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Senate Advances Major Crypto Regulation Bill
“The Senate advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday on a bipartisan vote two weeks after every Senate Democrat united to block it,” NBC News reports. “The procedural vote on…
Apple May Raise iPhone Prices Without Blaming Tariffs
“Apple is weighing price increases for its fall iPhone lineup, a step it is seeking to couple with new features and design changes,“ the Wall Street Journal reports. “The company…
Feds Charge Democratic Lawmaker with Assault
“The Justice Department announced an assault charge Monday against Rep. LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat who was involved in a chaotic confrontation with officials outside a federal immigration facility…
Trump Contacted Qatar About Plane as ‘Gift’
“The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump,“ CNN reports. “That’s contrary to…
Debt Cloud Suddenly Hangs Over Megabill
Politico: “A softening Treasury bond market and surprise downgrade Friday of U.S. creditworthiness are the latest forces weighing on the GOP megabill — an unmistakable nudge to lawmakers that investors…
Trump Questions Why Biden’s Cancer Wasn’t Caught
President Trump on Monday questioned why former President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis was not caught and disclosed sooner, The Hill reports. Said Trump: “I think it’s very sad, actually. I’m…
Republicans Won’t Know What Their Megabill Costs
“House Republicans don’t expect to receive a final cost estimate for their ‘one big, beautiful bill’ before GOP leaders plan to put the massive legislation on the floor,” Politico reports….
GOP Holdouts Demand More and More
“There are still a number of hang-ups and holdouts. Conservatives aren’t yet on board. Blue-state Republicans don’t have an agreement on the state and local tax deduction. And the bill…
Appeals Court Orders Return on Man from El Salvador
“A federal appeals court has left in place an order requiring the Trump administration to seek the return of a Venezuelan man deported in March from the U.S. to a…
Trump Is Tired of Hearing He’s Breaking the Law
Adam Serwer: “The Trump administration’s relentless assault on the rule of law is a kind of arson: It is setting so many blazes that the fire department is having trouble…
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Anne Applebaum: “Ukrainians find none of this surprising, because they have been listening to this kind of language for three years. What they do find surprising is the American president’s…
Trump Berates Companies for Warning About Tariffs
“President Trump is telling some of the nation’s largest companies that they should eat the cost of his tariffs, as a growing number of businesses signal that they must raise…
Mike Johnson to Meet Again with SALT Republicans
“Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold another meeting with Republican members pushing for a higher cap on the state-and-local-tax deduction on Monday night,” Politico reports. “The 9 p.m. meeting,…
Trump to Meet with House Republicans
President Donald Trump is expected to attend the House Republican Conference meeting Tuesday morning in the Capitol, Punchbowl News reports. House Republican leaders are trying to pass their reconciliation bill…
First Flight Leaves Under $1,000 Self-Deport Deal
“The Trump administration’s first charter flight for dozens of ‘self-deporting’ immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, part of a new program offering them a free trip back home and…
Republican Leadership Is Banking on Trump
“House Leadership plans to rely on one person to get the reconciliation bill over the line: President Donald Trump,” NOTUS reports. “Currently, the House is nowhere close to passing Trump’s…
Trump Invites Pope to the White House
“President Trump has invited newly inaugurated Pope Leo to the White House,” Axios reports. “If accepted, the visit would mark the first time a pope has visited the White House…
Jamie Dimon Says Tariffs Might Inflict More Pain
“JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday he didn’t think the full impact of tariffs had passed through to the broader economy and warned that the stock market could slump as…
Trump-Putin Call Yields No Immediate Breakthrough
“President Trump said he had an ‘excellent’ two-hour conversation by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, though the two failed to agree on an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine that…
Trump Lacked Authority to Dismantle Institute of Peace
“A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday that the Trump administration exceeded its authority when it dismantled the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent nonprofit created by Congress,” the Washington…
