“Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper released its final prediction Monday for how President Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement will grow the national debt and affect U.S. households,” Politico reports. “Over the next decade, the megabill Trump signed on July 4 would increase the federal

As they gear up for special elections next fall, appointed Sens. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Ashley Moody (R-FL) are facing easier paths than some had initially expected, NBC News reports. Crowded primaries haven’t materialized, both have proven strong fundraisers and their states are trending redder.

New York Times: “For decades, the prices Medicare pays doctors for different medical services have been largely decided not by Medicare itself, but by a powerful industry group, the American Medical Association…” “And for decades, critics have complained that this process unfairly rewards surgeons

The New Yorker profiles Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who speaks with President Trump “on the phone most nights, at around one in the morning, just after Lutnick gets in bed.” They talk about “real stuff,” like Canadian steel tariffs, and also about “nothing,” which he summarized as “sporting

“If they want war, they will get war.” — A German official quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on a possible trade war between the EU and the United States.