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Trump administration uses Colorado suspect’s status to push deportation agenda

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Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas
Fact-checking claims about Boulder, Colorado, attack
Russell Vought - What’s an ‘improper’ Medicaid payment, and is it as high as a Trump official said?
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
Yes, House budget bill eliminates federal Medicaid dollars for trans adults’ gender-affirming care
House bill cuts Medicaid funds for adult trans health care
Kathy Hochul - No, New Yorkers are not getting the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
Viral image - Viral images of ‘free Palestine’ Ben & Jerry’s ice cream tubs aren’t real
Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.

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Merkley, Balint look to block funding for Trump transgender orders
Harvard asks judge to immediately block Trump’s ban on foreign students
Fetterman disses Dems for suddenly embracing Musk amid Trump fallout
Lawmakers sit back to watch Trump-Musk blowup drama
Fox News’s Gutfeld tells Trump, Musk to ‘knock it off’

The Atlantic

When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.
Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.
The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.
Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies
The reality of the suspect’s immigration status is more complex than the president and his aides have portrayed.
The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
The president may be disappointed by the findings.
The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.

Talking Points Memo

Reporting and analysis about American politics

The Blowup We’ve All Been Waiting For
The first public breakup of Trump II unfolded before our eyes this afternoon — a pinch-me ❤️ moment for those...
Elon-Trump, Welcome to the Thunderdome
We’ve clearly clarified that the Elon-Trump feud is real. I assume you’ve seen or heard about the back-and-forth social media...
Listen To This: Elon And The Big, Ugly Bill
A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate and Josh discuss Musk’s big loser energy,...
5 Points On Boasberg’s Big Alien Enemies Act Ruling
After being mostly scuttled by the Supreme Court, the original Alien Enemies Act case has re-entered the conversation. While the...
The Stench of Loser Stuck on Mr. Elon
We seem to be moving toward a bit more real animus between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Musk keeps attacking...

The Blowup We’ve All Been Waiting For
Elon-Trump, Welcome to the Thunderdome
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Harvard sues over Trump's foreign student visa restrictions
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration over the president’s recent proclamation that bars the Ivy League school from enrolling new international students, extending the legal battle between the federal government and the nation’s oldest university. Harvard, in an amended lawsuit on Thursday, is asking the judge to pause Trump’s Wednesday proclamation that prevents the...
Merkley, Balint look to block funding for Trump transgender orders
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) are seeking to block funding for President Trump’s executive orders that affect the transgender community via a new bill. The “No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act,” which both Merkley and Balint introduced in their respective chambers on Wednesday, aims “to repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+...
Trump's pulled NASA nomination
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Space industry reels over pulled NASA nomination The aerospace community was caught off guard this week by President Trump’s withdrawal of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination. © AP Photo/John Raoux, File Announced days before the Senate’s likely confirmation of Isaacman, the withdrawal sparked a swirl of rumors and concerns, as budget cuts...
Fox News's Gutfeld tells Trump, Musk to 'knock it off'
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld asked President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk to end their escalating feud that broke out in public on Thursday, saying it is detrimental to the United States and could provide an opening that Democrats can capitalize on. “I think what you're seeing is a battle between the purist and...
Lawmakers sit back to watch Trump-Musk blowup drama
Members of Congress are sitting back and watching the show. The bromance that’s captivated Washington for months — President Trump and Elon Musk — blew up on Thursday, a breakup between the world’s most powerful man and richest person that is leaving the White House’s legislative agenda hanging in the balance. The implosion played out...

From bromance to breakup: How Elon Musk and Donald Trump blew up
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Trump and Musk have a very public break up
Trump's travel ban includes Afghanistan, where thousands await U.S. resettlement
Trump threatens to cut Musk contracts as feud quickly escalates

Politico

State Democrats set up digital ad business with an influential private company. Now a key Dem official is becoming its CEO.
The Association of State Democratic Committees recommended TargetSmart as a one-stop shop. That's triggering complaints over a perceived conflict of interest.
Trump just took his public feud with Musk to a new level: Going after his money
Musk announced his company, SpaceX, will withdraw from service its Dragon spacecraft — critical to the American space program.
Democrats eye a villain-to-ally arc for Elon Musk
The messy public breakup between two MAGA heavyweights makes some Dems wonder if there's a role for them to play.
Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders
The feud comes with real potential consequences for Nashville and other blue cities in red states being targeted over their immigration policies.
Democrats’ online problem: They’re not doing enough year-round
A new report argues Democrats and their allied media go too quiet in off years, in contrast with Republicans’ continued engagement.

The Guardian

Harvard asks judge to immediately block Trump’s ban on foreign students
University amends earlier lawsuit to challenge president’s proclamation barring students from entering USHarvard University said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s move to bar foreign nationals seeking to study at the Ivy League school from entering the United States is illegal, and asked a judge to block it immediately pending further litigation.Harvard amended an earlier lawsuit, which it had filed amid a broader dispute with the Republican president, to challenge the proclamation that Trump issued on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Eyes on Senate Republicans as Trump and Musk feud over tax and spend bill
Lawmakers still weighing whether to pass ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ at root of rift between US president and tech bossTrump-Musk spat – latest updatesMusk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesAs the simmering tensions between Donald Trump and his once top adviser, the billionaire Elon Musk, erupted into public view on Thursday, eyes turned to the Republican lawmakers still weighing whether to pass the president’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill”.It was approved by just a single vote in the House of Representatives with no Democratic support last month, and nonpartisan analysts have found the sweeping legislation could add a whopping $2.4tn-$5tn to the $36.2tn US national debt and make deep cuts to Medicaid and food-assistance programs. Seen as an outline of Trump’s “America first” agenda, the bill would also extend tax cuts, fund beefed-up immigration enforcement and impose new work requirements for enrollees of federal safety net programs. Continue reading...
‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo
Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and some are considering moving awayChinese students in the United States are questioning their future in the country after the state department announced last week that it would “aggressively” revoke visas for Chinese students and enhance scrutiny of future applications from China and Hong Kong.Chinese students hoping to study at Harvard, the US’s oldest and wealthiest university, are under particular pressure after the Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was banning the school from enrolling new foreign students. The presidential proclamation cited Harvard’s links with China as a particular cause for concern. Continue reading...
Trump v Musk: the two worst people in the world are finally having a big, beautiful breakup | Arwa Mahdawi
The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lastsIf you paid attention during physics class you will remember the third law of ego-dynamics. Namely: when two egos of equal mass occupy the same orbit, the system will eventually become unstable, resulting in an explosive separation and some very nasty tweets.To see this theory in action please have a gander at the dramatic collapse of the Donald Trump and Elon Musk bromance. The news has been a nonstop horror show for what feels like forever. Watching two of the very worst people in the world direct their nastiness at each other is extremely cathartic. Continue reading...
Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel
Tensions over the Republican spending bill burst into public view as the president’s relationship with his former adviser deterioratedTrump-Musk spat – latest updatesTesla share plunge amid Trump feud wipes $152bn off companyElon Musk called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and mocked his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the US president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies, in an extraordinary social media feud that erupted between the former allies on Thursday.The deterioration of their once close relationship into bitter acrimony came over the course of several remarkable hours during which the president and the world’s richest person hurled deeply personal insults over matters significant and insignificant. Continue reading...

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