Here's the latest.  —  The justices found federal judges had exceeded their power by issuing temporary pauses on President Trump's order ending birthright citizenship.  But they made no ruling on the constitutionality of the order itself.  —  Here's the latest.

Newsom Sues Fox News for Saying He Lied About Call With Trump  —  The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sued Fox News on Friday …

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration  —  The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.  —  The University of Virginia's president, James E. Ryan …

Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care  —  The case grew out of a conservative religious challenge to the approval of HIV prevention treatments that insurers are required to provide at no cost to patients.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …

Supreme Court requires opt-out for LGBTQ-themed lessons in schools  —  Parents can opt their children out of school lessons with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. … - The school initially offered parents a way to opt their children out of those lessons but dropped …

On Iran, a reminder that party trumps values  —  Last week, I wrote in my weekly chart article “The myth of Republican isolationism” that the GOP is not in fact the party of isolationism, despite the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump and his coalition.  I pointed out that support …

'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid  —  Zen Read

Cuomo Doesn't Blame Himself for Losing the Primary.  Others Do.  —  Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.  —  For Andrew M. Cuomo, the rally rolling out a $20-an-hour minimum wage proposal …

Gun Silencer Provision In GOP Tax Bill Violates Rules, Says Senate Rules Ref  —  The parliamentarian ruled that the provision making it easier to get silencers, rifles and shotguns is irrelevant to the budget bill and has to come out.  —  WASHINGTON — A provision in the GOP's tax …

Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani  —  In 2023, a branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat opened in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park, not far from where I live.  The eatery trumpets its politics; the seafood section on the menu is headed “From the River to the Sea,” which I found clever but some of its Jewish neighbors considered threatening.

The Public Is Resisting Trump.  The Elites Aren't.  —  Back in April, the White House took a sledgehammer to America's trading relationships with the rest of the world, pledging that a shiny new trade regime would be in place within three months: “90 deals in 90 days.”

Group suing over Trump's birthright order seeks to convert case to a class action lawsuit  —  An organization representing immigrants fighting President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order wasted little time seeking to recalibrate its legal strategy to block the president's policy despite …

Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening  —  Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New Orleans  —  A 64-year-old Iranian woman, who has lived in the US for 47 years, was detained by immigration agents …

Supreme Court upholds phone and internet subsidy program for underserved areas  —  The Federal Communications Commission policy requires telecommunications companies to spend billions of dollars to subsidize service in poor and rural areas.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …

DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations  —  The agency is working with the ATF general counsel to cut upwards of 50 regulations as the administration drastically reduces the number of inspectors.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco …

California donors cool on Kamala Harris: ‘No one is incredibly pumped.’  —  Some party funders have privately shared their ambivalence as the former vice president ramps up her outreach ahead of a potential run for governor.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris is ramping up her outreach …

A Week for the Ages in the Annals of Trump Suck-Uppery  —  The nato Secretary General goes all-in on strategic self-abasement while meeting with his American “Daddy.”  —  Over the past decade, as I watched ambitious, embattled, fearful, or just plain weak interlocutors deal with Donald Trump …

Trump Administration Signals Trade Talks May Extend Beyond July Deadline  —  The Treasury secretary said negotiations with some countries might last until Labor Day, signaling that the White House may hold back from imposing tariffs on some trading partners in early July.

June 26, 2025  —  This morning's press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth featured an apparently angry Hegseth yelling at the media for contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that last weekend's strikes against Iran had “completely obliterated” its nuclear weapons program.

MAGA Rage Suddenly Takes Unnerving Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls  —  President Trump's big budget bill is in some trouble after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that big chunks of it can't pass via a simple majority.  That enraged MAGA: Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed a furious rant demanding …