Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance  —  It was supposed to be a routine appearance, a visit from the commander in chief to rally the troops, boost morale and celebrate the Army's 250th-birthday week …

David Hogg to Exit D.N.C. After Backlash to His Primary Plan  —  Mr. Hogg said he would not run again for vice chair after the party voted for a new election.  Democrats have been furious at his plan to challenge the party's sitting lawmakers in primary races.

Israel is poised to launch operation on Iran, sources say  —  U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.  —  The U.S. anticipates Iran could retaliate on certain American sites in neighboring Iraq.

Majority Of Voters Oppose GOP Budget Bill, With Just 67% Of Republicans In Support, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Job Approval: 38%, His Handling Of Russia - Ukraine War Lowest Among List Of Issues  — mail_outline  —  As the Senate debates the GOP tax …

Hegseth says troops in LA are lawful.  He just can't explain why.  —  The Pentagon chief stumbled when pressed on the legal underpinning for the deployment of 700 Marines to California.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday insisted the Pentagon's deployment of troops to Los Angeles was lawful.

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82  —  Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems …

Fulbright board resigns over alleged Trump administration interference  —  The 12-person board that oversees the Fulbright Program accused the White House of denying a “substantial” number of scholarship recipients.  —  The entire 12-person board tasked with overseeing the State Department's …

RFK Jr. includes vaccine misinformation spreaders among newly announced ACIP members  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced the new members of a key vaccine advisory committee, just days after he fired all sitting members in what he called “a clean sweep.”

Kosovo will accept up to 50 deported migrants from America.  —  Here's the latest  — Musk's regrets: Elon Musk phoned President Trump before publicly expressing regret for attacks that he said “went too far” during a public feud between the men last week, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race  —  The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.  —  NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani, the young democratic socialist who has been rising …

New China Trade ‘Deal’ Takes U.S. Back to Where It Started  —  If a handshake agreement holds, it would merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started.  —  After two days of tense negotiations, the United States and China appear to have walked back from the brink …

Florida officials threaten librarians with criminal prosecution over Judy Blume book  —  In a chilling meeting of the Florida State Board of Education last week, a school district superintendent was publicly browbeaten and repeatedly threatened with criminal prosecution.

Where are the people the Trump administration has deported?  —  In its first 150 days, the second Trump administration has used immigration authorities to aggressively deport people — including by sending them to foreign prisons and to countries where they had no prior connection.

Trump's EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits  —  More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades  —  US power plants will be allowed to pollute nearby communities and the wider world with more unhealthy air toxins …

Crypto Now Accounts For Most Of Donald Trump's Net Worth  —  By, Dan Alexander, Forbes Staff.  Dan Alexander is a senior editor at Forbes covering Trump's business.  —  SaveComment  —  Over nearly 50 years, Donald Trump expanded his father's real-estate empire into a $2.5 billion fortune.

Naval Academy history chair resigns over ordered removal of symposium paper  —  The chair of the Naval Academy History Department resigned after reportedly being ordered by the academy's superintendent to remove a previously approved paper from the list of those to be presented at an upcoming symposium.

Playbook: Newsom v. Trump  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Thursday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, a little bittersweet today with “God Only Knows” still spinning around my head.  R.I.P.  —  LAST NIGHT AT THE THEATER: President Donald Trump got …

GOP Senators Freak Out When Asked About Trump's Military Parade Costing $45 Million  —  Some ducked into elevators.  Some stared into space.  “I answered the question I wanted to answer!”  Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) snapped.  —  WASHINGTON - They snapped.  They stared off into space.

Head of FEMA's storm response center leaving agency amid leadership exodus  —  The head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center — a position responsible for the government's response to storms — submitted his resignation letter Wednesday and will formally depart the agency in two weeks.

Judge Opens Door to Releasing Mahmoud Khalil as Soon as This Week  —  Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for more than three months.  The judge suggested he could be released as early as Friday unless the government successfully appeals.

Leavitt Storms Out of Press Briefing Over Free Speech Grilling  —  OUTTA HERE!  —  Trump has long claimed to be a defender of the First Amendment.  —  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt abruptly ended a news conference after facing tough questions over free speech.

‘Embarrassing’: Trump ‘booed mercilessly’ by Kennedy Center at ‘Les Miserables’ opening  —  Just before the Kennedy Center's opening night performance of the musical “Les Miserables,” President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stood to be recognized.  They were met with a loud chorus of boos.

Dozens Of Journalists Targeted, Shot, Detained While Covering LA Protests, Press Org Says  —  “I never thought for one moment that I'd actually have to be fearful of law enforcement during a public protest,” said one photojournalist hospitalized after getting shot in the leg.

ICE agents ram car to take man into custody in Boyle Heights  —  Federal agents arrested a man in Boyle Heights after a crash.  The chaotic scene was captured by surveillance video.  —  BOYLE HEIGHTS, Calif. (KABC) — A Wednesday morning crash in Boyle Heights was being investigated …