Good morning. We’re covering President Trump’s signature policy bill and extreme heat around the world. Plus: See Cézanne anew.
The Senate passed Trump’s signature policy billThe Senate yesterday voted 51 to 50 to approve President Trump’s sweeping bill, which would slash taxes and social safety net programs. Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote after three Republican senators — Susan Collins, Thom Tillis and Rand Paul — voted no. The vote came after more than 24 brutal hours of debating and negotiating. Republicans cut deals and haggled with skeptics until the very last moments. But the legislative win presents a considerable risk to the party’s political future, my colleague Carl Hulse writes. An initial analysis showed the bill adding at least $3.3 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next 10 years. It would also reduce the amount of tax revenue the country collects for decades. Such a shortfall could begin a seismic shift in the nation’s fiscal trajectory and raise the risk of a debt crisis. Details: The bill would extend roughly $3.8 trillion in tax cuts that were enacted in 2017, during Trump’s first term, and would provide tens of billions of dollars in new funding for border security and the military. Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses through cuts to health insurance and other federal aid. The latest: A House vote was expected as soon as today. It can afford to lose no more than three Republican votes.
A new proposal for a cease-fire in GazaIn a social media post, Trump said that Israel had agreed to “conditions to finalize” a 60-day cease-fire with Hamas, although he provided no detail about the terms of a potential deal. Israeli officials, including the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have not yet confirmed if they have agreed to conditions. Trump said his representatives had a “long and productive meeting with the Israelis today on Gaza” and, if the cease-fire is agreed upon, there would be talks about a permanent end to the conflict. The proposal, backed by the U.S. and Israel, would be delivered to Hamas by Qatar and Egypt, he said. Netanyahu is set to meet with Trump next week in what would be the Israeli leader’s third U.S. visit in less than six months. His planned trip coincides with growing international attention on efforts to achieve a truce in the nearly two-year-old war. West Bank: Scores of Israelis descended on a Palestinian village last week, and set homes and cars on fire. The attack set off a chain of violence. Protest: Here’s what to know about Bob Vylan, a punk-rap band that now faces a criminal investigation after leading chants of “Death, death to the I.D.F.” at the Glastonbury music festival.
How India’s hottest region copesIn some parts of India, daytime temperatures have hovered close to 50 degrees Celsius, and three-quarters of the country’s population is at risk of extreme heat. For many, there is no escape: Air-conditioning is an impossible dream, and work is done outdoors under the blazing sun. So, as the country warms, its daily rhythms are changing. Reporters for The New York Times spent a day in Sri Ganganagar, the country’s hottest region, to see how residents were coping. Elsewhere: Extreme heat is stifling Europe, too. Tens of millions of people are bracing for more days of dangerous temperatures. On Monday, Wimbledon had its hottest opening day on record.
From Europe
The world produces nearly a half-billion tons of plastic annually, and rich nations have long relied on poorer ones to take what they discard. Malaysia, for example, received more than 35,000 tons of plastic waste from American scrap brokers last year. Those arrangements are now ending. Malaysia yesterday effectively banned shipments of plastic waste from the U.S., following in the footsteps of China, Thailand and Indonesia. Lives lived: Günther Uecker, who helped revolutionize postwar European art as a member of the three-man collective Zero Group, died at 95.
A new way to see CézanneOne of the biggest Cézanne shows in years just opened in the painter’s French hometown, Aix-en-Provence. It features many of the works that admirers know best, including more than a hundred of his bathers, mountains and still lifes. But lesser-known works, like this painting that depicts an exhausted limestone quarry, offer insights that are easily missed, my colleague Jason Farago writes. Take a look. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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