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GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states

July 3, 2025 5:00 AM ET The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic Medicaid cuts of about $1 trillion over 10 years through Trump's tax and spending legislation, red state governors are saying little publicly about what it does to health care — even as they face reductions that will punch multibillion-dollar hole ...

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US supreme court clears way for deportation of migrants to South Sudan

Thu 3 Jul 2025 17.28 EDT The supreme court on Thursday cleared the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties. The decision comes after the court’s conservative majority found that immigration officials can quickly deport people to third countries. The majority halted an order that had allowed immigrants to challenge any removals to countries outside their homeland where they could be in da ...

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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

By MELINA WALLING Updated 2:57 PM EDT, July 3, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully undermining” the Trump administration’s agenda. In a letter made public Monday, the employees wrote that the agency is no longer living up to its mission to protect human health and the environment. The letter represented rare public criticism from agency employees who ...

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Noem signs waivers for 17 miles of waterborne barriers in Rio Grande

07/03/25 11:34 AM ET Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver allowing 17 miles of “waterborne barrier” to be constructed quicker in Texas as part of a broader effort to erect President Trump’s border wall. “A capability gap has been identified in waterways along the Southwest border where drug smuggling, human trafficking and other dangerous and illegal activity occurs. In response to this gap, CBP has identified the requirement for the construction of waterborne barriers to s ...

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Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback

July 3, 2025, 1:40 PM Four major law enforcement groups are sounding the alarm in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about potential cuts to the intelligence-gathering arm of her agency. The Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) and National Fusion Center Association (NFCA) warn that any potential changes to the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) cu ...

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House passes tax and immigration bill, sending it to Trump's desk

(Washington Post) Republicans on Thursday notched the first major legislative victory of President Donald Trump’s second term, a mammoth tax and immigration agenda the GOP hopes will reshape the U.S. economy and unwind many of the Biden administration’s accomplishments. The House, in a 218 to 214 vote, passed Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill," a $3.4 trillion measure to extend tax cuts from Trump’s first term and implement new campaign promises — such as eliminating income taxes on tips and overtime wages — while spending hundreds of billions of dollars on immigration enforcement and defense. It raises the country’s borrowing cap by $5 trillion, staving off a debt default that the Treasury was weeks away from breaching.

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Democratic Lawmaker In Awe Over GOP Colleagues: 'What's Wrong With You People?'

(Huff Post) Speaking on the House floor, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) tore into his colleagues on the other side of the aisle, frustrated with their apparent willingness to shepherd a version of President Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill into law. “I say to my Republican colleagues: What’s wrong with you people?” McGovern said Wednesday during a period of debate on the massive piece of legislation. As ranking member of the House Rules Committee, McGovern oversaw his party’s speaking time on the floor. The Democrats used it to hammer home the impact the bill would have on essential government benefits, with big cuts to the SNAP food assistance program and Medicaid.

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Trump "posed for photos and handed out signed swag" to convince Republicans

(Raw Story) Trump, fresh off his "blunt-force charm offensive" to woo hardline conservatives, expressed confidence Wednesday night that his party would fall in line and vote to pass his signature budget bill. The president has pulled out all the stops to get deficit hawks to fall in line, including posing for photos, handing out signed swag, and charming holdouts in his party.

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Paramount Board Worried That CBS Paying Too Much to Trump Risked Lawsuits Claiming 'Bribery'

(Mediaite) The decision by Paramount Global, CBS’ parent company, to settle the lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the network over a 6o Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris last October conflicted the company’s directors who worried refusal to settle would derail the planned merger with Skydance but settling for too much could increase the risk of a shareholder lawsuit and congressional investigations.

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Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback

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EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

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US supreme court clears way for deportation of migrants to South Sudan

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Noem signs waivers for 17 miles of waterborne barriers in Rio Grande

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GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states

6 hrs ago - July 3, 2025 5:00 AM ET The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic ... (NPR)

House passes tax and immigration bill, sending it to Trump's desk

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