July 3, 2025
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Cut to the News will not be published Friday, July 4. Have a glorious Fourth as we celebrate this incredible nation, a very different place from the previous July 4th! At least everyone can agree on that . . .
Leading the News . . .
House GOP advances Trump megabill after dramatic overnight vote . . . .House Republicans advanced their "big, beautiful bill" full of President Trump's legislative priorities early Thursday morning, overcoming a key procedural hurdle after a dramatic vote that GOP leaders left open for hours to quell an internal revolt. The chamber voted 219-213 to adopt a rule governing debate on Trump's domestic agenda, opening up discussion on the megabill and teeing up a final vote on the package. Heading into the rule vote, conservatives had warned that they would sink the procedural measure unless it was delayed. Speaker Mike Johnson called their bluff. The Hill
Trump speaks with GOP holdouts blocking his megabill in early-morning call
Politics
Ratcliffe's scathing review finds John Brennan pushed to include Steele Dossier in 2016 assessment . . . CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday released a scathing review of the U.S. intelligence community's assessment of Russian influence in the 2016 election, criticizing then-CIA Director John Brennan for joining the FBI in pushing to include British ex-spy Christopher Steele's baseless anti-Trump dossier. In the review, Ratcliffe also critiqued the CIA and FBI's "high confidence" assessment that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had "aspired" to help Trump win. Just the News
Why is no one calling Obama a "fascist" for allowing the politicization of US spy and federal police agencies?
Mamdani Bill Would Fine New Yorkers $1M For Donating To 'Unauthorized' Nonprofits In Israel . . . Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate in New York City's mayoral race, sponsored a bill that would fine Jewish groups at least $1 million for donating to "unauthorized" charities operating in Israel. Mamdani first introduced his bill, known as the "Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act," in 2023 to block donations to groups that he accused of funding the "expulsion and dispossession of Palestinians in the occupied territories." Daily Wire
Commie.
By The Numbers: Even CNN's Expert Pollster Shocked By How Anti-Israel Dems Have Become . . . "Who do Democrats sympathize more with: Israelis or Palestinians? In 2017, the Democratic Party was a pro-Israeli party," Harry Enten explained. "Look at this. They sympathized with the Israelis by 13 points—more with the Israelis than the Palestinians. But look at this sea change. Now, Democrats sympathize more with the Palestinians by 43 points." "Oh my God! That is a change in the margin of 56 points over the course of just eight years. Daily Wire
DOJ Sues More States Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens . . . The Department of Justice has finally—after three decades—started enforcing the federal law that prohibits states from offering in-state tuition to illegal aliens unless they also offer in-state tuition to everyone else—including all citizen students from out of state. The law it's enforcing has existed since 1996, when Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. Daily Signal
Biden Complains That President Trump is Undoing His Accomplishments
Honestly, that wouldn't take a lot of effort.
Rep. Jayapal calls ICE 'a terrorist force' . . . "ICE is acting like a terrorist force, Pramila Jayapal posted on Istnagram. People across the country of all legal statuses — including U.S. citizens — are being kidnapped and disappeared off the street by masked men. No oversight, no accountability. Completely lawless. She later defended the remark and said the administration owes American an apology. Fox News
Bush, Obama team up to trash Trump decision to shutter USAID . . . .Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday, while also taking shots at President Donald Trump and his administration for shuttering the agency plagued by accusations of fraud and abuse. "Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it's a tragedy," Obama said in a video that was shown to departing USAID employees Monday. Fox News
Colorado gets new Trump portrait after he balked at last one . . . Colorado's Democratic lawmakers said Thursday they would temporarily replace an $11,000 portrait of President Trump in the state Capitol with a painting donated by the White House after he previously criticized the original artwork. Former state Sen. Lois Court (D), chair of the Colorado Capitol Building Advisory Committee, made the decision to decommission Sarah Boardman's portrait of the president following his outspoken criticism of the image. The Hill
Better, thank you.
