Trump Administration Live Updates: Johnson Shutting Down House Early to Block Epstein Vote  —  Where Things Stand  — Epstein case: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut the House down early for its summer recess to head off Democratic demands for votes on calling for the release of files …

Why the Epstein Coverup Matters  —  Jeffrey Epstein damage control continues at the Justice Department, with Pam Bondi announcing this morning that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is seeking a prosecutorial interview with Epsitein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Trump's intelligence chiefs try to rewrite the history of the 2016 election  —  Five years ago, Marco Rubio said there was “irrefutable evidence of Russian meddling.”  Now, Tulsi Gabbard says that claim is “treasonous” and should be criminally investigated.

NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding  —  NPR's editor in chief and acting chief content officer Edith Chapin told colleagues Tuesday morning that she has decided to step down.  —  The veteran news leader's announcement comes just days …

Judges vote to not keep Habba as interim US attorney of New Jersey  —  A panel of judges in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey declined to permanently appoint President Donald Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor, according to an order from the court.

FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response  —  The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Trump to pull US out of UNESCO over DEI policies, pro-Palestinian, pro-China tilt  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is pulling the US out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as well as its woke agenda, The Post has learned.

House members to get more funding for protection back home  —  House lawmakers are getting a boost to funds they can use for their own security, including at their homes.  Speaker Mike Johnson and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil announced an “updated Member security framework” …

Trump's WSJ Lawsuit Raises a New Constitutional Question … The president can sue you, but you can't sue him.  —  It seems like an absurd thing to say but that's effectively the reality of our legal system today, one that has become increasingly alarming during Donald Trump's second term.

Everything Is a ‘False Flag’ Now  —  Conspiracy theories about so-called false flag attacks have been around for decades.  But as trust in media and public institutions craters, every single major news event is now being labeled as fake.  —  As President Donald Trump struggles to contain …

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication  —  As Harvard's feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal.  Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

White House faces backlash after booting The Wall Street Journal from Scotland media coverage plans  —  The move comes after The Wall Street Journal reported President Donald Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday card in 2003 with a drawing of a naked woman.

Has Brazil Invented the Future of Money?  —  And will it ever come to America?  —  Last week the House passed the GENIUS Act, which will boost the growth of stablecoins, thereby paving the way for future scams and financial crises.  On Thursday the House also passed a bill that would bar …

American Steel Just Got More Expensive.  Buyers Blame Tariffs.  —  Steel producers like Cleveland Cliffs and Steel Dynamics both said this week that they raised prices after President Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on imports.  —  American steel makers are raising prices …

A Manhattan Institute Manifesto Would Give this President Sweeping Power to Force University Compliance with Right-Wing Demands  —  Many persons I'd think would know better have affixed their names to a new and highly illiberal set of demands on colleges and universities.

Zohran's Bronx Science tales  —  MAMDANI PLAYS HOOKY: He's just like us.  He got detention.  He cut class to get lunch.  He says he's bad at math.  —  Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani graduated from the public, test-in, competitive Bronx Science High School in 2010.

What Trump's Feud With Jerome Powell Is Really About  —  Donald Trump has been bullying Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell—calling him “too late,” insulting his intelligence, and trying to gin up a case that Powell spent too much on renovations of the agency's headquarters as a pretext for firing him.

Are You Laughing Yet?  —  Everyone can say exactly what they want, free of the fear of censorship, except by the government.  —  You all remember comedy?  That thing from the 1980s where you hate your wife?  Well, it's back!  We're in a golden age of comedy now where everyone can say exactly …

New poll: Democrats lead House generic ballot; deportations unpopular; Musk party flops  —  Summary of main poll findings:  — Americans remain deeply dissatisfied with the political status quo and increasingly pessimistic about the nation's direction, according to the July Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.

We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory  —  Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything … I would prefer here a precise accounting of Jeffrey Epstein's history of pedophilia.  Unfortunately, much remains unknown.  What we can say is that over a period of decades he groomed …

Scoop: Lawmakers press Musk on Grok's antisemitic language  —  A bipartisan group of lawmakers are demanding answers from Elon Musk after his AI platform, Grok, repeatedly used antisemitic language on X. … - Over a dozen lawmakers sent a letter, first obtained by Axios …

Coca-Cola Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Updates Full Year Guidance  —  Comparable Currency Neutral Operating Income (Non-GAAP) Grew 15%  —  Operating Margin was 34.1% versus 21.3% in the Prior Year;  —  Comparable Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) was 34.7% versus 32.8% in the Prior Year

White House Leads Push to Block Watchdog's Inquiries Into Spending Cuts  —  Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration's withholding federal funds.  —  A federal watchdog has opened dozens …

Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump.  A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.  —  Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration's agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.

Bari Weiss seeks more than $200mn for media start-up The Free Press  —  ‘Anti-woke’ journalist holds talks with incoming CBS owner David Ellison over sale of new media venture  —  Ivan Levingston and Daniel Thomas in London, James Fontanella-Khan and Anna Nicolaou in New York