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 …

JD Vance Said the Iran Strikes Set Their Nuclear Program Back ‘Substantially.’ He's Wrong.  —  The strikes probably only delayed Iran's nuclear ambitions — and reinvigorated them.  —  Speaking on Sunday morning, Vice President JD Vance stated that the Saturday U.S. air strikes on Iran had …

Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts  —  California National Guard soldiers operating under federal orders helped the Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal personnel carry out a raid on a large marijuana growth operation in the eastern Coachella Valley last week, 130 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

ICE holding a record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record, internal data show  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding around 59,000 detainees in facilities across the country, likely setting a record high as the Trump administration aggressively …

‘Who are these people?’  Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.  —  Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies.

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 …

‘Dear Donald.’ Trump posts fawning private text from NATO chief on social media  —  The message started by congratulating Donald Trump on his “decisive action in Iran” and then got even more flattering, gushing about reaching the precipice of achieving “something NO American president in decades could have done.”

The plan to vaccinate all Americans, despite RFK Jr.  —  The effort comes as the Trump administration has replaced members of the key federal vaccine advisory panel.  —  Summary629  —  Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers …

Breaking another presidential norm, Trump drops the f-bomb on camera  —  President Trump on Tuesday emphatically dropped an f-bomb, on camera, expressing frustration that Israel and Iran appeared to be violating the ceasefire that he just celebrated going into effect.

Garcia secures top Democratic seat on powerful Oversight Committee  —  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) secured the top Democratic seat on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday, winning a vote of the full House Democratic Caucus in the crowded race to replace former …

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.

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 …

Mike Johnson urges Republicans to stay in town for megabill vote  —  Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting Tuesday “not to leave town” as GOP leaders race to pass the “big, beautiful bill” by July 4, according to three people granted anonymity to describe his comments.

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 …

Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.  —  For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park, this was the hardest moment of his life.  Not getting shot in combat.  Not the years battling post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction.  Not prison.

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 …

LGBTQ+ leader: Dems should talk about ‘kitchen table issues, not about identity’  —  The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund reports the number of openly LGBTQ+ people serving in public office has jumped nearly 200 percent since Trump's first term.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The leader of the largest PAC dedicated …

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 …

America's Adversaries Are Gaining the Global Megaphone … America's rivals celebrated as the Trump administration set out to dismantle its global influence and information infrastructure, including the media outlets that had helped market the United States as the world's moral and cultural authority.

Texas bans ‘red flag’ laws that allow guns to be taken from owners in crisis  —  The state also relaxed restrictions on owning short-barrel guns, including sawed-off shotguns.  —  Summary131  —  Texas lawmakers handed a series of victories to gun rights advocates in the recently wrapped …