“Senate Republicans are proposing cuts to the Medicaid program for low-income and disabled people that are more aggressive than policies the House passed to help pay for President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax package,” Bloomberg reports.
‘The Age of Trump’ Enters Its Second Decade
New York Times: “It has been 10 years now, as of Monday, since Donald Trump descended to the lobby of his namesake tower to announce his campaign for president. Ten years of jaw-dropping, woke-busting, scandal-defying, status quo-smashing politics that have transformed America for good or ill in profoundly fundamental ways.”
“In those 10 years, Mr. Trump has come to define his age in a way rarely seen in America, more so than any president of the past century other than Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, even though he has never had anywhere near their broad public support.”
“Somehow the most unpopular president in the history of polling has translated the backing of a minority of Americans into the most consequential political force of modern times, rewriting all of the rules along the way.”
Aaron Blake: The 10 biggest ways Trump has changed our politics.
Trump’s Smartphone Can’t Be Made in U.S. for $499
Wall Street Journal: “Despite the language in the press release, Eric Trump indicated that the first wave of phones wouldn’t be built here…”
“So it’s possible—even plausible—that these phones would initially come from China because, at that price point, only Chinese makers like Xiaomi and Oppo have hardware to match.”
Trump Seeks to Reward Loyalty of Federal Workforce
“President Donald Trump is accelerating efforts to transform the nonpartisan, merit-based federal workforce into one that demands and rewards loyalty to the president,” the Washington Post reports.
“The ongoing shift would ditch decades-old rules that were intended to ensure that federal hiring, retention and promotion decisions are based largely on employees’ skills and experience.”
Senate Unveils Text of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
“Senate Finance Committee Republicans published their text of President Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ Monday evening, which includes major tax reforms and even steeper Medicaid cuts than the House called for,” Axios reports.
“This is the trickiest part of the GOP’s marquee legislation, which also includes raising the debt ceiling as well as border and military funding.”
“Now, Senate GOP leaders will work to whip the votes needed to pass the full package before the July 4th break.”
Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts About Killings
“Scarcely 24 hours after a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota was assassinated in her home, Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, posted a pair of politically charged messages mocking the attack,” the New York Times reports.
Said Lee: “This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way.”
He later added: “Nightmare on Walz Street.”
“By the afternoon, amid outraged responses to his postings, Mr. Lee issued a very different message on his official Senate account in which he hit all of the sober notes one would expect from an elected official reacting to a political assassination.”
The Trumps Promote a New Crypto Venture
New York Times: “Virtually every aspect of the Trump family’s business portfolio is fraught with conflicts of interest that have blurred the boundary between government and industry. The debut of American Bitcoin, which is set to merge with a publicly traded company later this year, has heightened those concerns, introducing new ethical questions and pulling the Trumps even deeper into crypto, a business the White House has aggressively championed.”
“President Trump is already financially intertwined with two other crypto ventures — a so-called meme coin created by a longtime business partner, and a separate company, World Liberty Financial, that he and his sons founded before the election. At the same time, he has ended a yearslong enforcement campaign against crypto companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission and vowed to sign legislation that would advance the industry’s priorities.”
Trump Broke the Law by Withholding Library Funds
“The Trump administration broke the law when it withheld funding for the nation’s libraries, a nonpartisan government watchdog said on Monday, a finding that inches the White House another step closer to a legal showdown over its powers to reconfigure the country’s spending,” the New York Times reports.
“The decision by the Government Accountability Office was the second time in two months that oversight officials have found fault in the ways that President Trump and his top aides have tried to circumvent lawmakers in their quest to reshape the federal budget so that it conforms with their political views.”
Prosecutors Told to Publicize Cases
The Justice Department “ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize criminal prosecution of protesters who destroy property or assault law enforcement, and to make sure every case they bring gets publicized,” Reuters reports.
MAGA Warns of ‘Massive Schism’
Axios: “Some of Trump’s popularity can be traced back to his early promises to keep out the U.S. out of Middle Eastern quagmires and advocate solely for Americans interests. A strike on Iran, supporters argue, risks undermining one of his most fundamental promises: ‘No new wars.’”
Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
New York Times: “The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.”
New Rules Allow VA Doctors to Refuse Care
“Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump,” The Guardian reports.
“Medical staff are still required to treat veterans regardless of race, color, religion and sex, and all veterans remain entitled to treatment. But individual workers are now free to decline to care for patients based on personal characteristics not explicitly prohibited by federal law.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“They knew that these were losing positions from the beginning and were not actually hoping to win in court, but rather to intimidate firms into settling, as many firms did. Now that they have racked up the four losses in district courts, it is not surprising that they are not appealing, because I don’t think they ever thought these were serious positions.”
— Cornell law professor W. Bradley Wendel, quoted by the New York Times, on President Trump’s strategy of targeting big law firms with executive orders and not appealing his losses.
Trump Won’t Sign G7 Statement on Iran
“President Donald Trump does not intend to sign onto a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada,” CNN reports.
“Trump’s decision not to sign the statement sets up an immediate divide with his counterparts before the summit even gets underway in the Canadian Rockies.”
G7 Nations Hope to Reach Trade Deals With Trump
“Nations are eyeing the Group of Seven summit in Canada this week as an opportunity to strike trade deals with President Trump—or at least build momentum to keep talking and ease tensions over tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Israel Strikes State TV in Iran
“Israel expanded its attacks on Iran on Monday, striking the headquarters of state television after ordering residents to leave part of Tehran, as the fiercest and deadliest confrontation in the history of the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered its fourth day,” the New York Times reports.
CNN: Video shows the moment an Iranian news agency was struck during live TV broadcast.
How Trump Flip-Flopped on War with Iran
“President Donald Trump had opposed Israeli military action against Iran, favoring negotiations over bombing. But in the days before the strikes began, he became convinced that Israel’s heightened anxiety over Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities was warranted,” NBC News reports.
“After a pivotal briefing from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, on Israel’s plans and U.S. options for supporting its operation, he gave tacit approval to Israel to have at it and decided to provide limited U.S. backing.”
Trump Unveils ‘Trump Mobile’
“President Trump and his family are getting into the wireless business, in partnership with the three major U.S. carriers,” Variety reports.
“The Trump Organization on Monday announced Trump Mobile, which will offer 5G service with an unlimited plan (the ‘47 Plan’) priced at $47.45 per month.”
Financial Times: Trump Organization to launch mobile phone service and $499 gold handset.
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