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 …

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 …

Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released on Bail, Federal Judge Orders  —  Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for over three months.  The judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.

Rand Paul broke with his own party on border security funding.  Then his party broke with him.  —  The Kentucky senator has found himself cut out of negotiations over his own committee's portion of the GOP megabill.  —  As chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …

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.

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 …

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 …

Majority of staff axed at Voice of America  —  Some affected employees worked for the Persian- language service and were called back to work just last week in light of the Middle East conflict.  —  The Trump administration on Friday sent out termination notices to hundreds of employees at Voice of America.

ICE enacts new policy on congressional visits to facilities  —  The Trump administration has issued guidance limiting congressional access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities after several lawmakers were barred from entry while attempting to conduct routine oversight visits.

‘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 …

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 …

So, has anything actually gotten more expensive because of Trump's tariffs?  —  Predictions from mainstream economists were dire after President Donald Trump launched his tariff campaign just a couple weeks after he began his second term in office: Prices would rise — sharply — they said …

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 …

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 (

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.

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.

Pentagon oversight tool gets nixed in Senate megabill  —  The Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday that a provision in the GOP megabill, which would penalize the Pentagon for failing to tell Congress how it would spend a $150 billion allocation, violates budget reconciliation process rules Republicans …