The Making of a Trump-Putin Summit  —  Vladimir Putin is coming to America, despite the international warrant for the Russian president's arrest, despite his years of hostile threats against NATO, and despite him showing no remorse for his invasion of a sovereign nation.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell  —  Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has been moved to a decidedly less prominent position, underscoring the yearslong tensions between the 44th and 47th presidents.

China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations  —  Liu Jianchao gained warm reception during visit to Washington and New York where he was seen as potential foreign minister  —  Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential foreign minister …

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 …

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.

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.

Florida's universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis … “The Trump administration is working hard to get some of the rot out of higher education, the intellectual rot, the ideological rot,” DeSantis said last month during an event in Jacksonville.

Trump suggests “MAGA” stock listing for mortgage giants Fannie, Freddie  —  Days after the administration confirmed plans to start selling the government's stakes in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Trump suggested they might be combined and trade as “MAGA.”

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is on the defensive in Virginia's race for governor  —  Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of pulled pork and the sweat of a Virginia summer, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears told voters she was running her campaign for governor like a military-style operation.

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 …

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 …

Trump has said abortion is a state issue.  His judicial picks could shape it nationally for decades  —  One called abortion a “barbaric practice.”  Another referred to himself as a “zealot” for the anti-abortion movement.  Several have played prominent roles in defending …