NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - France Is Poised to Restrict Social Media for Children
Its new law, which would be the first of its kind enacted by a European country, would ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15.
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.
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - How Republicans Made Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point
Republicans claim that Olive Garden polices its Never-Ending Pasta Bowl more tightly than the United States does its elections. It’s not that simple.
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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…
ABCNEWS - Comer calls it 'unacceptable' after Alan Dershowitz rejects Epstein panel appearance
House Oversight chair James Comer says it's "unacceptable" that lawyer Alan Dershowitz failed to appear before the panel Monday as part of its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
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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…
NYTIMES (Emily Baumgaertner Nunn) - The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally for Everyone
Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.
NYTIMES (Gina Kolata) - ‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That
A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.
NYTIMES (Tibisay Romero and Genevieve Glatsky) - In Venezuela’s Rubble, a Search for the Family Pets
Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.
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