Mentioned in this edition: Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Jeanine Pirro, Anna Paulina Luna, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Laura Loomer, Casey Means, Mike Waltz, and more.

Good morning. Marco Rubio is quickly rising among Trump’s top officials, becoming the first man since Kissinger to oversee multiple top foreign policy roles. Also, Judge Jeanine moves from prime time to Capitol Hill.

🔎 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

✅ Trump appointed Judge Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney for DC. President Trump announced that Judge Jeanine Pirro will serve as the interim US Attorney for Washington, DC, following her departure from Fox News. Pirro, a former district attorney and judge, is the second former Fox News host to fill a role in the Trump administration. Trump's move comes after his withdrawal of Ed Martin's nomination for the role. Pirro may face pushback, including from Republicans.

💰 Trump pushes for higher taxes on the wealthy. President Trump suggested raising the top tax rate for individuals making millions of dollars a year during a call with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The proposal aims to fund promised tax cuts for the working and middle class while protecting Medicaid. This plan is a massive change from traditional Republican tax plans, signaling Trump’s focus on the working class.

✂️ Congress is split over Medicaid cuts. House and Senate Republican leaders clashed over proposed Medicaid reductions, with Senate leadership disagreeing about how much to cut. The dispute threatens to derail their July 4 reconciliation package deadline, with senators acknowledging presidential intervention may be needed. The battle exposes deepening rifts between GOP fiscal hawks and moderates over healthcare spending.

⚖️ Trump named six new federal judges The president nominated Whitney Hermandorfer, a former clerk for Justices Alito, Barrett, and Kavanaugh, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, alongside five other conservative picks for federal courts. Progressive groups blasted the nominees as "MAGA loyalists" with "extreme backgrounds." These are Trump’s first judicial picks of his new presidency, with dozens of vacancies left to fill.

THE EXECUTIVE

Mentioned behind the paywall: Ed Martin, the India-Pakistan conflict, and Libya.

CONGRESS

Mentioned behind the paywall: The PATRIOT Act, AI regulation, the abortion pill, and the Gulf of America.

DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES

Mentioned behind the paywall: The IRS, DOGE, Laura Loomer, and Casey Means.

Marco Rubio: foreign policy kingmaker

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Marco Rubio, as Secretary of State, has amassed an extraordinary set of responsibilities in the Trump administration.

President Trump recently named Rubio interim National Security Adviser (NSA) after removing Mike Waltz from the post, meaning he now holds four major federal roles: secretary of state, national security adviser, acting administrator of USAID, and acting archivist of the United States…

MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER

How left and right outlets frame Jeanine Pirro’s nomination for US attorney for DC

Mentioned behind the paywall: The Guardian, Axios, The Daily Caller, and Just The News.

THE DAILY DEBATE

POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY

Are you interested in who becomes pope?

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POP QUIZ

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