Upshot: A GOP strategy of red tape for the poor
A full list of what’s in the Senate bill
The Upshot
June 30, 2025

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

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A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save

The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.

By Alicia Parlapiano, Margot Sanger-Katz, Aatish Bhatia and Josh Katz

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Comparing How the House and Senate Bills Deliver on Trump’s Agenda

A look at some of the key provisions in Republicans' domestic policy bill and where the two chambers are divided.

By Ashley Wu, Andrew Duehren, Brad Plumer, Tony Romm, Margot Sanger-Katz and Michael Gold

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Why a G.O.P. Medicaid Requirement Could Set States Up for Failure

The Republicans’ big bill would require most states to build technology systems quickly and with little funding.

By Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff

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Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations

The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

By Edward Wong, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Minho Kim

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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 28, 2025

Can you sort 8 historical events?

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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If Everyone Had Voted, Harris Still Would Have Lost

New data, based on authoritative voter records, suggests that Donald Trump would have done even better in 2024 with higher turnout.

By Nate Cohn

A table shows how candidates for mayor of New York City performed in precincts with demographics based on those areas.

Keith Collins

See Which Neighborhoods and Groups Drove Mamdani’s Success in the N.Y.C. Primary

A Times analysis shows where Zohran Mamdani has built a strong lead in the votes counted so far.

By Keith Collins and Nicholas Fandos

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