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World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.
Another Moderate Republican Opts Out
For the likes of Don Bacon, quitting Congress has become a familiar endgame.
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Talking Points Memo

Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Are Mostly About His Buddy, Jair Bolsonaro
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Josh Has an Epstein Conversion? (No, But …)
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Trump Threatens Senate GOPers Wary of Ceding Their Authority to the Executive Branch
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Fox News

Navy's next-generation submarine program faces alarming delay to 2040
Navy's next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine faces delays until 2040, with costs projected between $6.7-8 billion per vessel compared to $4 billion Virginia-class submarines.
'One more': Senate Republicans eye tackling another reconciliation bill
Republicans aim for a second budget reconciliation bill this fall despite challenges, with Sen. Johnson securing commitments while Sen. Murkowski expresses reluctance
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NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has refused to walk back several controversial positions that could hurt the future of the Democratic Party if he's victorious.
Democrats seize on Epstein files drama with new transparency calls
Democratic lawmakers are demanding the release of more Epstein files as the issue causes fractures within the GOP.

The Hill

Trump defends Pam Bondi — Bongino and Patel leaving?
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EU warns of 'countermeasures' after Trump announces 30 percent tariffs
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Trump defends attorney general as Maga base furious over justice department’s handling of Epstein files – live
Trump signals backing for Pam Bondi amid calls from Maga world for her dismissalWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...
Kyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trump’s sanctions threat
US president says he will send Ukraine Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles paid for by EU alliesPoliticians in Kyiv have welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement that billions of dollars worth of US military equipment will be sent to Ukraine, while officials in Moscow officials dismissed his threat of sanctions against Russia as hot air.In a meeting with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, at the White House, Trump said the US would send Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles, paid for by European allies. Continue reading...
Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say
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DNC threatens to sue North Carolina elections board over plan to purge 100,000 voters
Potential lawsuit follows vote by the board to require additional registration information from voters in a perennial battleground stateThe Democratic National Committee is threatening to sue the North Carolina board of elections if they go forward with plans to purge almost 100,000 voters from the rolls.The state elections board – with a new Republican majority – voted at its 24 June meeting to require registered voters to cast provisional ballots if they have not provided their driver’s license number, last four digits of their social security number or an identification number supplied by the state. Continue reading...
Trump promised to lower energy costs – his tax bill will raise them for people in red states the most
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Salena Zito recounts Trump's assassination attempt one year later | The Conversation
Salena Zito recounts Trump's assassination attempt one year later | The Conversation lead image
Homan: 'If you're here illegally and have a kid, that's on you' | The Conversation
Homan: 'If you're here illegally and have a kid, that's on you' | The Conversation lead image
Trump Border Czar Tom Homan: ‘There Will Be No Amnesty’ | The Conversation
Trump Border Czar Tom Homan: ‘There Will Be No Amnesty’ | The Conversation lead image
Border czar Tom Homan defends ICE agents wearing masks | The Conversation
Border czar Tom Homan defends ICE agents wearing masks | The Conversation lead image
Homan unsure of status of the eight men deported to South Sudan | The Conversation
Homan unsure of status of the eight men deported to South Sudan | The Conversation lead image

NPR

More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations
Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.
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The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure?
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Congressional Republicans have become more aligned with President Trump since he first took office. That makes even a single vote against him a "moderate" stance, even for staunch conservatives.
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Senate committee details failures by Secret Service in preventing Trump shooting
The Senate Homeland Security Committee said the Secret Service's "lack of structured communication was likely the greatest contributor to the failures" at the Pennsylvania rally last summer.

Five Thirty Eight

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry
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The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans
On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a
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