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NY Times: G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
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But the latest version of the Senate bill would go much further. It would impose a steep penalty on all new wind and solar farms that come online after 2027 — even if they didn’t receive federal subsidies — unless they follow complicated and potentially unworkable requirements to disentangle their supply chains from China. Since China dominates global supply chains, that measure could affect a large number of companies.
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Renewable energy companies say that they have been shifting away from Chinese components and toward using domestically made parts, but that the new restrictions are so opaque it could be tough for many businesses to prove they are in compliance.
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – June 29, 2025
There are four political stories people should know about tonight.
First, President Donald Trump’s tariff war and weaker consumer spending translated to a contraction of 0.5% in the U.S. economy in the first quarter, even more of a drop than the 0.2% economists expected. The economy Trump inherited from President Joe Biden led the world in productivity.
Second, John Hudson and Warren P. Strobel of the Washington Post reported today that intercepted communications showed that senior Iranian officials said the U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities caused less damage than they had expected and that they wondered why the strikes were so restrained.
…Third, Jeff Stein of the Washington Post reported today that the Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill makes the biggest cut ever to programs for low-income Americans. Those cuts have made many Republicans skittish about supporting the measure.
After Trump attacked him yesterday for not supporting the budget reconciliation bill, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has announced he will not run for reelection next year, indicating his unwillingness to face a primary challenger backed by Trump. This puts the seat in play for a Democratic pickup.
In a statement, Tillis said: “In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.” …
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Fourth, the Senate parliamentarian has told senators that several of the provisions added to the Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill violate the rules for budget reconciliation bills. Those provisions include the ones added to the bill to win the support of Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.Today, Trump pushed Republican senators to ignore the Senate parliamentarian, who judges whether proposed measures adhere to Senate rules. …
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Ruth Ann Crystal MD: COVID and Medical News 6/29/25
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The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) posted that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting this week was an “orchestrated effort to sow distrust in immunizations and the vaccine approval process.” Therefore, the AAP will continue to publish their own vaccine guidelines.
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Daily Beast: Trump Explodes at Claim He’s Copying Obama’s ‘Stupid’ Plan in Late-Night Post
DÉJÀ VU
Senator pointed out that Trump wasn’t the first president to offer Iran billions of dollars to restrict its nuclear program.
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Law & Chaos: SCOTUS Says Laws Don’t Count Until You Sue
They’re not saying Trump can break the law. They’re just saying no one can stop him.
LAWdork: John Roberts puts off deciding where he stands on fascism
Has the “conservative institutionalist” gone full MAGA? He won’t say, but his votes suggest he’s at least willing to let the Supreme Court flirt with going there.
Steve Vladeck: A New Kind of Judicial Supremacy
The Supreme Court closed the balance of the October 2024 Term with both actions and opinions that bespeak a new vision of how it exercises power—one that is as dangerous as it will be unpredictable.
Borowitz: Supreme Court Rules That it no Longer Exists
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ProPublica: Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirements, experts say.
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Dean Blundell: Kidnapped by ICE: Canada Wants Answers Around 55 of It’s Citizens Kidnapped By The Trump Regime
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Austin Chronicle: Area Lawyers Describe Immigrant Kids Without Representation, Refugees Arrested in Court
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Dean Blundell: Trump Lifts Key Russian Banking Sanctions
How Trump’s Sanctions Rollback Just Gave Putin a MAJOR Financial Boost
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Politico: Canada drops digital tax that angered Trump to resume US trade talks
The move comes as Washington pressures multiple trade partners — including the EU — to ease digital rules targeting American tech firms.
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Project 2025 Tracker
DOGE Tracker
ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
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