Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries  —  In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Trump talked about tariffs, sending Patriot missiles to NATO for Ukraine and how he'll sell his recently passed “big, beautiful bill.”  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday …

Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today.  At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults …

Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.”  —  State Sen. Angela Paxton announced Thursday she has filed for divorce from her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg  —  A whistleblower's documents provided to Congress implicate Emil Bove in the administration's violation of a court order that prohibited the transfer of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison.

Harvard Explores New Center for Conservative Scholarship Amid Trump Attacks  —  The Ivy League school has discussed an effort to ‘support viewpoint diversity’ with potential donors, says it ‘will not be partisan’  —  Harvard leaders have discussed creating a program that people briefed …

George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump.  Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.  —  When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”

State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.  —  The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that it was about to begin layoffs as part of a consolidation plan …

Mike Lee Can't Stop Throwing Social Media Grenades.  His Church Isn't Happy.  —  The Utah senator's online persona has further damaged his already frayed relationship with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  —  It was Father's Day morning, but Mike Lee was still hard at work on social media.

ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court … A grandmother planning to document ICE arrests at the San Diego courthouse instead became the story Tuesday after video of her own arrest began circulating.  —  An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her.

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’  —  DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.  —  The Department of Homeland Security …

Federal immigration agents blockade Camarillo farm, clash with demonstrators  —  Federal immigration agents descended on a farm outside of Camarillo on July 10, blocking off a road outside the facility and clashing with protesters.  —  Reports flooded social media in the morning …

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved Minimum Wage and Sick Leave  —  The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states.  —  When Missouri voters were asked last year whether they wanted to increase …

Fired Justice Department official warns we are “driving straight into an abyss”  —  A 17-year former Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency.  —  Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors' offices …

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions  —  During xAI's launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while live-streaming the event on his social media platform, X — that his AI company's ultimate goal was to develop a “maximally truth-seeking AI.”

California surgical center staff demand to see warrant as ICE agents detain landscaper  —  Federal immigration agents seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a Southern California surgical center and quickly found themselves in a tense standoff as clinic staff demanded to see identification and a warrant.

The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials' Loyalty  —  Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel.  — 1.2k  —  Typically, the F.B.I. has turned to polygraph tests to sniff out employees …

A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side  —  After coaching baseball on the west side of Manhattan for more than 20 years, Youman Wilder says he had a first-of-a-kind experience at the end of last month.  —  Wilder was leading a group …

Justice Dept. Demands Patient Details From Trans Medicine Providers  —  Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas demanding …

Trump's EPA Chief Tried to Debunk Chemtrails, but Nobody Actually Read the Report  —  Lee Zeldin's social media posts about weather phenomena confused many into thinking he had endorsed conspiracy theories … Unfortunately, he seems to have left many people confused as to the agency's actual policies and actions.

Republicans probably should've read their far-right megabill before passing it  —  GOP members are just now learning what's in the megabill they didn't read.  Take the provisions related to gambling deductions, for example.  —  Shortly before the Republicans' domestic policy megabill cleared Capitol Hill …

Cops Probed Trump Terror Chief, 22, Over Teen Love Triangle  —  EYEBROW-RAISING  —  Police were called in after a threatening message was sent to a child by the ex-gardener chosen by the president to lead a key homeland security post, The Daily Beast has learned.  —  EXCLUSIVE

Musk's Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda.  That's Not the Scariest Part.  —  Last Tuesday, when an account on X using the name Cindy Steinberg started cheering the Texas floods because the victims were “white kids” and “future fascists,” Grok — the social media platform's in-house chatbot …