Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources  —  “She didn't hold anything back,” Maxwell's attorney said earlier.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche look on as US President Donald Trump (not on frame) …

Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series  —  The Cacique Mara team from Maracaibo won the Latin American championship last month and had been set to travel to South Carolina for its next round of games.  —  A Little League team from Venezuela was denied entry …

Academic with history of incendiary remarks to lead US Institute of Peace … “We look forward to seeing him advance President Trump's America First agenda in this new role,” the statement said.  —  USIP has been in turmoil in recent months as the administration and its Department …

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say  —  Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.  —  For nearly two years, Israel has accused Hamas of stealing aid provided …

Gabbard and White House ‘lying’ about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says  —  “We definitely had the intel,” Susan Miller, who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment of Russia's efforts in the 2016 election, told NBC News.  —  The former senior CIA officer …

From Epstein to Obama, Trump's Washington Is Consumed by Competing Conspiracies  —  OK, so President Trump's name is in the Jeffrey Epstein files.  But who put it there?  Could it possibly have been Barack Obama from his prison cell?  Or a tranquilized Hillary Clinton?

A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fostered an environment of uncertainty and mistrust that threatens to undermine the readiness and effectiveness of the military, officials said.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs  —  The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel …

Trump flees Washington controversies for golf-heavy trip to Scotland  —  Fleeing Washington's oppressive humidity and nonstop questions over heated controversies, President Donald Trump is once again taking weekend refuge at his golf clubs — this time more than 3,000 miles away in Scotland.

Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near Los Angeles  —  Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.

July 25, 2025  —  “We're going to end up shooting some of them.”  —  At 9:00 on the morning of May 2, 2025, a Florida Highway Patrol officer pulled over a van with 18-year-old U.S. citizen Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio and two undocumented men in it.  Laynez-Ambrosio's mother was driving the men to their landscaping job.

Wyden secures data privacy deal to shield Oregonians from out-of-state abortion, immigration surveillance  —  The agreement is with Flock safety, which provides cameras to read vehicle license plates for law enforcement use and store data afterwards. … PORTLAND, Ore. …

DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations  —  An internal proposal suggests how the Trump administration is planning to slash federal regulations, but obstacles loom.  —  The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations …

Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants  —  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding that communities and first responders nationwide use to better prepare …

David Valadao battles backlash in his swing district after voting for Medicaid cuts that hit close to home  —  Democrats are planning to make the California Republican's support for Trump's “big, beautiful bill” a focal point of their campaign in a key midterm race.

Two in five arrested for last summer's UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse  —  Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse  —  Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer's riots had been previously reported …

What Is America, and for Whom?  —  Before we get into a broader reflection on how to situate the Trumpist moment in U.S. history: Democracy Americana is back!  —  I hope you will accept my sincere apologies for the long silence.  At some point, I will probably write a separate post …

Cracks widen in Japan and US's interpretation of tariff trade deal  —  Tokyo officials contest Washington's claim that American investors assured of vast share of profits from joint investment  —  The US will secure 90 per cent of profits from joint investments with Japan only if it takes …

FCC to Appoint a Babysitter to Make Sure CBS Isn't Anti-Trump  —  FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a “bias monitor” who reports directly to the president. … The Federal Communications Commission finally approved an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance on Thursday …

AOC broke House rules to attend Met Gala with beau Riley Roberts, is told to pay additional $2,700 for ‘Tax The Rich’ gown, other accessories  —  WASHINGTON — Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flouted House ethics rules by accepting more than $3,700 in rented apparel and other gifts …

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ policies  —  U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division said the Trump administration “lacks standing” to invalidate the state, city and county laws …