News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Congress passes President Trump's massive domestic policy bill, handing him the first major legislative achievement of his second term cnn.it/4lDLw6d
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has broken a “magic minute” record in a marathon speech that seeks to delay the vote for the final passage of Pres. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” ahead of Republicans’ self-imposed July 4 deadline.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Ukrainian authorities are enlisting European help to increase domestic military production as the United States pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Members of Congress, State Department officials and key European allies were blindsided by the Pentagon’s decision to halt some weapons shipments to Ukraine.
— Politico (@politico.com) July 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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More than 80 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Thursday, according to health officials.
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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BREAKING: The first immigration detainees have arrived at a Florida detention center in the Everglades.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is claiming he suffered “severe beatings,” sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.
— Politico (@politico.com) July 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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JUST IN: Restaurants ask Trump for "targeted relief" from immigration crackdown
— Axios (@axios.com) July 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Andry Hernandez Romero, a make-up artist from Venezuela who sought asylum in the U.S., was sent to a megaprison in El Salvador because of his tattoos, his lawyers say. NBC News' David Noriega spoke to Hernandez's family, who says they have not heard from him since.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security said it's investigating security camera video that allegedly shows immigration agents urinating in a Pico Rivera high school's parking lot.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Rubio calls off his Japan and South Korea visit, Nikkei reports reut.rs/3IaBD1u
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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With the stormy weather ahead, travel woes are likely for Fourth of July revelers with planned trips.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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