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What We’re Reading: BBB In Trouble, CCP Loves Harvard, Classy Joe, … And More

Big, Beautiful Trouble

6 Senate Republicans Who Could Hold Up Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ — The Hill

Rand Paul Threatens To Block Trump’s Economic Bill Over Debt Ceiling Concerns — Fox News

‘It’s Completely Unsustainable’: Republican Lawmaker Doubles Down, Knocks Trump Tax Bill  —  USA Today

Musk Slams Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ As Undercutting DOGE, Raising National Deficit — Washington Times

Speaker: Critics Wrong, Bill Will ‘Reduce the Deficit,’ Not Raise It — Newsmax

OMB’s Vought: Big Beautiful Bill Doesn’t Increase Deficit — Newsmax

Yes, Next Question…

Will America’s National Parks Survive Trump?  —  New York Times

Dispatches from the Tolerant Left

Man Yelled ‘Free Palestine’ Before Setting Victims On Fire At Peaceful Pro-Israel Gathering, FBI Says — Fox News

“Act Of Terror”: 6 Injured As Man Uses Flamethrower, Incendiary Device On Pro-Israel Demonstrators In Boulder  —  Colorado Sun

Suspect In Boulder Terror Attack Determined To Be Egyptian Man In US Illegally: FBI — Fox News

Media Malfeasance

CNN’s Sick Reaction to the Boulder Terror Attack — PJ Media

Same Salute, Different Party: Media Spins for Cory Booker — Legal Insurrection

Stay Classy, Joe

Biden On ‘Original Sin’ Authors: ‘I Can Beat The Hell Out Of Both Of Them’ — Straight Arrow News

Joe Biden Could “Get Lost In His Closet,” According To A Secret Service Whistleblower — Not the Bee

China, My China

Defense Secretary Hegseth Warns Asia Allies China Threat ‘Imminent’ — Politico

Report: Harvard School of Choice for Chinese Communist Party — Newsmax

Misc

‘Rest Assured’: Tariffs ‘Not Going Away’ Despite Court Rulings, Trump Commerce Sec Says — Daily Caller

Drill Baby Drill: White House Clears Way for New Energy Projects — Washington Free Beacon

‘Who Was Signing Those?’: Doctor Asks Who Was ‘In Charge’ During Biden Admin — Daily Caller

‘Our Own Doing’: California Democrats Try To Figure Out How To Win National Elections Again — Los Angeles Times

Palisades Resident Destroys LA Mayor Bass’ Narrative, Describes ‘Bureaucratic Hell’ Following Wildfire — RedState

Humor

The Week In Pictures: Agony of Defeat Edition — Powerline

Cory Booker Announces Plan To Occupy The Rhineland — Babylon Bee

10 Ways Democrats Plan To Win Back Men — Babylon Bee

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