Democratic Leaders Tried to Crush Zohran Mamdani.  They Should Have Been Taking Notes.  —  On Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani shocked the political establishment.  There are lessons that national Democrats should take from his strong showing in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Scoop: Trump to limit sharing classified info with Congress after leak on Iran bombing damage … - The FBI also is investigating the leak, the sources said. … - “We are declaring a war on leakers,” a senior White House official said Wednesday.  — “The FBI is investigating the leak,” the source said.

Thune faces brewing megabill mutiny  —  Sen. Thom Tillis warned his colleagues during a closed-door meeting Wednesday that he would not vote to take up the party's sweeping domestic policy bill without further clarity on Medicaid changes, a person granted anonymity to disclose private discussions said.

RFK Jr. says US won't donate to global vaccine effort  —  Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.  —  The United States won't contribute anymore to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, until the global health organization has “re-earned the public trust …

National Science Foundation to Be Requisitioned as Mansion for HUD Secretary (And Also HUD Office)  —  I'm still trying to find out more about this.  But as I do, I just wanted to put it on your radar because it's completely crazy and epitomizes the Trump presidency.

Emil Bove Avoids Telling the Senate Much of Anything About DOJ  —  Trump's former personal lawyer, up for a powerful judicial seat, was hammered by Senate Democrats over his role as the president's legal enforcer.  — Copy  —  The defining feature of Justice Department official Emil Bove's trip …

The Supreme Court Is at War With Its Own Judiciary  —  Between May 1 and June 23, federal judges ruled against the Trump administration 94% of the time.  The Supreme Court backed it 94% of the time.  —  The Supreme Court is now in open conflict with the lower courts over cases involving the Trump administration.

'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls  —  Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.

Graham a ‘yes’ on rescissions  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he will vote for the $9.4 billion White House rescissions package that will cancel $1.1 billion for public broadcasting and $8.3 billion in foreign assistance, including a key AIDS prevention program.

Jill Biden's top aide bails on House investigation in Biden fitness  —  Anthony Bernal, the top aide to Jill Biden, abruptly withdrew from his scheduled interview with the House Oversight Committee after President Trump's White House waived his ability to invoke executive privilege to protect private conversations.

Judge rules Trump can't eliminate federal workers' union bargaining  —  A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from eliminating union bargaining for thousands of workers across the federal government.  —  Siding with the American Federation of Government Employees …

First Reports Are Always Wrong.  The Iran Strike Is No Exception.  —  EARLY IN MY CAREER, AS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT, I made a mistake that still haunts me.  After a high-tempo mission, I rushed to assess the outcome and tell my boss about what I believed was our overwhelming success.  Without full intelligence.

A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest  —  Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded that she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.  —  Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor at a university …

A Word to the Weiss … Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.  According to people familiar with the matter, the Hollywood scion set time aside on his busy calendar …

U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the conclusion of its Title IX investigations into the California Department …

This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era  —  EVER SINCE I WROTE REIGN OF TERROR, people have asked me how we end the long 9/11 era.  Someone asked me a version of that question tonight, at my Anyone Comics signing.  I gave the answer I always give, the only answer I believe to be true: Organize.

Something is ‘pulsing’ beneath the Earth, scientists say - and could tear a continent apart  —  Rhythmic surges are like a ‘heartbeat’ under the ground  —  Scientists have detected deep pulses in the Earth beneath Africa - and it could tear the continent apart.

‘Criminal immigrant’ means whatever the administration says it means  —  Trump's deportation goals are being met by targeting non-criminal immigrants.  —  President Donald Trump being President Donald Trump, it certainly seems possible that he believed that the Maryland resident …

Trump administration is preparing to test budget law, U.S. officials say  —  Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump's budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.  —  The Trump administration is preparing to test a 1974 budget law …

Man ‘refused entry into US’ as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme  —  A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone