Today’s GUESTS:

Elon Musk, less than a week after leaving his role leading President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency efforts to cut spending and waste, on Tuesday savaged the president’s “big beautiful” tax-and-spending-cut bill as a “disgusting abomination” and chastised lawmakers for voting for it.  JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS IS Former Advisor for coalition communications at the Heritage Foundation and now Executive Director for the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, Tim Doescher.

President Trump declared Tuesday that “large scale fines” will be slapped on California after a transgender athlete racked up a pair of wins at a girls’ high school track and field championship, despite the commander-in-chief’s prior warnings against allowing such entries. JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS IS advocate for free speech and women’s rights and Fellow at the Leadership Institute: Women’s Leadership Program, Olivia Krolczyk.

Russia and Ukraine have been unable to make a significant breakthrough… even after direct talks in Istanbul. JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS IS Foreign Affairs Reporter at the Washington Examiner, Timothy Nerozzi.

Today’s STORIES:

Joe Biden’s longtime White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced today that she has left the Democratic Party and is writing a tell-all book about the “broken” administration she served.

Trade talks between the European Union and the United States are going in the right direction, although the Europeans said the doubling of U.S. metals tariffs did not help with the negotiations. 

Trump Admin Education Dept ditches Pride month for Title IX month

LARGEST ICE OPERATION YET – ICE just arrested 1,461 illegal aliens in the Greater Boston area.790 had criminal convictions or were charged with crimes.277 had final orders of deportation.

Scott Jennings, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Shermichael Singleton, and Jamal Simmons join Dana Bash to discuss Elon Musk’s departure from DOGE and the Democratic Party’s attempt to reassemble itself.’

Iran’s Khamenei slams US nuclear proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium

Thousands of Chinese Students May Lose U.S. Visas Under New Trump Policy

 “Turning Point USA” founder Charlie Kirk says the Democratic Party is in crisis because its coalitions are collapsing.

PBS NEWSHOUR: NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss 2028.

Keith says: “Walz, Moore, Pritzker, Buttigieg Are In The Establishment Wing Of The Democratic Party”

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