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Trump’s ballroom project was already an unpopular mess. Allegations about a secret no-bid contract worth up to $500 million make it even worse.
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Last week, GOP leaders in the chamber lost control of the floor and failed to advance their legislative priorities. Now it’s worse.
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Last week, GOP leaders in the chamber lost control of the floor and failed to advance their legislative priorities. Now it’s worse.
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The president stopped hinting about a connection between his election goals and federal disaster assistance, and started making the connection overt.
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The president stopped hinting about a connection between his election goals and federal disaster assistance, and started making the connection overt.
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The vice president slammed Democrats for failing to work on a bipartisan housing bill. Even the president knew better.
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The vice president slammed Democrats for failing to work on a bipartisan housing bill. Even the president knew better.
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Hey! Remember last week's live event in Philadelphia with Rachel, Jen Psaki and Ali Vitali? MS NOW is putting it on TV!
This Friday, July 3 at 9pmET.
(We will also put the audio of this event into our podcast feed, so if you don't already follow that, it often has more than just show content, so it's worth your while. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.)
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR?
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- "The risk of such public threats is mounting because climate change is expanding the territory of certain pathogens, but researchers say there's another concern. The Trump administration has cut investments in programs and agencies that prevent, track, and respond to health hazards the federal government is now confronting."
(CBS News)
- "FBI Director Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS."
(NOTUS)
- "President Donald Trump wanted a splashy, ambitious and unparalleled semiquincentennial. Local libraries and historical associations across the country were instead forced to abandon planning for ambitious history and civics initiatives when his administration axed federal funding for state and local humanities projects last year."
(NOTUS)
- "Trump, who first made his name in business with real estate developments in New York, also disclosed that he received $635 million in royalties from what were described as “Celebration Coins.” It was not immediately clear what those coins are."
(CNBC)
- "A multi-state investigation found that three of the country’s largest egg producers allegedly worked together for years to artificially increase the price of eggs."
(Wisconsin Public Radio)
- Inside the Egg Price-Fixing Scandal That Spiked American Grocery Bills — Executive texts and emails show effort to sway market, Justice Department says; ‘bid like they vote in Chicago, early and often’
(Wall Street Journal)
- "All told, the president pulled in at least $2.2 billion, a figure that includes other parts of his vast holdings, such as his real estate assets. That compares to a minimum of $622 million his enterprises pulled in for all of 2024, before he returned to the presidency."
(New York Times)
- "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was among several agencies gutted by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency in 2025. That February, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management abruptly fired 880 NOAA employees. Two months later, NOAA approved over 1,000 deferred resignations or buyouts. These sweeping staff cuts forced the National Weather Service (NWS), the forecasting arm of NOAA, to halt or reduce weather balloon launches at 11 locations."
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
(Gizmodo)
- "Another large study has found no link between autism and Tylenol use during pregnancy, refuting claims by President Trump and anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
(Ars Technica)
- "All of these legal fights dovetail with the Trump administration's push to amass sensitive voter-roll data from states and check it against a database for verifying voter eligibility that has been found to erroneously flag U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote."
(NPR)
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Rachel Maddow reports on a protest march from the site of the Crystal City Internment Camp where Japanese-Americans were held during World War II, to the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, and shares the remarks of Dr. Satsuki Ina, a survivor of Japanese incarceration. Protesters are calling for the troubled immigration camp at Dilley, Texas, where kids are being held along with their families, to be closed.
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"Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution"
comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now.
See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order.
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