I'm Helene Cooper.
I cover the US military for the New York Times.
So I'm sitting in my car in a parking lot outside the Pentagon.
I had a cubicle with a desk inside the building for years,
but the Trump administration has taken that away.
People in power have always made it difficult for journalists.
It hasn't stopped us in the past.
It's not going to stop us now.
I will keep working to get you the facts.
This work doesn't happen without subscribers to The New York Times.
From The New York Times, it's The Headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Thursday, July 3rd.
Here's what we're covering.
We must pass this bill to unleash economic growth and rural prosperity.
Let's make President Trump's one big, beautiful bill the law of the land.
At the Capitol, President Trump's marquee domestic policy bill,
which will cement sweeping tax cuts and slash federal safety net programs,
is now facing the final hurdle.
We're securing our border in this bill, too.