“A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women,” the Washington Post reports.
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U.S. Economy Stalled Last Month
“The U.S. economy slowed to a crawl in May, with consumers pulling back on spending and businesses delaying hiring, according to the Federal Reserve‘s Beige Book survey released Wednesday,” MarketWatch reports.
“According to the report, nine of the 12 Fed districts reported contraction in economic activity or no change in growth. The remaining districts saw slight growth.”
Trump Attacks Columbia’s Accreditation
“The Trump administration took aim at Columbia University’s accreditation, a significant escalation in the government’s battle with the Ivy League school,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The Department of Education told the organization through which Columbia is accredited that the school is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws and no longer appears to meet the standards for accreditation.”
Elon Musk Calls on Republicans to Kill Trump’s Bill
Elon Musk called on Republicans to kill President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and demanded that a new bill be drafted.
He later posted an image from the Quentin Tarantino movie “Kill Bill.”
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John Thune Angers Blue State Republicans
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said that Senate Republicans are eager to tweak the state-and-local-tax deduction language in the House’s reconciliation bill, Punchbowl News reports.
That brought dramatic reaction from two blue state Republicans.
Said Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY): “If the Senate unravels the House’s hard-fought $40,000 SALT cap deal, it would be like digging up safely buried radioactive waste — reckless, destabilizing and sure to contaminate everything around it… Disturbing it now risks poisoning the entire package.”
Said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY): “If they change the number, I’m going to be a no.”
Johnson Tries to Reassure Republicans After Musk’s Threat
“Speaker Mike Johnson spent several minutes during a closed-door House Republican Conference meeting on Wednesday morning pushing back on Musk and trying to reassure Republicans after Musk signaled that he thinks lawmakers who support the megabill should be ousted next year,” Politico reports.
Republicans Discredit Cost Estimates of Tax Bill
New York Times: “In the bitter war over the nation’s fiscal future, President Trump and his Republican allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of the party’s tax ambitions.”
“Republican leaders have set about trying to discredit any hint of unfavorable accounting on their signature legislation as they race to enact it before the president’s self-imposed July 4 deadline.”
Economists Question Quality of U.S. Inflation Data
“Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government said staffing shortages hampered its ability to conduct a massive monthly survey,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Calls on Lawmakers to Scrap the Debt Limit
President Trump doubled down on calls to scrap the nation’s debt ceiling, The Hill reports.
Said Trump: “I am very pleased to announce that, after all of these years, I agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren on SOMETHING. The Debt Limit should be entirely scrapped to prevent an Economic catastrophe. It is too devastating to be put in the hands of political people that may want to use it despite the horrendous effect it could have on our Country and, indirectly, even the World.”
Ron Johnson Says Trump’s Bill Is ‘Grotesque’ and ‘Immoral’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is continuing to rail against the “big, beautiful bill,” calling it “grotesque” and “immoral,” CNBC reports.
Said Johnson: “This is immoral, what us old farts doing to our young people… I can’t accept the scenario, I can’t accept it, so I won’t vote for it, unless we are serious about fixing it.”
Republicans Are Trying to Stop Huizenga’s Senate Bid
“As the GOP tries to retain control of the House and Senate, Republicans in the White House and on both sides of the Capitol have a simple message for Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga: Don’t run for Senate,” NOTUS reports.
“Huizenga hasn’t announced whether he plans to actually jump into the Michigan Senate race, but Republicans are worried he could complicate the primary and potentially hand Democrats one of the GOP’s top pickup opportunities in 2026.”
House Republicans Want to Question Former Biden Aides
“House Republicans are expanding their investigation into President Biden’s health with a new tranche of requests to interview top White House aides, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and senior advisor Anita Dunn,” Axios reports.
Ex-Colleagues Respond with Derision to Karine Jean-Pierre
“Karine Jean-Pierre’s announcement that she’s leaving the Democratic Party — timed with the rollout of a new book — has detonated long-simmering grievances among her former White House colleagues about Jean-Pierre’s pursuit of celebrity and personal media exposure while serving as then-President Joe Biden’s press secretary,” Politico reports.
“One former official recalled that Jean-Pierre had joked about becoming an independent even while on the job in the Biden White House, an off-key comment for someone ostensibly serving as a major messenger for the Democratic Party. Another former official said that Jean-Pierre had begun working during the Biden administration with a New York-based publicist and had copied that person on official emails before some of Jean-Pierre’s White House colleagues intervened.”
Said another former colleague: “Everyone thinks this is a grift.”
Putin Tells Trump He Will Respond to Ukraine Attack
“Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that he was obligated to respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack, Trump said, setting up a potential escalation in the conflict just as the US president hopes to broker an end to the war,” CNN reports.
Axios: Putin tells Trump he’ll hit Ukraine back for surprise drone attack.
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“He’s dismantling not just the means of prosecuting public corruption, but he’s also dismantling all the means of oversight of public corruption. The law is only for his enemies now.”
— Law professor Paul Rosenzweig, quoted by NBC News, on President Trump.
Republicans Scramble to Avoid War with Elon Musk
House Republicans, dismayed by Elon Musk’s harsh criticism of President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” are now trying to talk their erstwhile ally down from the ledge, Axios reports.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he called Musk yesterday but that the recently departed Trump adviser “didn’t answer,” adding that he hopes to “talk to him today.”
‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee
“Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, at least three of his early operatives and key lieutenants throughout his government takeover have recently become full-time government employees,” Wired reports.
“Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, and Ethan Shaotran’s employment designations at the General Services Administration have been officially converted to full-time from the restricted special government employee classification that limited their time in government to a period of 130 days.”
Biden’s Press Secretary Dishes on ‘Broken White House’
“Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President Biden’s decision not to run for reelection and calls for thinking beyond the two-party system,” the AP reports.
“Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations.”
From the book jacket: “She takes us through the three weeks that led to Biden’s abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision.”
Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Jean-Pierre, Karine (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 180 Pages - 10/21/2025 (Publication Date) - Legacy Lit (Publisher)
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