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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 U-Turns on New York Wind Farm 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.

Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number  —  🔌 🤖 💭 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already …

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.

Very confused old man given test ride by dealership, thinks car is actually a gift  —  Pretty funny if not like a clown investigation here (gift link) from Maggie's farm.  —  TL;DR: Trump's announcement that Qatar was giving him a very special 747 that's been tricked out like a luxury jet …

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.

DOGE sought access to Government Publishing Office  —  Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government's central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents.

How Trump Will Make the Tariff Shock Worse  —  In the fall of 1979, as I was just beginning my teaching career at MIT, I went to an economics conference in Vermont.  I made the trip in a state of high anxiety — not because I was worried about my presentation, but because I was driving.

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 …

Trump to announce $25B funding for Golden Dome project  —  The price tag matches the amount in the president's “big, beautiful bill” that lawmakers have yet to approve.  —  President Donald Trump will announce $25 billion for his “Golden Dome” defense project Tuesday afternoon …

Romania.  Poland.  Portugal.  —  Earlier this month, I wrote a piece for The Contrarian about the results of national elections results in Canada, Australia, and Germany.  My message was cautious optimism.  Liberal democracy had eked out a few wins.  Not breakthroughs, but breathers.

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 …

Elon Musk says he's going to do ‘a lot less’ political spending  —  Musk, who was the biggest donor in the 2024 political cycle, said he feels like he has “done enough” with political contributions.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a major benefactor to President Donald Trump …

Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds  —  Documents reviewed by The Post call for leveraging U.S. foreign assistance accounts to return migrants to conflict-afflicted nations, even as the administration has sought to cut such spending.

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.

JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER  —  Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement:  —  The criminal charge …

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 …