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New: Kristi Noem is seeking advice on “how to fire people who don’t like us” as she moves to overhaul a DHS workforce that she complained “hasn’t been required to do much." More here: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Trump administration withheld nearly $7 billion in school funding, alarming education advocates and Democratic lawmakers. The funds support programs for after school, English-language learning, adult education and other initiatives. wapo.st/4lyQHUO

MEANWHILE: House Freedom Caucus leaders are circulating this doc torching the Senate-passed "big beautiful bill." They say it increases deficits and contains insufficient clean energy cuts, inadequate Medicaid rules, "excessive port for Alaska and Hawaii," among other grievances.

Rep. Thomas Massie, asked if the WH has reached out to him, first says “no” then adds: “I mean, he reaches out every day on Twitter… reaching out with a million dollars of ads in my district with a picture of me and the Ayatollah,” he added Says he was not invited to the WH

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S. " I can't believe that this is happening in America," he told NPR. "That blows me away, like a country that I fought for." npr.org/2025/06/24/g-s…

FLASH: Former Jan 6 defendant Edward Kelley is sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON in plot to target and murder law enforcement, including agents, officers, and employees of the FBI

House Folding Caucus

A strange quote-tweet from a House Republican who won by less than 3 points last year.

"Under normal circumstances, Sakeik — a woman with no criminal record, who is married to a U.S. citizen and has been in the U.S. since she was 8 — would not be a target for deportation" washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

As (((Jacob Bogage))) reported, this email is not accurate. Social Security benefits are still taxed for seniors, and roughly half of seniors 65+ won’t benefit from the new $6K deduction, experts told Jeff Stein: washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Federal Hiring Office Walks Back Essay Questions for New Hires news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

The Social Security Administration sent an email soon after President Trump's legislative package was passed, saying most people won’t pay federal income taxes on their benefits. But Congress didn’t directly exempt those payments from taxes. wapo.st/4eKqbWr

CLOUD SEEDING IN TEXAS!? The former National Security Advisor to the 45th President is pushing dangeorus conspiracy theories about cloud seeding in the wake of deadly Texas flooding. Let’s make this a learning moment and deconstruct and examine his claims. Cloud seeding played

A NWS union “said the two forecasting offices responding to the floods were prepared: Both are operating with only a handful of vacancies…That is in contrast to other Weather Service forecasting offices around the country” washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

The news surrounding the Texas floods is heart-breaking -- as at least 59 people have died and 11 girls attending a summer camp remain missing. Some things to understand: * The National Weather Service issued timely watches and warnings for the devastating rains that fell;

NEW: Food banks are already reeling from federal funding cuts and high post-pandemic need. Now, the megabill is poised to kick millions out of Medicaid and food assistance programs, potentially forcing families toward the food bank network. My latest for POLITICO:

Michael McCown just confirmed that authorities called last night to have him identify Linnie. She was found. She is survived by two siblings and a pair of devoted parents in Austin. She was her father’s sweet girl.

JUST IN: Trump admin now again calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation "a one off mistake...an administrative error." Didn't they fire a lawyer and suspend another for saying this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Wow. After releasing a two-page memo about Jeffrey Epstein, the DOJ now says "no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted."

This thread from 2023: