Monday, June 30, 2025

Today's Paper

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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Weighing the Costs of Tax Cuts, Medicaid and ‘Debt Slavery’

As the Senate prepares to vote on a key piece of the president’s domestic agenda, prominent critics, including Elon Musk, are speaking out.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced and Danielle Kaye

image: The vote of Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is among the unknowns confronting Republicans in their quest to pass a huge Senate policy bill.

The New Cost of Trump’s Bill, and Gen Z’s Retirement Plan

Plus, the tricky science behind lime green Jell-O.

By Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and Mattathias Schwartz

image: John Thune, the Senate majority leader, with reporters. Republicans delayed a rapid-fire series of votes on President Trump’s signature policy legislation until Monday morning as they grasped for support.

Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.

Top gang leaders being sent back to El Salvador were part of a lengthy federal investigation that has amassed evidence of a corrupt pact between the Bukele government and MS-13.

By Alan Feuer, Maria Abi-Habib, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Annie Correal, William K. Rashbaum and Devlin Barrett

image: Mr. Bukele, the Salvadoran president, agreed to help the White House carry out one of Mr. Trump’s signature policy agendas — the mass deportation of immigrants — by allowing scores of them to be housed inside his prisons where they would likely be beyond the reach of the U.S. justice system in exchange for millions of dollars and a request for the return of about a dozen senior members of MS-13 who were facing American charges.

Why Is Trump Returning MS-13 Leaders to El Salvador? 5 Takeaways From the Times Investigation.

The agreement with Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, is undermining a long-running federal investigation into the gang, according to people familiar with the inquiry.

By The New York Times

image: President Trump hosted Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House in April.

Canada Will Scrap Tax That Prompted Trump to Suspend Trade Talks

The government said on Sunday night that it would cancel its tax on American technology companies, handing a victory to the Trump administration.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff

image: Prime Minister Mark Carney with President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, earlier this month.

Trump Wants America to Make iPhones. Here’s How India Is Doing It.

India is carving out a new space for Foxconn and other high-end manufacturers, just as President Trump demands American companies do at home.

By Alex Travelli, Hari Kumar and Saumya Khandelwal

image: Workers assembling circuit boards at Zetwerk Electronics in Bengaluru, India. Industries that feed Apple’s factory towns in China are coalescing in India’s heartland.

Trump’s Tariffs May Push This American Company to Move Jobs to China

The experience of a company in the textile business illustrates how the trade war could force some industries to shift production out of the United States.

By Peter S. Goodman

image: Cocona Labs makes compounds that it sells to apparel manufacturers. It is considering moving part of its production business to China, the exact opposite of what President Trump was hoping would happen as a result of his tariffs.

As Trade Deadline Nears, Europe Preps for a Scant Outline of a Deal

President Trump’s administration once promised 90 deals in 90 days. When it comes to the European Union, it may be more of a framework.

By Jeanna Smialek

image: Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, which is pushing for a trade deal with the United States by July 9.

2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush

Firefighters were responding to a blaze in the panhandle of Idaho when the shooting happened, a sheriff said. The body of a suspect was recovered on Sunday evening.

By Mike Baker, Jack Healy, Mark Walker, Bernard Mokam and Yan Zhuang

image: At least two firefighters are dead after being ambushed while responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.

What We Know About the Idaho Shooting

The authorities said a gunman started a wildfire to lure firefighters, then ambushed them in a sniper attack.

By Ali Watkins

image: Law enforcement closing down streets after the shootings and wildfire in Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, ID on Sunday.

‘Completely Disrupted’: Fear Upends Life for Latinos in L.A.

Anxiety over federal immigration detentions has gripped thousands of residents in the area and led many to limit the time they spend in public.

By Jesus Jiménez, Jill Cowan, Hamed Aleaziz, Ana Facio-Krajcer and Gabriela Bhaskar

image: Many Latinos are limiting the time they spend in public because they fear federal immigration agents will detain them.

The Summer Job, a Rite of Passage for Teens, May Be Fading Away

As businesses face economic uncertainty, seasonal work is harder to find, pushing the unemployment rate for teenagers above 13 percent.

By Kailyn Rhone

image: Ugenie Labranche, 16, has applied to more than a dozen jobs but still hasn’t landed an offer. Sometimes she has not even gotten a call back.

How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.

By Steve Lohr

image: Computer science education will probably focus less on coding and more on computational thinking and A.I. literacy, said Mary Lou Maher, a director of the Computing Research Association.

Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

Companies using A.I. tools to automate tasks like coding are changing job prospects for recent grads and college students. Tell us about your experiences.

By Natasha Singer

image: The A.I. boom is affecting people in the early stages of their tech careers.

Streams Were Dying in West Virginia. Here’s How They’re Coming Back.

Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering rare earths in the process.

By Mira Rojanasakul

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50 States, 50 Fixes

A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.

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Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.

By Ivan Nechepurenko and Nanna Heitmann

image: Chiho, a restaurant chain in Moscow. Chinese restaurants have been sprouting in cities across Russia.

Taiwan’s President Takes on China, and His Opponents, in Speaking Tour

Lai Ching-te is ramping up his warnings about China’s threat to Taiwan. Critics say he is stoking divisions, and risking blowback from Beijing.

By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

image: President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan attending the coast guard annual drill in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in June.

A Year After ‘Loveless Landslide,’ U.K. Leader Is Even Less Popular

With scores of Labour Party lawmakers in open revolt and voters signaling their distaste, some are urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to abandon caution and pivot left.

By Mark Landler

image: Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in March.

Starmer and Glastonbury Condemn Band’s Chant Against Israel’s Military

The band Bob Vylan led a crowd in a chant of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” while performing at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest music festival.

By Ali Watkins and Alex Marshall

image: Bobby Vylan of the band Bob Vylan crowdsurfing during the Glastonbury music festival on Saturday.

How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers

The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.

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What the University of Virginia Should Have Done

The university should have stood up to the Justice Department.

By Timothy J. Heaphy

image: Protesters at the University of Virginia showed their support last week for President James Ryan.

Corporate Politics

We take a look at why businesses are turning away from political causes.

By German Lopez

image: In Queens, N.Y.

Months Into Sean Combs’s Trial, Jurors Are Ready to Deliberate

The panel of 12 will be asked to decide whether the music mogul is guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

By Joe Coscarelli

image: The federal trial of Sean Combs is approaching its completion, with jurors set to begin deliberations on Monday.

2 Shot Near Stonewall Inn in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village

One of the victims was in critical condition after being shot in the head. Mayor Eric Adams said the shooting occurred as Pride celebrations were ending.

By Chelsia Rose Marcius and Mike Ives

image: Members of the New York Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit investigating near the scene of a shooting in Manhattan on Sunday.

From Iran-Israel Strikes to Russia’s War: How Conflicts Reshape Air Travel

Whether caused by a long war or brief skirmish, the closing of skies to air travel is having big effects on cost, convenience and safety.

By Anupreeta Das and Niraj Chokshi

image: A jet preparing to land at Mumbai’s airport. India’s air traffic was disrupted this spring after a brief clash with Pakistan prompted each country to close their airspace to the other’s planes.

E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work

In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the administration of engaging in unlawful partisan activity and endangering public health.

By Maxine Joselow

image: The top complaint of the letter, addressed to the E.P.A. administrator Lee Zeldin, was that decisions had been made based on a political agenda, not on science and the law.