Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested  —  Mr. Trump suggested that both Israel and Iran had continued fighting despite a cease-fire that both had agreed to hours earlier.  He warned Israel that further attacks would be a “major violation.”  —  Beersheba, Israel

Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says  —  Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint.  —  A senior Justice Department official, Emil Bove III …

The Supreme Court just stripped thousands of immigrants of their right to due process  —  In a short, one-paragraph order, the Republican justices ruled on Monday evening that President Donald Trump may effectively nullify a federal law and an international treaty that is supposed to protect immigrants from torture.

Provisions Continue to Violate the Byrd Rule in the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian again advised that several provisions in the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they remain in the bill.

Murkowski: Standing up to Trump is a ‘lonely’ position in Senate  —  “We used to be called the world's greatest deliberative body,” she said.  “I think we're still called it, but now I wonder if it's in air quotes.”  —  Summary0  —  Lisa Murkowski often feels alone and uncomfortable in the U.S. Senate.

BREAKING: Stephen Miller's Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Raises Conflict Concerns  —  POGO report shows top Trump adviser owned six-figure stock in company profiting off deportations.  —  Notes  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller, the influential Trump administration aide behind …

Cassidy calls for postponing RFK Jr's vaccine advisory panel meeting  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for the delay of this week's meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, citing concerns about members' lack of experience and potential bias towards vaccines.

How the United States Helped Create Iran's Nuclear Program  —  A reactor in Tehran is a monument to the U.S. relationship with Iran when the country was led by a secular, pro-Western monarch.  —  “Atoms for Peace” was born of a speech President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered in 1953 …

Palestinian health authorities say Israel kills 25 waiting on aid as war death toll exceeds 56,000  —  Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said …

Rep. Robert Garcia elected as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee  —  Garcia, 47, in just his second term, defeated a more senior lawmaker to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly on the panel, which provides oversight of the Trump administration.

Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests  —  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”  —  The Trump administration said on Monday that it would open up 58 million acres …

Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump  —  The university is trying to avoid the appearance of appeasement, something other powerful institutions that made deals with President Trump found impossible.  —  Harvard University, battered by a devastating conflict …

Parents rally, LGBTQ+ groups push back on online child safety bill  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news  —  Happy Tuesday!  Welcome to the heat dome.  Send news tips to: [email protected]  —  Momentum is building behind a bill that would reshape …

A majority of Americans disapproves of Trump's Iran airstrikes, CNN poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's decision to launch airstrikes against Iran is broadly unpopular with Americans, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after the strikes.  —  Americans disapprove of the strikes …

GOP probes aim to keep spotlight — and blame — on Biden  —  Republicans have now launched four separate investigations into former President Biden and whether his declining health affected his abilities in the White House.  —  Why it matters: Democrats don't want to talk about Biden after last year's elections.

Trump administration scrambles to rehire key federal workers after DOGE firings  —  Federal agencies are rehiring and ordering back from leave some of the employees who were laid off in the weeks after President Donald Trump took office as they scramble to fill critical gaps in services left …

ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals Illegally in the U.S. Over the Weekend  —  Criminal illegal aliens arrested include an individual with admitted ties to Hezbollah, a known or suspected terrorist, and an alleged former sniper for the Iranian army  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …