Maga's battle with Israel for Trump's mind  —  A bitter fight is on between restrainers and neoconservatives  —  Will he or won't he?  Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable.  “I may do it,” he said on Wednesday when asked if he was planning to strike Iran.

Clyburn Endorses Cuomo, Helping Him Broaden His Appeal to Black Voters  —  Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina is endorsing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor's race as the June 24 primary nears.  —  Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina …

Josh Hawley warns Senate leaders: Medicaid crackdown won't fly in the House  —  Sen. Josh Hawley is urging GOP leaders to strike Senate Finance Committee language altering a key Medicaid financing provision, warning he's already hearing from House Republicans that it can't clear their chamber.

Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A.  —  A panel rejected a lower court's finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared …

Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump's megabill  —  Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump's agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the package to allow it to pass …

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance  —  President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim that the contest was marred by widespread fraud.

What's Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office?  New York Democrats Want to Know.  —  Seven members of Congress are accusing the federal authorities of blocking their right to examine conditions at what is supposed to be a temporary stop for detained immigrants.  —  On the 10th floor of a federal building …

French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States  —  Pouria Amirshahi, a leftist member of Parliament, hopes that the decision will be reversed so that he can travel to meet lawmakers to understand life under President Trump.  —  A French member of Parliament …

The top priority of progressive politics may be slipping out of reach forever  —  Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s.  —  Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance …

‘We are heartbroken’: Hoffmans release public statement after shooting  —  Yvette Hoffman has been released from the hospital as John remains in critical but stable condition. … CHAMPLIN, Minn. — State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette have released a statement to the public five days …

Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?  —  The response to Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee's law barring transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care has been muted at best.  —  In its U.S. v. Skrmetti ruling, the Supreme Court's Republican appointees shaved off …

Mark Cuban: Harris Camp Asked For VP Vetting Papers  —  The former Dallas Mavericks owner declined, saying he wouldn't make a particularly good Number Two.  —  Transcript  —  Last summer, during the height of the presidential campaign—not the Biden v. Trump one, the Harris v. Trump one …

Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans want to force presidents to share health records  —  Eight in 10 Americans want legally required and publicly released cognitive tests and disease screenings for U.S. presidents — and age limits on the presidency, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.

Man charged with attempted kidnapping of Democratic Memphis mayor  —  A man was arrested and charged on Wednesday for stalking and attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.  —  The big picture: Recent political violence and threats against Democrats has unnerved lawmakers in a heightened partisan environment.

Six former CDC vaccine advisory committee chairs warn: U.S. risks losing access to life-saving immunizations  —  Vaccine development, licensure, recommendations, and monitoring are all under attack  —  As former chairs of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (

How the Air Force Designated Its Next Fighter Jet ‘F-47’  —  The Air Force may have been caught off guard or was just unprepared when President Donald Trump said the next generation fighter jet would be called F-47, documents obtained by FOIA Files suggest. … ‘A beautiful number’

Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities  —  Schools say the Trump administration's cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.

‘Two Weeks’ Is Trump's Favorite Unit of Time  —  “Two weeks” is one of President Trump's favorite units of time.  It can mean something, or nothing at all.  —  “Within the next two weeks.”  —  That is when President Trump now says he will be ready to make his decision about bombing Iran or not.

In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors ‘moneyed interests’  —  In an environmental case, the liberal justice questioned whether the high court treats business interests differently from “less powerful litigants.”

Trump says U.S. has ‘too many non-working holidays’ on Juneteenth  —  Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden celebrated the federal holiday he signed into law at a celebration at a historic Black church in Galveston, Texas.  —  President Donald Trump did not formally mark Juneteenth on Thursday …