Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China's Global Pull  —  With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China's president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.  —  Xi Jinping could hardly have scripted a more favorable moment.

Missouri's GOP governor calls special session to redraw congressional districts  —  The governor's proposed map redraws the Democratic-held 5th district.  —  LIVE  —  Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to supporters Aug. 6, 2024, in Jefferson City following his primary election win.

As RFK Jr. upends America's public health system, Trump cheers him on  —  Trump pledged that he'd empower Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health care.  The president has kept his promise — to the alarm of public health leaders and even some Republicans.  —  Just now

Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  —  The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza.  One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.

Ruling on Trump's tariffs is a major setback for the White House  —  An appellate court ruling could stymie the import taxes that Trump has used to raise revenue, negotiate with foreign leaders and even head off global conflicts.  —  President Donald Trump has used the threat of tariffs …

Chicago mayor signs order with blueprint for fighting a potential Trump crackdown  —  Mayor Brandon Johnson said the order directs his city to use “every legal mechanism” to combat a potential deployment of troops or federal law enforcement to Chicago.  —  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Lays Out ‘America First’ Plan For Helping Ukraine End War, Casts Doubt On Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting  —  THE OVAL OFFICE - President Donald Trump told the Daily Caller on Friday that a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting seems unlikely, and American jets may be needed to help Europe secure an end to the war.

This Is What—and Who—We're Losing in RFK's Purge  —  The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.  —  UNTIL THIS PAST THURSDAY, Demetre Daskalakis was in charge of the CDC's division for immunization and respiratory disease—making him, arguably …

Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.  —  He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots.  The Constitution doesn't give the president explicit authority over election law.  —  President Trump said late Saturday that he would issue an executive order …

‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences  —  The age-verification laws rapidly expanding across the United States and United Kingdom are bringing with them some surprising downsides, including bursts of traffic to seedy parts of the web.

Ukraine's Ex-Parliamentary Speaker Is Shot Dead in Lviv  —  Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of Ukraine's parliament and a leader of the Maidan protests in 2013-14, was killed on Saturday in the western city of Lviv.  —  President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a post on the X social media platform, called it a “horrendous murder.”

Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council  —  NSC's role in overseeing national security decisions has been curtailed  —  WASHINGTON—When President Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in June, U.S. diplomats who would normally be told of the decision were left in the dark.

Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73  —  Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73.  —  He died in Washington, D.C., according to a close friend.  The cause of death was not disclosed, but he suffered from diabetes and had been in ill health.

Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe's Biggest Economies  —  Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. and Germany  —  LONDON—For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany …

President Trump is alive and well after bizarre, false online speculation suggested he died  —  WASHINGTON — Online rumors of President Trump's demise were greatly exaggerated — much to the dismay of creepy leftist critics.  —  The president took a brief hiatus from public appearances this week …

In Trump's Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit … Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 36-year career as part of the Trump administration's plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.Jared Soares for The New York Times

The political ‘diploma divide’ now applies to members of Congress  —  A new academic study shows a plummeting level of GOP lawmakers who attended Ivy League or other elite universities and graduate schools.  —  There's a new divide on Capitol Hill over education.

China is why we should support the VOA, not shut it down  —  Kari Lake says VOA cooperated with the Chinese Communist Party.  In reality, VOA fights propaganda.  —  Just now … Kari Lake, senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media — parent of the Voice of America …

Bondi fires DOJ staffer who flipped off National Guard in DC — and was seen boasting about it  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi fired another Department of Justice paralegal Friday — after the environmental division employee flipped off a National Guard member on her way to work.

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case  —  Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz lost his bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the news channel's coverage of remarks he made during President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.