House GOP blocks second Dem attempt to release Epstein files  —  House Republicans on Tuesday voted down another Democratic procedural maneuver aimed at forcing the Justice Department to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. … - Democrats are already promising future votes …

Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump's New Tariff Threats  —  New data showing price increases last month could foreshadow even higher costs if the president imposes steep tariffs on Aug. 1.  —  President Trump's steep tariffs have started to weigh on consumers' wallets …

Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state's congressional maps to create more House seats favorable to his party, part of a broader effort …

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out  —  Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips.  The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

Trump Administration Resumes Third-Country Deportation Flights  —  The five migrants on the latest flight, all from different countries, were sent to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa.  —  The Trump administration sent five migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos …

NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say  —  NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.  —  Summary136  —  A senior National Institutes …

A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary  —  Adelita Grijalva beat back charges of “legacy” and embraced the memory of her father, Raúl Grijalva, to win the Democratic primary for the House seat opened by his death.  —  The Mamdani momentum withered …

White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts  —  Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday that the White House is on board with a substitute amendment to the rescissions package that would exempt PEPFAR, the global anti-AIDS initiative from cuts.

US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of 2,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Spokane ICE protesters, including Stuckart, arrested by federal agents  —  Federal agents on Tuesday morning arrested and searched the homes of multiple people who took part in a June 11 mass protest against immigration enforcement in Spokane.  —  Among those arrested was former Spokane …

Trump, 79, forgets who is with him on Pittsburgh trip as rambling talk includes unlikely Unabomber story  —  Oldest person to ever serve as president claimed to have discussed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski with MIT professor uncle who died in 1985 … President Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech …

Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries  —  “I'm doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it's vibe physics.” … Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok have exploded in popularity as AI becomes mainstream.

Trump Is Trying to Build a Far-Right International  —  Cooperation among populists in different countries has largely been an act of self-promotion.  But as US President Donald Trump wields tariffs as a political weapon to help Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, the specter …

Trump escalates revenge campaign with new attacks on Schiff  —  President Trump accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of mortgage fraud on Tuesday, calling Schiff a “scam artist” who “needs to be brought to justice.” … - “Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND …

Mamdani Says He Will ‘Discourage’ the Term ‘Globalize the Intifada’  —  Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, moved to distance himself from comments that sparked outrage during the primary.  —  For weeks, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee …

When the Online Mob Came After Me—and My Kids  —  Over the past few weeks, I—and my family—have been subject to an aggressive internet harassment campaign.  Thousands of strangers have smeared my name, sent insane direct messages, and made more than a few death threats.

Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil  —  The United States has begun investigating Brazil's trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president's criticisms of Brazil's treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.  —  The Trump administration initiated …

Scoop: RFK Jr.'s PAC stirs, fueling speculation on a 2028 campaign … - A 2028 presidential campaign wasn't explicitly discussed, but two people with knowledge of the call came away believing it was a step toward another campaign for Kennedy, whose long-shot run in 2024 wound up helping Donald Trump to victory.

Federal agents describe unusual run-up to arrests of Pro-Palestinian academics … The agents appeared as witnesses for the government at an ongoing trial in Boston on a lawsuit claiming the Trump administration is implementing an “ideological deportation policy” that targets non-citizens …

Mamdani for Mayor (if You Want to Help the Republicans)  —  Two groups must be especially thrilled by the prospect of Zohran Mamdani becoming New York's next mayor.  —  The first: young, progressive-leaning voters who gave the charismatic 33-year-old State Assembly member his come …

The lie at the heart of Trump's entire economic agenda  —  With his tax agenda finally passed, Donald Trump has turned back to his true passion: making America poorer and more geopolitically isolated for no good reason.  —  Last week, the president threatened 25 of America's trading partners …

Elon Musk changed his phone number after spat with Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson reveals on ‘Pod Force One’  —  New phone, who dis?  —  Tech mogul Elon Musk changed his cellphone number and stopped returning Mike Johnson's texts after throwing a titanic fit about the costs included …

Trump Makes Bonkers New Threat Against AOC and Jasmine Crockett  —  PROJECTION  —  Boasting that he had “aced” an intelligence test, the president said, “Now it's time for them to take a test.”  —  President Donald Trump wants to hand out IQ tests to Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

The Inside Scoop on Jeffrey Epstein  —  I was his lawyer.  I know things that court orders won't allow me to disclose.  —  I was Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer.  I know the facts, some of which I can't disclose because it is privileged or subject to court-imposed sealing orders.

Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for Just Two Weeks Ago  —  The Republican senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would block restrictions on key strategies that states rely on to finance Medicaid and double a rural hospital fund.  —  Senator Josh Hawley introduced legislation …

How Elon Musk's X is fueling the MAGA-Trump split … But Musk bears a deeper responsibility for the mess as well, say experts in online speech — and for whatever damage it inflicts on Trump's coalition.  A huge amount of the infighting has unfurled on X, from Musk's initial accusations …

Canada's Leader Says There's Little Hope of Avoiding U.S. Tariffs  —  After long insisting that Canada could avoid Trump tariffs through talks, Mark Carney now says that is unlikely for any nation.  —  Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, in a reversal, said on Tuesday that …