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 …

Hawks, Doves and Lapdogs  —  The next Fed chair will be an obedient partisan  —  Yesterday's CPI report looked fairly tame on the surface, but if you look at the details it showed clear signs that Trump's tariffs are starting to drive up prices.  And private surveys suggest that there's a lot more inflation in the pipeline.

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 …

3 Scenarios That Explain the Epstein Debacle  —  All reflect poorly on the Department of Justice.  —  The Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case appears to constitute the rare controversy in which there are no innocuous explanations for what has unfolded.

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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data  —  Election clerks in both parties, already facing harassment and lawsuits over Trump's false 2020 election claims, worry about efforts to examine voting machines.  —  The Trump administration and its allies have launched …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trans girl housed in male unit has jaw broken at D.C. juvenile detention center  —  Officials said they've launched a “full review” after the Youth Services Center resident was transported to the hospital following the incident.  —  A transgender girl housed in a male unit of a Washington …

Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ  —  And will take generations to put it back together. … 👇  —  “If confirmed, I will work to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice — and each of its components,” Pam Bondi vowed during her confirmation hearing in January.

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 …

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump's Favor, but Doesn't Say Why  —  In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump's agenda without a murmur of explanation.  —  In clearing the way for President Trump's efforts to transform American government …

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.

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.

Hunter Biden says Democrats lost election for not staying ‘loyal’ to his father  —  The former president's son made the comment in his first interview since the election.  He also denied that there was a cover-up of Joe Biden's health.  —  Hunter Biden, in his first interview since the 2024 election …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Roughly 6 in 10 Americans oppose Trump's megabill, CNN poll finds  —  Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say they oppose the GOP domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump recently signed into law, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.  —  In the wake of his most sweeping legislative …

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 …

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.