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 years of age and older and others who are at high risk …

'He's Not a Detail Guy': Trump Pitches Very Different Reconciliation Bill to House GOP  —  “Don't fuck around with Medicaid,” Trump told House Republicans, according to a source in the room.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning with a clear mission …

‘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 …

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 …

Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’  —  The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.

Feds charge New Jersey congressmember with assault  —  The charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver stems from a scuffle at a Newark migrant detention facility.  —  The Justice Department announced an assault charge Monday against Rep. LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat who was involved …

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist  —  The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper's “Best of Summer” section published over the weekend contains a guide to summer reads that features real authors and fake books that they did not write was partially generated …

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White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It's working.  —  Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts.  “Why doesn't anyone care?”  —  For this story, Post reporters interviewed more than 30 current and former federal employees.

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.

Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case Because Too Many Justices Recused Themselves  —  Topline  —  The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a copyright dispute case because it lacked a quorum after five justices had to recuse themselves, a move that was cheered by ethics watchdogs as the high court …

Donald Trump Drops Crude Line At Kennedy Center Dinner In Bizarre Rant About 2020 Election  —  The pro-MAGA audience lapped up the president's remark.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday dropped a vulgar turn of phrase as he talked about how he'd vowed to avenge his defeat in the 2020 election …

The President Will Destroy You Now  —  One thing stands out amid all the chaos, corruption and disorder: the wanton destructiveness of the Trump presidency.  —  The targets of President Trump's assaults include the law, higher education, medical research, ethical standards …

Justice Dept. to Use False Claims Act to Pursue Institutions Over Diversity Efforts  —  The department's use of the law is all but certain to be met with legal challenges.  —  The Trump administration plans to leverage a law intended to punish corrupt recipients of federal funding …

Trump's Gulf Trip Also Brought Benefits to Elon Musk  —  The world's richest man inked new deals as he tagged along on President Trump's tour of the Gulf.  —  President Trump's recent trip to the Persian Gulf was notable for the ways that American foreign policy overlapped with his family's business interests.

Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending  —  After making huge bets on the 2024 election, the world's richest person and Trump booster said he would spend less.  He promised to stay on as Tesla CEO.  —  Elon Musk says he plans to cut back on political spending, after making huge donations …

Words & Phrases We Can Do Without  —  Donald Trump has demanded a “big, beautiful” bill to slash taxes for the wealthiest Americans and dismantle government, At various times he has disclaimed efforts to cut Medicaid and Social Security (as congressional allies pursue the former …

Ron DeSantis's fall from grace: 'He's completely crashed to the ground'  —  Florida governor stands isolated from Trump and is feuding with Republicans at home - is he drifting to irrelevance?  —  These are challenging days for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, the man who would have been king.

Trump's Pick to Lead I.R.S. Promoted a Nonexistent Tax Credit  —  Billy Long's effort to promote the credit, along with his pushing of a fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing.  —  Billy Long, a former Republican congressman …

What It's Like to Interview for a Job at DOGE  —  WIRED spoke with someone who applied for a job at Elon Musk's so-called DOGE and discussed the five-step hiring process.  —  While Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has taken an axe to the federal workforce, the group itself is hiring.

EU to impose €2 tax on low-cost items in blow to Temu and Shein  —  Brussels plans handling fee on billions of small packages imported mainly from China  —  Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.  —  The EU plans to levy a flat fee of €2 …

Trump can complain all he wants - but he can't stop his own economic mess  —  Between his tariffs and his regressive ‘big, beautiful bill’, the president is wreaking havoc - and he never learns  —  With his usual threats, Donald Trump is trying to ward off the dire reality that he has created and is bearing down on him.

Uganda passes law to restore military prosecutions of civilians  —  Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed an amended law that permits military tribunals to try civilians, prompting protests from the opposition who said the move violated a Supreme Court ruling in January that banned such trials.

KFile: Too toxic for Trump's first term, some officials are back in the fold  —  At least four people from Donald Trump's first term who were deemed too extreme or politically toxic to win Senate confirmation - or even keep their jobs - are now back in the fold and in some cases with more power than before.