With Ukraine in the Balance, Trump and Putin Head Into Summit With Mismatched Goals  —  For President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, it is an opportunity not just to end the Ukraine war on his terms but to split apart the Western security alliance.  —  Late last month, President Vladimir V. Putin …

After a deadly shooting at the CDC, shaken scientists demand answers from RFK Jr.  —  CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy's rhetoric specifically.  —  A shooting outside the Centers …

Trump Expands Race Data Disclosure Requirements, Putting Harvard Admissions Under Scrutiny Again  —  Harvard and all other American universities will now be required to submit data proving that they do not consider race in admissions, following a Thursday memorandum from President Donald Trump.

Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress' authority … “No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment.  No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces,” Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in support of the decision …

Silent Coup: How Trump's Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed  —  New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.  —  A sophisticated strategy is playing out in plain sight that few outside of digital war rooms truly understand or even notice.

Thousands in Israel march against Netanyahu's plan to escalate Gaza war  —  Families of hostages were among the protesters amid new fears over the 50 remaining captives, with 20 of them thought to be alive, held by Hamas.  —  Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Israel …

Trump's Unforgivable Sin  —  Tens of millions of Americans voted for President Donald Trump in the belief that he would be competent.  They might not have been thrilled that Trump is a convicted felon, or pleased with his role in the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The Economics of Smoot Hawley 2.0, Part II  —  This trade war is really a class war  —  Most of Donald Trump's tariffs are clearly illegal.  There is a special court, the Court of International Trade, which is supposed to have jurisdiction over these issues, and it ruled the tariffs illegal on May 28.

Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn't be allowed to vote  —  Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’  —  The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, recently shared a video in which several pastors say women …

Trump's Vile Take on Teenager's Rape Goes Viral as Epstein Woes Deepen  —  VICTIM BLAMING  —  Old footage of the president defending convicted rapist Mike Tyson has resurfaced as speculation mounts that the president may pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.  —  President Donald Trump's shocking defense …

‘Disgraceful moment’: FBI fires official who was head of Las Vegas field office, attorney says  —  Cardboard cruising: Kids race in homemade boats at Clark County pool  —  Attorneys have only few days before Review-Journal judicial performance survey closes

‘We are at war - bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump  —  Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty from new generation - will it work?  —  It was a stirring speech that brought Democrats to tears.  “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully …

In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails  —  The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.  —  President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a ceremony …

How RFK Jr. Mastered Fake Science—and Screwed Us in the Process … EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ABOVE SCENARIO is hypothetical—except the final part about the funding.  That part happened last week.  —  On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced …

Donald Trump, Julian Fellowes and the Gilded Age Finale  —  HBO's “The Gilded Age,” Julian Fellowes's frothy, decorous, lavishly set-decorated historical soap opera set amid the social-climbing robber barons of New York City in the 1880s, is having its Season 3 finale on Sunday night.

Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing … The return of Prasad marks a personnel victory for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Makary, who opposed his dismissal.  In the days after Prasad's ouster, Makary told reporters he encouraged Prasad to reconsider his exit from government.