“Zohran Mamdani appeared to easily secure victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, defeating Andrew Cuomo 56 percent to 44 percent after ranked choice voting results were released by the New York City Board of Elections,” Politico reports.
The Largest Cut to the Social Safety Net in Decades
“The Senate Republican tax bill speeding to passage includes the biggest reduction of funding for the federal safety net since at least the 1990s, targeting more than $1 trillion in social spending,” the Washington Post reports.
“Although the legislation is still estimated to cost more than $3 trillion over the next decade, the Senate GOP tax bill partially pays for its large price tag by slashing spending on Medicaid and food stamps, which congressional Republicans maintain are rife with fraud.”
Also from the Washington Post: At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump plan.
Illegal Migrant Tried to Eat His Own Arms
“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed a bizarre and sickening account Tuesday of how federal agents nabbed a cannibal illegal migrant who started to eat his own arms during a deportation flight,” the New York Post reports.
Said Noem: “These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target and get out of our country because they are so deranged, they don’t belong here.”
Republicans Put Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path
“Washington has not exactly won a reputation for fiscal discipline over the last few decades, as both Republicans and Democrats passed bills that have, bit by bit, degraded the nation’s finances,” the New York Times reports.
“But the legislation that Republicans passed through the Senate on Tuesday stands apart in its harm to the budget, analysts say. Not only did an initial analysis show it adding at least $3.3 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next 10 years — making it among the most expensive bills in a generation — but it would also reduce the amount of tax revenue the country collects for decades. Such a shortfall could begin a seismic shift in the nation’s fiscal trajectory and raise the risk of a debt crisis.”
“The threat is a reflection of the fact that Senate Republicans have voted to make tax cuts that the party first passed in 2017 a permanent feature of the tax code. That means the growth in the country’s debt, already at levels economists find alarming, would only accelerate as the bill shaves down the country’s main source of money.”
The Senate Jams the House
New York Times: “After more than 24 hours in session and a climactic vote at the strike of noon, most senators have quickly fled the Capitol. Their cars were idling on the plaza to ferry them to the airport in time to make Fourth of July parades back home and other travel.”
“The mass departure means there is no way the Senate could be convened again to vote on the bill this week if the House decides to make changes. In congressional parlance, passing legislation, sending it to the other chamber and skedaddling is known as jamming.”
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
Annie Lowrey: “The ‘big, beautiful bill’ finances largesse for the rich with austerity for the poor. It will kill tens of thousands of Americans and impoverish millions more to grant million-dollar tax cuts to Trump and other billionaires. It will gut the Affordable Care Act to enrich corporations that move jobs overseas. And it will do nothing to solve the cost-of-living crisis that propelled Trump into office.”
Senate Passes Trump’s Domestic Agenda
The U.S. Senate voted to pass President Trump’s domestic agenda 51 to 50 after a 26-hour vote-a-rama and frenzied last-minute negotiations, Punchbowl News reports.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rand Paul (R-KY) opposed the bill, forcing Vice President J.D. Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote.
The bill now goes back to the House, where Republicans are already complaining about the Senate’s changes.
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Elon Musk Warns GOP Bill Will Enable ‘Abuses of Power’
Elon Musk warned that the Republican tax and spending bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate would enable “abuses of power” by the president.
Democrats Successfully Struck the Name of Trump’s Bill
New York Times: “Some potential monumental news: Democrats say they successfully struck ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as the formal name of the legislation by raising a point of order against what they consider a farcial and inappropriate title.”
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Thune Claims He’s Now Got the Votes
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told reporters that he thinks he has a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” The Hill reports.
Asked if he had a deal as he walked from the Senate floor to his office, Thune replied: “I believe we do.”
He added: “But, like I said, I’m of Scandinavian heritage, so I’m always a bit of a realist. We’ll see what happens.”
New York Times: “Republican leaders have said senators should plan to be in their seats soon for voting to resume. Asking senators to take their seats usually occurs only on big votes like the one upcoming.”
This Is a Shameful Way to Make Law
Andrew Egger: “There have been three driving forces behind this bill. The first has been the ‘pass something or everyone’s taxes go up’ pressure created by the soon-to-expire 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The second has been President Donald Trump, who took a shine to the simplicity of slamming together a bunch of things he wanted done into a single package and who has imposed an artificial deadline of July 4. And the third is the Senate’s utterly dysfunctional procedures surrounding the filibuster, which make it basically impossible for majorities to pass new laws unless they get significant minority buy-in or glue them together into a ‘budget reconciliation’ package that doesn’t need 60 votes.”
“What we’re left with is a bill that’s bigger than big and anything but beautiful. Although maybe it overstates it to even say we have a bill. As the Senate barrels to a vote (we think) they’re still crafting the actual text of the legislation. There will be no hearings, no comprehensive analysis, and certainly not enough time to read the thing. Whether it will pass now depends on whether Senate leaders can find a sweetener good enough to woo one of the four remaining Republican holdouts. Would any other institution operate in this way?”
Trump Suggests Elon Musk Could Be Deported
President Trump warned that the Department of Government Efficiency is a “monster that might have to go back and eat Elon,” Fox News reports.
Referring to the subsidies Musk’s companies receive, Trump said: “Wouldn’t that be terrible?”
His response followed a question regarding whether he would deport Musk, who is originally from South Africa. Trump responded: “I don’t know, we’ll have to take a look.”
Trump’s Campaign Manager to Advise Lindsey Graham
President Trump’s 2024 campaign manager, Chris LaCivita, announced he has joined Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) re-election campaign as an adviser on Monday, The Hill reports.
Colin Allred Will Run for Senate Again
Colin Allred (D) launched his campaign for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, making a second run at the upper chamber after failing to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz last year (R-TX), the Texas Tribune reports.
ICE Detention of Non-Criminal Immigrants Spike
“Detentions of immigrants without criminal histories have risen sharply since May amid a broader push to expand immigration enforcement,” CBS News reports.
“President Trump has repeatedly said his administration is focusing deportation efforts on criminals. Until recently, federal agents working to enforce his orders have detained more immigrants with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges than those without them each week, the data shows.”
“But even among those with criminal convictions — about 40% of detainees since Jan. 20 — the majority were not for violent offenses. Overall, roughly 8% of all detainees had been convicted of violent crimes.”
Donalds Has Raised $22 Million for Florida Governor’s Race
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) “has raised $22 million for his gubernatorial bid since entering the race, a sum that dwarfs any of the two dozen rivals in the race,” Axios reports.
Tesla Shares Sink as Musk-Trump Feud Reignites
“Shares in Tesla sank early Tuesday after President Trump threatened to go after Elon Musk’s federal subsidies,” Axios reports.
“A few months ago Musk and Trump’s close relationship was seen as the key to making Tesla massively more valuable. Now, their split is becoming more of an existential threat to the company.”
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