Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) met with former Obama and Biden advisers in South Carolina, the Baltimore Sun reports.
An Astonishing Attack on Russia
Politico: “More than 100 drones were smuggled deep into Russia by Ukrainian spies and hidden in the rooftops of specially constructed wooden cabins. These roofs then opened remotely at the moment of attack, with the drones swarming out and striking more than 40 bomber jets parked at Russian airfields across the country. One of the targets — the Belaya airfield in Siberia — is 3,500 miles from Ukraine… Yet Russia never saw it coming.”
“This is a game-changing moment in modern warfare, with repercussions for every serious military on the planet, including here in America. At relatively little expense — although with jaw-dropping audacity — a small-ish nation has delivered a major strategic setback to one of the most powerful militaries on earth, deep inside its own territory.”
Eight People Set on Fire in ‘Targeted Act of Violence’
Eight people marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza were burned Sunday by a man wielding what authorities called a “makeshift flamethrower” and an incendiary device, the Denver Post reports.
Playbook: “Citing multiple DHS sources, Fox News reports the suspect in Boulder is an Egyptian national who overstayed his visa but was given permission to remain under Joe Biden’s presidency. The report — yet to be confirmed elsewhere — was immediately seized upon by MAGA figures both inside and outside the Trump administration as further evidence that Biden dangerously lost control of immigration.”
Hating New York
Paul Krugman: “MAGA and MAGA-adjacent types are very good at finding things and people to hate. They hate immigrants (unless they’re white South Africans), LGBTQ people and wokeness. They hate universities and are doing their best to destroy American science. The New York Times reports that they hate Europe. And they very much hate New York City.”
“OK, I’m not impartial on this issue. I grew up on Long Island and still think of NYC proper as ‘the city.’ I live in Manhattan now, and my experience is that if you can afford housing — which is admittedly a huge problem — it’s actually a very good life, with an incredible range of things to do either in walking distance or a short subway ride away. Not everyone wants to live this way, but nobody is saying they should. All we ask is that some Americans be allowed to have favorable views of a place that provides the advantages density and, yes, diversity can offer.”
“But that, of course, is exactly what the U.S. right refuses to accept. New York is one of the safest places in America, yet much of the country insists on seeing it as a terrifying urban hellscape.”
Murphy Launches Ambitious Anti-Trump PAC
“Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is launching a new PAC aimed at taking on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress — the latest sign the Connecticut Democrat is eyeing higher office,” Politico reports.
‘Medicare Moderates’ Are the Senators to Watch
Politico: “The Senate’s deficit hawks might be raising the loudest hue and cry over the GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill.’ But another group of Republicans is poised to have a bigger impact on the final legislative product.”
“Call them the ‘Medicaid moderates.’”
“They’re actually an ideologically diverse bunch — ranging from conservative Josh Hawley of Missouri to centrist Susan Collins of Maine. Yet they have found rare alignment over concerns about what the House-passed version of the GOP domestic-policy megabill does to the national safety-net health program, and they have the leverage to force significant changes in the Senate.”
GOP Senator Draws Red Line on Trump Megabill
“Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is used to watching his fellow GOP senators look at their shoes during closed-door meetings when he waves his charts and digs in his heels on the fiscal policies that are the foundation of his political career,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“But when lawmakers return to work this week, he is determined to make them look up and pay attention.”
“The three-term Republican is insisting on deeper spending cuts in President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ saying his party is doing too little to address the country’s debt burden. His hard-line stance threatens to complicate passage of the GOP’s multitrillion dollar measure, which the Senate is turning to now and Trump wants on his desk by July 4.”
Party Activists Aren’t Sold on Harris for Governor
New York Times: “Ever since Ms. Harris returned home to California in January after losing last year’s presidential race, Democrats have wondered whether she would run for governor in 2026. Her entry would shake up the race, and many observers believe she would be the front-runner. But she has made few public appearances and offered little indication of which way she is leaning.”
