STAT+: FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say  —  The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill …

Scoop: Johnson privately cautions Senate GOP on Trump's budget bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned the Senate in a closed door lunch on Tuesday not to make big changes to the reconciliation bill, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: If Johnson can get his conference in line …

‘What are we doing here?’:  Democrats were shocked at Biden's decline but stayed quiet, according to new book  —  In the final two years of his presidency, Joe Biden had private moments where he could not recall the names of top aides, had an increasingly limited private schedule …

Noem botches habeas corpus questions at Senate hearing  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem botched questions about habeas corpus at a Senate hearing Tuesday, falsely asserting the check on the government's power to detain people actually gives President Trump a “constitutional right” to conduct deportations.

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist  —  Update: We have published a follow-up to this article with more details about how this happened.  —  The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper's “Best of Summer” section published over the weekend contains a guide …

Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online  —  At private gatherings, strategists and donors are swapping ideas to help the party capture the digital mojo that helped President Trump win.  Yes, there's a price tag.  —  Six months after the Democratic Party's crushing 2024 defeat …

CEO Says Trump's IRS Pick Promised Big Benefits  —  Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), President Donald Trump's pick to head the Internal Revenue Service, was invited to attend Trump's inauguration as the guest of a financial services CEO who said Long promised him benefits for his company, according to a recording obtained by The Lever.

Trump's deference to Putin stunned European leaders on call  —  Ukrainian President Zelensky and five other European leaders joined a conference call with President Trump immediately after his call with Vladimir Putin on Monday hoping to hear that Putin had agreed to a ceasefire …

Trump announces $25 billion and architectural design for “Golden Dome” missile defense system  —  Washington — President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration has selected the architectural design for a “Golden Dome” missile defense system to protect the United States from foreign threats.

Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics  —  He spent hundreds of millions to elect President Trump.  But now he's less visible in Washington, says he'll spend less on future elections and is even posting less about Mr. Trump on social media.

Trump admin deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say  —  Their lawyers say they learned of the deportation plan after receiving an abrupt notice Monday evening.  By Tuesday morning, the men were already on a plane.  —  The Trump administration …

Tesla, SpaceX reputations crater in new Axios Harris Poll 100  —  Tesla Motors and SpaceX saw their brand reputations crater in the past year, according to new Axios Harris Poll 100 survey results.  —  Why it matters: Elon Musk's polarizing political activism appears to have come at the expense …

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally  —  An important new study by my Cato Institute colleague David Bier shows that most of the Venezuelan migrants deported to imprisonment in El Salvador …

Virginia Republicans worry about their gubernatorial candidate who invoked slavery when criticizing DEI  —  Winsome Earle-Sears has had a sluggish start to her campaign.  Republicans are urging her to turn it around — or face a bloodbath this fall.  —  Virginia Republicans are bracing for November with a growing sense of doom.

Why Trump Is Threatening to Investigate Bruce Springsteen  —  It's not just Oprah and Springsteen.  The president has long wanted to weaponize campaign finance laws against an array of celebs and Democrats  —  Early Monday morning, when much of the White House press corps was fast asleep …

State prosecutor's office launches a criminal investigation related to Hope Florida  —  Leon County prosecutors say there is an open criminal investigation relating to information a lawmaker provided concerning the Hope Florida Foundation.  —  In response to a request by the Herald/Times …

Trump Reverses NY Wind Farm Stance in Pipeline Deal With Hochul  —  The Trump administration is allowing construction to resume on a $5 billion wind farm off Long Island after reaching a deal with New York Governor Kathy Hochul that could allow new natural gas pipelines to be built in the state.

U.S. economy is experiencing ‘death by a thousand cuts’, says Deutsche Bank, as confidence in national debt management erodes  —  Trump has flagged national debt as a concern for the economy, but analysts are concerned by his spending bill  — America's soaring national debt …

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