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IT'S MUELLER TIME Yer boi Robert Mueller is in the midst of testifying before Congress. Mueller’s telling it like it is, and Republicans are already getting salty. Here’s the synopsis you’re looking for:


BOSS BABY In a Trumpish attempt to stoke fear in Mueller a day before the hearing, Donald Trump boasted to a room full of teenagers that the Constitution allows him to do “whatever I want.” That’s definitely not true, and still didn’t earn him a seat at the cool teen table.

DELAYED RESPONSE A bill granting 9/11 responders healthcare coverage and other medical compensation for the rest of their lives has cleared the Senate, and Trump is expected to sign it. This victory, partially fueled by Jon Stewart’s impassioned testimony before Congress, will help resolve the over 22,000 medical claims filed by first responders since the 2001 attack.

RICKY’S FINAL HOURS? Puerto Rican news agencies are reporting that Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is poised to resign in the next 24 hours. This is huge news for the thousands of Puerto Ricans who’ve spent nearly two weeks calling for his termination. Here’s the celebratory scene from outside Rosselló’s residence last night:


FRIENDLY REMINDER Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 86, tells NPR that, despite three cancer diagnoses, she is "very much alive." The true highlight of the interview:

"There was a senator, I think it was after my pancreatic cancer, who announced with great glee that I was going to be dead within six months," [Ginsberg] recalled. "That senator, whose name I have forgotten, is now himself dead, and I," she added with a smile, "am very much alive."

ICED OUT The Trump Administration's massive immigration sweep, targeting thousands of people across the US, has only resulted in only 35 arrests. Half of those arrested were collateral arrests, meaning they weren't ever on the official list of targeted individuals. Sounds like a few people might know their rights.

TRUMP, THE OG SOUP NAZI Three million Americans are at risk of losing their food stamp benefits under a new Trump Administration. Under the proposed "loophole" closure, the White House would also require all kids eligible for free lunch individually apply for the program—a step that could hinder low-income children.



ANTI-TRUST BUST The US Department of Justice is launching its first major investigation into whether big tech companies have created the kind of monopolies that stifle competition. I feeeeeeel like we already know the answer to this one.

STAR STRUCK A judge in Hawaii has rejected Native Hawaiians' request to halt the construction of a major telescope at the summit of the Mauna Kea volcano, a sacred site for indigenous islanders. There are already 13 telescopes on the summit—which seems like... enough?


CLAWS OUT The state of New York has become the first state to ban cat declawing, which means its finally time to move your cat nail painting business to Brooklyn.

SPEAKING OF CATS Longtime East Portland brunch favorite the Country Cat is closing in August. But the cafe's airport location is—weirdly—sticking around.

AN-TED-FA Senator Ted Cruz has requested the DOJ investigate Rose City Antifa as a terrorist organization under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act—and attempts to label Mayor Wheeler as antifa's ringleader.

SLOOOSHIES Have you devoured one of this fine city's $5 boozy slushies yet? Here's the Mercury's guide to the best affordable slushies this summer.