“Her absence from the hall in Anaheim this weekend loomed over the state party convention like the pair of large video screens that carried her message. And that left many party activists questioning just how seriously she was considering running.”
Washington Post: As Kamala Harris weighs a run for governor, some Democrats are moving on.
Trump Aides Insist That Tariffs Will Remain
“President Trump’s top economic advisers stressed on Sunday that they would not be deterred by a recent court decision declaring many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal, pointing to other authorities the White House could invoke to pressure China and other nations into trade negotiations,” the New York Times reports.
“They also signaled that Mr. Trump had no plans to extend an original 90-day pause on some of his steepest tariff rates, raising the odds that those duties — the mere announcement of which had roiled markets — could take effect as planned in July.”
Axios: “America is so far defying the gloomiest economic forecasts, but tariff threats keep scrambling the good news.”
Trump Looks to Shore Up Support for GOP Megabill
“President Trump plans to push lawmakers on his tax-and-spending megabill this week in an effort to overcome Republican concerns about deficit spending,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Trump is expected to amplify calls for Republican unity around what the party has branded the ‘big, beautiful bill’ and speak with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) about the next steps as lawmakers return from recess, a senior official said Sunday.”
“But Thune, like his counterpart in the House, has a narrow majority and a number of GOP senators have expressed concerns that could derail a July 4 target of getting the bill to Trump’s desk.”
Axios: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has Republicans squabbling over math.
Law Firms That Appeased Trump Angered Their Clients
Wall Street Journal: “At least 11 big companies are moving work away from law firms that settled with the administration or are giving—or intend to give—more business to firms that have been targeted but refused to strike deals.”
“Among them are technology giant Oracle, investment bank Morgan Stanley, an airline and a pharmaceutical company. Microsoft expressed reservations about working with a firm that struck a deal, and another such firm stopped representing McDonald’s in a case a few months before a scheduled trial.”
Nationalist Moves Ahead in Polish Election
“Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki is leading centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by 51 percent to 49 percent in Poland’s presidential election, according to a final exit poll released early Monday morning,” Politico reports.
“The country’s electoral commission says final results of the vote count will be announced later on Monday.”
Washington Post: Poles vote in tight presidential race with Trump backing one candidate.
Johnson Says Failure Will Result in Massive Tax Hike
Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News that a failure of the “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump and his administration are pushing for would result in the “largest tax increase in history” for Americans of every economic level.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“No, and you can underscore what I’m about to tell you. There are no Medicaid cuts in the big, beautiful bill, we’re not cutting Medicaid…”
— Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on Meet the Press, while adding later: “It’s — it’s not going to add to the debt.”
Stephanopoulos Accuses Trump of ‘Staggering’ Corruption
George Stephanopoulos opened his Sunday show with a scathing accusation of corruption by Donald Trump and his family – just six months after ABC agreed to a $16 million payment to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by the president for the anchor’s comments, The Wrap reports.
Said Stephanopoulos: “The scale is staggering. Donald Trump and his family are making hundreds of millions, potentially billions of dollars, as Trump and his administration are taking official actions that benefit contributors and investors.“
GOP Strategist Convicted of Stalking
A jury convicted a former Republican political strategist on two counts of stalking after prosecutors charged Daniel Duffey with sending harassing text messages and letters to the victim and his family, the Montana Free Press reports.
Duffey also created a fake Grindr account under the victim’s name and asked app users to attend the victim’s wedding to have sex with him.
GOP Senator Trump’s Tax Bill Doesn’t Add Up’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told CBS News “the math doesn’t really add up” on the cost of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” while outlining his opposition as the legislation moves to the Senate this week.
said Paul: “I think they’re asking for too much money.”
GOP Senator Rips Trump’s Tax Bill
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is doubling down on his concerns about a bill that would make sweeping changes to taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more after it was passed last month in the Republican-led House at the urging of President Donald Trump, USA Today reports.
Said Johnson: “It’s completely unsustainable.”
He added: “I want to see him succeed. But again, my loyalty is to the American people, to my kids and grandkids. We cannot continue to mortgage their future.”
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