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NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest

The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.

NYTIMES (Tracey Tully) - D.M.V. Error Led to 400 Noncitizens Voting in New Jersey, Governor Says

The New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles software glitch also registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday.

AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Trump admin freezes more than $1 billion in Medicaid funds

The Trump administration is halting more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota until the states take more steps to investigate questionable claims, federal health officials said on Tuesday. Why it matters: The moves continue a series of freezes to blue states' funding as part of the administration's crackdown on fraud. - They also maintain scrutiny of Minnesota's safety net funding after the administration used the state's inability to rein in fraud as justification for launching last year's ICE enforcement surge. Driving the news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it's deferring about $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota after financial…

AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Trump administration consults unused 1930s law for tariff playbook

The Trump administration keeps finding new ways to wage trade wars. As one novel tariff authority nears its expiration, it's testing another — threatening huge duties on Canadian goods under a never-before-used law. Why it matters: The administration's willingness to test new trade authorities makes tariff policy harder for businesses, investors and foreign governments to handicap. - It's hard to know which will survive challenges in the courts, and over what time horizon there may be any resolution. - Even if individual tariffs are delayed or struck down, the administration can still use the threat of them to gain negotiating leverage while forcing companies to plan for higher costs. - It's unfolding even as renewed conflict in the…

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Democrats probe Epstein's ties with foreign governments

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump , when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records. The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall. Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia. - In one exchange , Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial…