Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks … Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's stock continues to sink lower.  —  Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political …

House Republicans fume over “messaging” votes … - Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) said he is moving his “focus to the presidential election.”  — “I think it's fair to say we've been frustrated for the past several months,” Nehls said.  — “This place is dysfunctional, unfortunately,” he added.

Judge declines to delay Trump's NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity  —  Trump the defendant and 2024 presidential candidate aims to campaign at New York hush money trial  —  The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president's request …

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel … Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria.  —  Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran …

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe.  Is It Happening Here Too?  —  Democrats for years have warned about Russian influence in the Republican Party under Donald Trump.  But now even some prominent GOP members of Congress are sounding the alarm.  —  “I think Russian propaganda …

Trump tells Arizona Legislature to act after GOP blocks bills to repeal 1864 abortion ban  —  Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state's abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.

House finally passes surveillance bill after three stumbles  —  Friday's passage came only after Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders shortened the length of the program's extension amid resistance from former President Donald Trump.

Exclusive: Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry  —  Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel's war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows.

‘The Golden Bachelor’ Divorce Has Killed My Belief in Love  —  Did Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist just dismantle the whole point “The Golden Bachelor” tried to prove?  —  Like the rest of groggily caffeinating America, this morning I woke up to the wild news that Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist …

Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer  —  Florida Governor Ron DeStantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat.  —  Two million people in Florida …

Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans  —  The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs  —  Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …

Trump Bond's Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’  —  ISLAND TIME  —  The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. … When the questionably leveraged company …

No, “convenience” isn't the problem (permalink)  —  Using Amazon, or Twitter, or Facebook, or Google, or Doordash, or Uber doesn't make you lazy.  Platform capitalism isn't enshittifying because you made the wrong shopping choices.  —  Remember, the reason these corporations were able …

The New Great-Power Politics  —  How an emerging alliance is shaping the world.  —  The Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have disrupted the global economy by firing on commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea.  But the Houthis have made some exceptions …

Pence's second act: Former VP will teach about Christianity in public institutions at Pennsylvania college  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence has found his first official job since dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and will be teaching at a private college in Pennsylvania.

Republicans aim to stop noncitizen voting in federal elections.  It's already illegal  —  Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared together Friday to tout legislation aimed at stopping something that is already illegal in America: noncitizens voting in federal elections.

If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from ‘burdensome regulations’  —  A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators, according to a review of public documents and interviews with people allied with the former president.

Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts  —  Progressive groups hail long-brewed move against influential donor but protest lack of summons for Harlan Crow  —  The big-money rightwing donor Leonard Leo said he would not comply with a subpoena issued …