National Security
Zero Illegal Aliens Were Let Into US in June . . . The Trump administration's border czar Tom Homan announced on X Tuesday evening that not a single person detained at the border in June was released into the country. Last month's border numbers are in, and they are a massive win for President Donald Trump and the rule of law. That goes alongside a dramatic decline in total border encounters since Trump took office. Daily Signal
Federal Judge Takes Aim At Key Pillar Of Trump's Border Policy With Sweeping Ruling . . . A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's proclamation freezing most asylum claims at the southern border. Federal District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Randolph Moss wrote in a 128-page opinion that the president lacked authority under immigration law and the U.S. Constitution to issue the proclamation. The judge, an Obama appointee, stayed his ruling for 14 days to give the Trump administration a chance to appeal. Daily Wire
Americans at July 4th celebrations warned of lone wolf terrorist threat . . . Federal officials are warning of lone wolves who pose the biggest terror threat to Fourth of July celebrations amid tensions between the United States and the Middle East. Tensions escalated on June 22, when the U.S. Military bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran, according to Trump administration officials. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the agency is "working closely with the FBI and other federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to ensure a safe and secure Independence Day across the nation." Fox News
International
Britain's Starmer backs his Treasury chief after she's seen sobbing in Parliament . . . British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is secure in her job after a series of government U-turns dented her revenue-raising plans and sparked speculation about her future. Rumours swirled after Reeves appeared to be in tears in the House of Commons, the day after an embarrassing reversal for the government over its plans to cut welfare spending. The Treasury said Reeves was dealing with a "personal matter." Associated Press
Money
US job growth beats expectations in June, unemployment rate dips to 4.1% . . . U.S. job growth was solid in June while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.1%, suggesting the labor market remained stable and potentially allowing the Federal Reserve to delay resuming cutting interest rates until September. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 147,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 144,000 advance in May, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its closely watched employment report on Thursday. Reuters
CEOs Start Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: AI Will Wipe Out Jobs . . . "Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.," Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley said in an interview last week with author Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Ideas Festival. "AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind." At JPMorgan Chase, Marianne Lake, CEO of the bank's massive consumer and community business, told investors in May that she could see its operations head count falling by 10% in the coming years as the company uses new AI tools. Wall Street Journal
Microsoft's largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions . . . Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday that hit the company's Xbox video game business and other divisions. Among those losing their jobs are 830 workers tied to Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, according to a notice sent to state officials Wednesday. Associated Press
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Cuts-struck CNN staffers bristle as star anchor Kaitlan Collins snaps up island vacation home . . . Suck it — I'll be in Nantucket. Page Six hears that there's some sniping at CNN over office gossip that star anchor Kaitlan Collins has snapped up a "very expensive" Nantucket vacation home — while her colleagues are reeling from staff cuts, newsroom reorgs, and other belt-tightening measures at the struggling network. "She just bought some bougie place and CNN people are grossed out that she paid so much," said a source. They added for good measure, "She's way overpaid." New York Post
Quantum tech is coming — and with it a risk of cyber doomsday . . . Quantum computing is seen as the next frontier in technology. Its capabilities surpass those of existing supercomputers, enabling it to solve problems in areas ranging from drug discovery to battery technology, as well as communications and navigation tech for defense and space. Once quantum computers reach the inflection point, it would effectively mean that most of today's data zooming around on internet wires would be readable to anyone tapping in. Politico
See, this is why man invented filing cabinets. Because neither Bill Gates nor Xi Jinping has access to them.
Bryan Kohberger prosecutor reveals chilling step-by-step account of murderer's brutal killings of 4 Idaho students
Seven missing after powerful explosion at California fireworks facility . . . Hundreds of people are without power, and seven people remain missing after a violent explosion at a fireworks facility in Yolo County, California, early Tuesday evening. At least two people were injured in the explosion, which happened just before 6 p.m. local time at a facility housing commercial fireworks in Esparto. During a news conference on Wednesday, Esparto Fire Chief Curtis Lawrence confirmed firefighters initially entered the building, but were later pulled out due to "the severity and the risks that were there." Fox News
In a bid to reduce animal experiments, EPA offers fish, rats for adoption . . . The EPA said it is behind schedule because of Biden administration decisions that erased a 2035 deadline for phasing out animal testing. "As animals continued to be tested by the agency because of the intentional lack of progress on efforts to reduce animal testing over the past four years, the Trump EPA is working to get as many of the animals into loving homes as possible," the agency told The Times. Washington Times
Rats are actually friendly and intelligent. So go get one. But, if we don't test on animals, we cannot develop the drugs and devices that save human lives.
Guilty Pleasures
Drag Queen influencer Pattie Gonia Ends Pride Month by calling Trump "bitch" . . . Celebrity drag queen Pattie Gonia closed out LGBTQ Pride Month with a vulgar, derogatory message for President Donald Trump. "Dear Trump, because we know you're gonna listen to this later, we have a little message for you. Because the muzzle doesn't work on us, bitch," Pattie Gonia told the cheering crowd. "Climate change is real! Pride is a protest! Protect the dolls! Black Lives Still Matter! No one is illegal on stolen land. And Free Palestine." Pattie Gonia added, "Better to be a faggot than a fascist." Breitbart
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