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Trump’s administration has settled its legal fight with Columbia University, which is agreeing to pay a $200 million settlement, per a White House official.

US Army Corps of Engineers won’t send Manhattan Project waste from NY site to Wayne County, Evans says detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews ⁦@thompsoncarolk⁩

.@SenatorSlotkin just finished her maiden speech on the Senate floor, which she called a “love letter” to the state of Michigan

Trump OKs disaster declaration after northern Michigan ice storm detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

Senate Republicans say they are working on a bipartisan health package to lower drug and health insurance costs, a development that’s news to some Democrats who remain skeptical that their GOP colleagues will work with them. ow.ly/AXgh50Wu1z0

.@SenatorSlotkin on Republican redistricting: "If they're going to go nuclear in Texas, I'm going to go nuclear in other places. ... If they're proposing to rig the game, we're going to get in that game and fight." #AxiosLive

Bergman calls the $50m in public assistance a good first step

MEDC CEO: Agency handled $20M Beydoun grant appropriately, no 'special pressure' felt detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

Trump says he just spoke to @GovWhitmer on winter storm relief

Do Republicans have any plans to extend ACA funding that expires at the end of this year, amid premium hikes? @SpeakerJohnson: "I think that goes to the end of the calendar year, so we'll have discussion about the issue later. But it's hasn't come up yet. But it's on the radar."

Massie on eventually getting a vote on the Epstein resolution and why some GOPers are pushing back: Dogs don't bark at parked cars, right?This bill is moving. This is coming to a vote. We've got enough Republican co-sponsors of the bill, twice as many as we need right now, such…

New — House Admin Chair Rep. Steil announced new “security enhancements” for members ahead of the August recess including a jump from $10K to $20K for residential security programs and $5000 (up from $150) a month for their monitoring and maintenance allotment that can go towards…

NEWS: House Oversight just approved a motion to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell.

Whitmer appoints senior adviser to energy regulatory board detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via ⁦@detroitnews⁩

Statement by @weijia on behalf of the @whca on Trump excluding the @WSJ from the White House press pool as punishment for its coverage:

Top senators on the Homeland Security panel still have questions about the Trump assassination attempt and refused to sign onto chairman’s report: Gary Peters: “It’s interesting in this report; it was only Rand Paul, and not even another Republican signed onto it.”

🚨Some GOP members on Rules didn’t want to vote on Epstein amendments tonight amid Dem pressure — and felt leadership didn’t have a solution in place despite talking through several options today, per sources so current plan is no rule this week - a HUGE blow to GOP leaders who…

For those not on Capitol Hill, this is a House GOP debacle. They are so scared of votes re: Epstein that they will punt most of this week's legislative schedule and start their summer break early.