Russians cheer Putin's Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on Ukraine  —  Analysts noted Alaska was once part of the Russian Empire, and some nationalists believe it should be returned.  —  MOSCOW — Russian officials and commentators crowed about landing a summit between President Vladimir Putin …

RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cut federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is the latest in a series of moves that have the potential to crush future medical breakthroughs and accelerate a brain drain.

Transcript: Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 10, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of an interview with Dr. Jerome Adams, the former U.S. surgeon general during President Trump's first term, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 10, 2025.

Former surgeon general: The CDC shooting must be a wakeup call  —  We need better discourse, leadership, and action to protect public health workers  —  At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Friday, a gunman  —  opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  —  headquarters in Atlanta.

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.

Democrats try to separate their tactical use of redistricting from that of Republicans … Republicans say that's hypocritical.  —  Trump won nearly 44 percent of the vote in Illinois last year, slightly more than the percentage that then-Vice President Kamala Harris won in Texas.

1 dead, 5 wounded, including 5-year-old girl, in Baltimore ‘mass shooting’: Police  —  The victim was pronounced dead early Sunday, police said.  —  Police in Baltimore said they responded to a “mass shooting” in a neighborhood in the northwest part of the city on Saturday night.

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 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.

New chatbot on Trump's Truth Social platform keeps contradicting him  —  An “answer engine” on Trump's social media site says the 2020 election wasn't stolen, tariffs aren't boosting the stock market and Barack Obama is seen favorably.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump …

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 …

Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age … Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue University with a degree in computer science.Madeleine Hordinski for The New York Times  —  Growing up near Silicon Valley, Manasi Mishra remembers seeing tech executives …

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.

Yoram Hazony's National Conservatism Wants to Abandon Liberal Democracy so that the Jewish People Maintain Hegemony in Israel  —  The Israeli political theorist, Yoram Hazony, recently appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to defend his vision for society.  Hazony is best known as the leading luminary …

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.”

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 …

Sen. Lindsey Graham says ‘there will be land swaps’ to end Russia-Ukraine war: Full interview  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tells Meet the Press that he expects there to be “land swaps” at the end of the Russia-Ukraine war, but “only after you have security guarantees to Ukraine.”

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 …