Civil rights groups warn that the decision involving birthright citizenship will create chaos.  —  In a major victory for President Trump, the court restricted the ability of federal judges to block his executive orders.  The decision may reshape the way U.S. citizenship is granted, even temporarily.

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 …

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 …

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

Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools  —  Parents sued Montgomery County, Maryland, schools after it said they couldn't opt their children out of exposure to LGBTQ books in the classroom.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites  —  The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that requires porn websites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older.  The justices rejected a First Amendment challenge to the law.  The court said in a 6-3 decision …

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 …

Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades  —  Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.

Live updates: Supreme Court ends terms with decisions on birthright citizenship, the ACA and more  —  Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke for nearly 20 minutes as she explained her dissent in the decision on birthright citizenship, attacking the logic on both citizenship and the ruling against universal injunctions issued by lower courts.

With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle  —  The preservative thimerosal started Robert F. Kennedy Jr. down the path of questioning vaccine safety.  A panel of experts he appointed will no longer recommend annual flu shots that contain it.

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.”

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 …

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 …

Two major NYC unions back Mamdani's general election bid for mayor  —  Mamdani scored an upset win over Andrew Cuomo, who received labor backing during his failed primary bid.  —  NEW YORK — Two major labor unions that backed Andrew Cuomo's failed Democratic mayoral bid are set …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.