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The Associated Press reports: The administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more as part of a review to ensure grants align with President Donald Trump’s priorities. The move leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs this summer and in the upcoming …

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: Women in Wisconsin will continue to have access to abortion services under a new ruling from the state’s highest court that invalidates a 176-year-old state law that had banned abortions in nearly every situation. In a ruling July 2, the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s previous decision that overturned the 19th Century …

“As President of the United States, I’m not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I’ll save New York City, and make it ‘Hot’ and ‘Great’ again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!” – Trump, who yesterday claimed that Zohran Mamdani is an …

Politico reports: Many members had already returned to their districts and are now scrambling to return. But over 200 flights into Reagan National Airport were either cancelled or delayed Tuesday, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware. Members in some cases are opting for a long road trip back into town before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the earliest voting is expected to …

The Hill reports: The House Rules Committee advanced the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” early Wednesday morning after an hours-long meeting, sending the legislation to the floor for consideration as its fate in the chamber remains unclear. The panel adopted the procedural rule in a 7-6 vote, with two Republicans — Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) — siding …

Florida Politics reports: It seemed a noble, compassionate pursuit: a pilot program to install small air conditioning units in the dorms of three Miami-Dade correctional facilities as a test for a broader initiative across the state. Senate and House lawmakers agreed, earmarking $300,000 to see the program through, the exact sum Doral Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Islamorada Rep. Jim …

The Washington Post reports: A federal court on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from cutting short the temporary protected status designation for Haiti, days after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem announced the designation preventing some Haitian immigrants from being deported would end in September. New York Eastern District Judge Brian M. Cogan, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that …

The Associated Press reports: Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is mounting a GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the incumbent isn’t conservative enough to represent the state. Bauer, a wealthy developer, is a longtime backer of President Donald Trump. His candidacy sets up a midterm grudge match with Graham, a four-term senator whose relationship with Donald …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. It does not. Instead of eliminating the tax, the Senate and House have each passed their own versions of a temporary tax deduction for seniors aged 65 and over, which applies to all income — not …

The Huffington Post reports: The White House on Tuesday marked Donald Trump’s visit to his administration’s controversial new migrant detention center in Florida’s Everglades — which has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — with an at least partially AI-generated social media post that was swiftly condemned as “shameful” by critics, but predictably cheered by the president’s MAGA base. “There is only …