🍽️ Axios PM — Scoop: No-tax tips

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The Treasury Department gave Mike a first look at the list of 68 jobs that qualify for a new tax deduction under the "no tax on tips" pledge in President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

• Why it matters: Until now, the administration hadn't specified the eligible occupations. There's good news on the list for everyone from golf caddies and party DJs to home electricians.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who made a Labor Day swing through three Washington-area restaurants to promote the tipping provision, told Axios the list of covered occupations is "expansive but fair."

• "For workers, $20 here and $20 there can make a big difference," Bessent said during an interview at McLean Family Restaurant in suburban Virginia.

Here are the categories and some of the jobs:

1. 🥤 Beverage and food service

• Bartenders, wait staff, cooks and fast-food workers.

2. 🎤 Entertainment and events

• Gambling staff, dancers, musicians and coatroom attendants.

3. 🛎️ Hospitality and guest services

• Bellhops, concierges, desk clerks and hotel maids.

4. 🧑‍🔧 Home Services

• Home maintenance workers, landscapers, electricians, plumbers and cleaners.

5. 🦮 Personal services

• Planners, photographers or officiants for private events; tutors, babysitters, nannies and pet caretakers.

6. 💈 Personal appearance and wellness

• Massage therapists, hairdressers, manicurists, tattoo artists, exercise trainers, and tailors.

7. ⛳️ Recreation and instruction

• Golf caddies, tour guides and sports instructors.

8. 🚕 Transportation and delivery

• Taxi, rideshare or bus drivers; delivery people, home movers and vehicle cleaners.

See the full list.

Facing tariffs and taunts from President Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a far friendlier interaction on Monday with his Russian and Chinese counterparts during his first visit to China in seven years.

The big picture: Successive U.S. presidents have aggressively courted India as a counterweight to China.

• 🇨🇳 Trump is actively trying to drive a wedge between India and Russia, while also seeking to peel Russia away from China.
• 🤝 So the image of all three leaders literally holding hands is, at the very least, a symbolic blow.

Between the lines: From Modi's perspective, the pageantry is at least in part a message to Trump.

• 😡 Trump's 50% tariffs, doubled last week over India's continued purchases of Russian oil, have sparked outrage in the country. So have insulting comments from Trump and some on his team.
• 📢 Trump doubled down on Monday, calling U.S. trade with India "a totally one-sided disaster."

The bottom line: Modi has signaled India won't stop buying oil from Russia, and has moved to patch up ties with China.

• Those aren't the outcomes Trump is aiming for.

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1. 🌭 As Americans celebrated Labor Day (and the unofficial end of summer), surfers crowded the waters off Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas, California, north of San Diego. More Labor Day pics.
2. 🏈 "Coach" Lee Corso's final show drew the biggest ESPN "College Game Day" audience ever: 3.5 million viewers, peaking at 5.1 million viewers in the quarter hour before Ohio State-Texas kicked off. Behind the scenes.
3. 🩺 Nine former CDC directors and acting directors, from both parties, wrote in an op-ed that Health Secretary RFK Jr. is endangering "America's health security." N.Y. Times gift link.

Did you get an extra hour of sleep this holiday Monday? If you're like most Americans, you needed it.

🛌 By the numbers: The average bedtime for American adults is 11:37pm, and the average duration of sleep is 6 hours 40 minutes, based on Apple Watch data from 61,000 adults, Axios' Carly Mallenbaum reports.

Why it matters: Participants in all 50 states are falling short of the recommended 7-9 hours.

• 🥱 Earliest to bed: Hawaii (11:06pm), Arizona and New Mexico (both 11:12 pm).
• 🦉Latest: D.C. (11:56pm) and New York (11:53pm).

Zoom in: Consistency is key. Participants who went to bed around the same time every night slept longer and better.

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An example: The company is halfway to its goal of accelerating the adoption of regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of farmland by 2030.

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