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10 Million Will Lose Health Insurance
“Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper released its final prediction Monday for how President Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement will grow the national debt and affect U.S. households,” Politico reports. “Over the next…
Two New GOP Senators Avoid Primary Drama
As they gear up for special elections next fall, appointed Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Ashley Moody (R-FL) are facing easier paths than some had initially expected, NBC News reports….
An Attack on the Medical Establishment
New York Times: “For decades, the prices Medicare pays doctors for different medical services have been largely decided not by Medicare itself, but by a powerful industry group, the American…
Pillow Talk with Trump
The New Yorker profiles Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who speaks with President Trump “on the phone most nights, at around one in the morning, just after Lutnick gets in bed.”…
Quote of the Day
“If they want war, they will get war.” — A German official quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on a possible trade war between the EU and the United States. …
Democrats In No Mood to Confirm Trump’s Nominees
Punchbowl News: “Trump’s frustration seems to stem from the Senate’s rules, which allow the minority party to drag out debate time on individual nominees and force two roll-call votes on…
Adultery Allegations Jolt Senate Race in Texas
“Firebrand Texas Republican Ken Paxton’s long record of political resilience in the face of scandal faces a new test after his wife filed for divorce and accused him of adultery,…
House Republicans Outraise Democrats
The Hill: “The House GOP campaign arm brought in $32.3 million in the second quarter of the year, while the House Democratic campaign arm raised $29.1 million in the same…
Judge In Trump’s New Lawsuit Has Seen This Movie Before
“President Donald Trump’s bid to take down the Wall Street Journal over its coverage of his connection to Jeffrey Epstein has landed in the courtroom of Darrin Gayles, who is…
Democrats Sidestep Autopsy But New Data Offers Clues
The Democratic National Committee is mostly avoiding a formal autopsy of the 2024 election, steering clear of examining the pivotal decisions that shaped the Biden-turned-Harris campaign. But a new presentation…
Aggressive Security Crackdown in Iran
Iran’s generals have tightened their grip on the country in the weeks after the Israeli air strikes, The Telegraph reports. Save to Favorites
House Won’t Vote on Epstein Files This Week
“Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t have any plans to put a non-binding resolution on the floor this week before the August recess — or possibly ever — that would call for…
The Game Changer
This will be a must-read: The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight by Jon Ralston. “He was, in his own words, willing…
California Could Lose Four Seats in Next Redistricting
“California could lose as many as four congressional seats in the 2030 apportionment,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “A recent report from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee choes earlier forecasts…
Chip Roy Wants an Exception for Immigrant He Knows
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who enthusiastically backs President Trump’s mass deportation agenda, told NOTUS he’s “going to bat for” one immigrant that he knows who was arrested because he deemed…
Judge Will Seal Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
The judge currently handling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) divorce case has decided to shield the records in the case from public disclosure, KUTX reports. Save to Favorites
Marjorie Taylor Greene Sends Warning to Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) “appeared to send a pointed message to President Donald Trump: If the Department of Justice does not release more information on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein,…
Trump Seeks to Upend Civil Service Protections
“The Trump administration is formally arguing before a federal oversight body that it has unilateral authority to fire many federal employees at any time, seeking to unwind decades of precedent…
Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs
New York Times: “Mr. Trump has fired or demoted more than 20 inspectors general or acting inspectors general since he took office six months ago, hobbling offices that for years…
U.S. to Stop Practice of Assessing Fairness of Elections
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to “stop commenting on the fairness, integrity and legitimacy of foreign elections, a major shift away from a decadeslong practice of…
