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NYTIMES (Aishvarya Kavi) - How Trump Made ‘Y.M.C.A.’ His Anthem, Despite the Village People and Victor Willis’s Mixed Feelings

On social media, he said the Village People’s lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him “right from the beginning.” But the president has a more complicated history with the group.

NYTIMES (Emily Davies and Tim Balk) - Ruling on Trans Athletes Gave the G.O.P. a Win. Most Democrats Looked the Other Way.

While Republicans celebrated the ruling, many Democrats stayed quiet on an issue that had proved divisive in the last election.

NYTIMES (Emma Goldberg) - What America’s 250th Means to Mamdani

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not actively pushed New York City’s role in the nation’s anniversary celebrations, in part because of the complexities he sees in the country’s past and present.

AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Anthropic's Fable 5 is back after the Trump administration lifted export controls

Anthropic's Fable 5 model came back online for users on Wednesday, after the Trump administration lifted an export control late Tuesday. Why it matters: It's the most powerful publicly available AI tool — so capable that the U.S. government decided Anthropic had to add further safety measures in order to make it broadly available. Driving the news: Fable is available to all customers, Anthropic said, though queries it deems to pose security or safety risks may be routed to less powerful models. - For the most part, customers who want to use Fable will have to do so outside of any subscription plan, paying for the tokens they use. - Anthropic says that, until July 7, subscribers can tap Fable for up to half of their included data…

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Federal Court Upholds State Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration.

A new Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime is taking effect, following a federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit by pro-illegal immigrant organizations.

A new Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime is taking effect, following a federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit by pro-illegal immigrant organizations. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tennessee can enact a law making it a state crime for illegal immigrants to remain in the state after receiving a final deportation order or to re-enter after a previous deportation, with penalties including up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The law’s enactment follows a judge’s dismissal of a pro-illegal immigrant lawsuit challenging its provisions. DETAIL: U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson, a Trump nominee, ruled that the ACLU and National Immigration Law Center lacked standing to challenge the law, describing their…Open

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Andy Ogles: Congress needs to do its freaking job

Rep. Andy Ogles: "So I predicted that the Supreme Court ruling wouldn't go our way. We had this legislation ready to go." "It's a temporary fix to stop the Chinese invasion of Guam with the birth terrorism, where you literally have someone whose child is a Communist Party member who would be eligible to run for president of the United States of America. Think about that for a moment."

REDSTATE (Sister Toldjah) - DHS Puts Walz on Blast for Pardoning Criminal Illegal Who Sexually Assaulted a 10-Year-Old Girl