Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit  —  President Trump sued Paramount over a “60 Minutes” interview with his opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  Paramount has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing …

An Ignominious Bill Passed By an Inglorious Body  —  Millions will lose health insurance, but at least all those struggling Americans in the top 1 percent will get a big tax break.  —  Senate Votes to Comfort the Comfortable and Afflict the Afflicted  —  THE LEGISLATION SENATE REPUBLICANS passed …

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.

The private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, ADP says … Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe …

Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies  —  Reduction in weapons shipments makes Kyiv more vulnerable to Russia's escalating attacks  —  Christopher Miller and Fabrice Deprez in Kyiv and James Politi in Washington  —  Ukraine summoned a top diplomat …

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.  —  The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.

The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp  —  What were you doing the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp in the Everglades?  Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republican officials because of the predators living in the surrounding swampland …

Trump's Finances Were Shaky.  Then He Began to Capitalize on His Comeback. … An attendee posed with a cutout of President Trump at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas at the end of May.Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times  —  Last spring, even as Donald J. Trump's march back toward …

Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation  —  The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.  —  The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion …

Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia  —  President Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money and materials it needs in its conflict with Ukraine.  —  Since President Trump returned to office in January …

Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration  —  We assess the macroeconomic implications of the observed and expected changes to immigration policy during the second Trump administration.  We project that net migration in 2025 will be between −525,000 …

Iran Suspends Cooperation With U.N. Nuclear Watchdog  —  The decision means that international inspectors will not be able to oversee sites, as experts warn that Tehran could revive plans to build a bomb.  —  Iran's president has enacted a law to suspend cooperation with the United Nations …

Trump pick to run federal watchdog: A 30-year-old who once shared a 9/11 conspiracy video and has ties to a Holocaust denier  —  The man President Donald Trump wants to put in charge of protecting whistleblowers - and rooting out government corruption - is a 30-year-old lawyer with barely …

Tesla Sales Fall as Elon Musk Focuses on Self-Driving Cars  —  The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.  —  Tesla's global car sales fell sharply in the second quarter, continuing a decline that began last year …

Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools  —  (UPDATED, 3:30 p.m., Monday, with comments from Sarah Inama.)  —  The “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign that sparked a viral nationwide controversy can no longer be displayed in Idaho schools …

Fox News, MAGA hats and cookies: Inside Trump's West Wing  —  Trump likes to see whom he wants and call whom he chooses, and in the new term, he presides over a White House that mirrors the man, current and former aides say.  —  WASHINGTON — The military leaders who came to the Oval Office …

Immigration crackdown ripples through economy  —  President Trump's immigration crackdown is hitting key pockets of the economy, disrupting workplaces and communities around the country. … - There will be fewer workers to produce goods and services, slowing down growth and putting pressure on wages.

Inside the Dysfunction at Rubio's Shrunken National Security Council  —  Fewer meetings, more top-down demands and worries some officials may go rogue are upending the system.  —  When the Pentagon recently launched a review of a landmark security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom …

DOJ Opens Door To Stripping Citizenship Over Politics  —  It's the latest example of the Trump administration's assault on citizenship.  —  Throughout the campaign, Republicans teased an idea: the next Trump government would start to remove the citizenship of naturalized Americans.

Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death  —  Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end when he dies.  —  In a video message keenly-awaited by his followers …

The Supreme Court's Pandora's Box  —  The Roberts Court let Pandora out of the box, and now there seems to be no putting everything back in.  First it was criminal immunity and the pass on prosecution given to presidents.  Last Friday it was Casa, the birthright citizenship/nationwide injunction case …