their camaraderie, hoping to dispel public perceptions that they are locked into warring ideological camps,” Politico reports. “But the final rulings…
Republicans May Regret Allowing Trump So Much Power
“Through silence or vocal support, House and Senate Republicans are backing an extraordinary set of new precedents for presidential power they may come to regret if and when Democrats seize…
Mike Pompeo Was Nearly Assassinated
A forthcoming book reveals that Iran “nearly succeeded” in assassinating Mike Pompeo in 2022, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
Mike Johnson Floats Second Reconciliation Bill
Playbook: “Plenty on both sides of the Capitol have complained that the bill doesn’t do enough. Enter Mike Johnson, who yesterday told senators that he wants to do another reconciliation…
