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Trump to limit intel sharing with Congress after Iran damage report leaks

President Donald Trump will reportedly limit intelligence sharing with Congress after a top-secret report leaked, indicating that the U.S. strike on Iran set back the country's nuclear program only months.

Axios reported that the Trump administration would share less intelligence through the CAPNET system after CNN and The New York Times published details of a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment on Iran.

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'That’s how you win': Bernie Sanders scolds Kamala Harris after NYC upset

Speaking on the surprising upset that was Zohran Mamdani’s performance in the New York City Democratic primary election, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) took a jab at Kamala Harris Wednesday, blaming her presidential election loss last year on what he described as a too-cozy relationship with billionaires and the donor class.

“He ran a brilliant campaign,” Sanders told Politico, speaking on Mamdani’s upset victory in the Democratic primary election for New York City Mayor.

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'That stuff lands': GOP strategist shares key message resonating with Trump fans

A longtime Republican strategist and focus group expert revealed on Wednesday that those she's speaking with are repeating messages from Democrats on cuts to Medicaid.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Sarah Longwell, also the publisher of The Bulwark, said that the message is sinking in: Republicans are cutting Medicaid to fund a tax cut for millionaires and billionaires.

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'They will not stop me': Dem speaks out after entering plea to assaulting feds

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) spoke out on Wednesday after pleading "not guilty" in a criminal case stemming from a visit to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in her district.

McIver was arrested and charged with assaulting an ICE officer during a visit to a detention facility on May 9. President Donald Trump's administration has said it will arrest individuals who interfere with immigration operations.

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White House threatens jail time as FBI probes source of Iran strike leak

President Donald Trump has attacked CNN and The New York Times for two days over a report that claimed Trump didn't "obliterate" the nuclear program in Iran as he claimed. Now the FBI is investigating how the news outlets obtained the information that the White House insists was false.

In a statement on Tuesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the reports false but then said that it was from a leaked classified document.

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'Got your timeline mixed up': Dem fact checks CNN anchor to his face

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) argued Tuesday that diplomacy was still the best option to ensure Iran's nuclear enrichment program remained below weapons-grade levels, now that a ceasefire has been reached over the nation's nuclear capabilities.

Smith blamed President Donald Trump for tearing up the original diplomatic solution, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear deal.

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Another top Senate Republican sends party warning over megabill cuts to Medicaid

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) isn't happy about the proposal for cuts to Medicaid that would disproportionately affect rural America.

Tillis, who is up for reelection in 2026, told Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio on Wednesday that he wants more money for states to fund the proposed regulations.

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'Low IQ candidate': Trump pushes Jasmine Crockett to run for president

President Donald Trump called on Democrats to make Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) their presidential nominee in 2028.

In a Wednesday rant on Truth Social, Trump pushed for Democrats to run Crockett and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on a ticket together. He suggested Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) should be appointed to the cabinet.

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'Get serious': GOP senator sends party stern message as megabill deadline looms

President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July deadline for Congress to pass his "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" hit another roadblock Wednesday after Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who remains among a few Republicans who have not yet pledged to support the budget reconciliation package, told Politico the meeting the deadline was “a stretch.”

“I don’t mind the President and Senator Thune saying, okay, we’ve got to get this done by July 4,” Johnson said. “I think that’s a stretch, I think we have a lot of outstanding issues, but setting that deadline is concentrating everybody’s efforts.”

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Chuck Schumer briefly hospitalized after Senate gym workout

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was temporarily taken to the hospital "out of an abundance of caution" after he got "lightheaded," his staff said.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Leader's office noted that Schumer, 74, was in the Senate gym when he didn't feel well.

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Millions proposed to settle Trump lawsuit over Harris interview on '60 Minutes'

A mediator is proposing that CBS News settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over his allegations that "60 Minutes" strategically edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make her seem smarter.

The potential $20 million package would include a donation, legal fees and a "public service announcement on Paramount-owned networks to fight antisemitism," the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The settlement includes a $17 million donation to Trump’s presidential foundation or museum, according to the report.

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Trump pick grilled on whistleblower claim he told DOJ to ignore court orders

A top lawyer in the Department of Justice, whom President Donald Trump has nominated for a circuit court judgeship, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he has "no recollection" of telling staff to ignore court orders while serving in the Manhattan District Attorney's office.

Emil Bove, who previously represented Trump in his New York state business fraud case, made the comments in response to a question from Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) about a whistleblower letter published on Tuesday that suggested Bove was willing to ignore court orders to help Trump get what he wanted.

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Trump demands CNN reporter be fired and thrown out 'like a dog': 'She lied!'

President Donald Trump continued his tirade against CNN by calling on the network to fire reporter Natasha Bertrand "like a dog."

After Bertrand contributed to CNN reporting on a Pentagon analysis that found Iran's nuclear sites were not "obliterated" by Trump's recent bombing strike, the president repeatedly lashed out at the network and its employees by calling them "scum."

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