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5 big things

1.Behind the Curtain: Intelligence explosion

  • Jim VandeHei,
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How Elon grew to love Anthropic
2.How Elon grew to love Anthropic
Gas prices won't return to pre-war levels any time soon
3.Gas prices won't return to pre-war levels any time soon
Read: Epstein's purported suicide note released by judge
4.Read: Epstein's purported suicide note released by judge
Republicans' midterm health care dilemma
5.Republicans' midterm health care dilemma
    • Justin Green,
    • Andrew Solender
    13 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Trump's redistricting revenge tour heads down South
    This is Mike Johnson

    Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

    President Trump's revenge tour didn't just draw blood in Indiana. It put Republican holdouts across the South on notice.

    Why it matters: Republicans are being squeezed to approve last-minute new maps that give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a shot at saving his majority in November.

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    • Brittany Gibson
    14 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Trump's mandatory detention policy fails in Florida appeals court
    An aerial photo shows the Krome Detention Center in Florida on July 4, 2025.

    Detainees are seen at Krome Detention Center run by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 4, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images

    A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday.

    Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the administration's controversial policy to hold people in immigration detention with the possibility for bond.

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    • Josephine Walker
    15 hours ago
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    Health
    Trump's student loan limits could rock the health care industry
    Illustration of a caduceus with a price tag

    Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios

    The Trump administration's new federal student loan limits could force aspiring health care workers to abandon their degrees or turn to private lenders.

    Why it matters: America's aging population means the nation needs more health care workers, but the borrowing cap could exacerbate the industry's worker shortage, which is already marked by medical care deserts and longer wait times.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)

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