Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a phone interview with CBS News Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.  —  “I think the war is very complete, pretty much …

Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating Johnson's majority  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.  —  “I'm also today asking the clerk …

Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power … Jason Berry, a spokesperson for Maricopa County, said in a statement the county had not yet received a subpoena but would cooperate if it did.  —  The move comes just six weeks …

Thune: Talking filibuster ‘more complicated and risky’ than people realize  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent a warning shot Monday over the talking filibuster, saying the procedural playcall is “way more complicated” than many supporters realize.  “This particular approach in terms …

Trump's Weird Fetish for Discount Dress Shoes Revealed  —  GRIN AND BEAR IT  —  “Everybody's afraid not to wear them,” one White House insider said of the shoes Trump keeps forcing on his aides.  —  President Donald Trump apparently has a bizarre obsession with Michael Jackson's favorite men's shoe brand …

Live Updates: N.Y. Police Commissioner Says Gracie Mansion Incident Inspired by Islamic State  —  Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that three improvised explosive devices were found, including one that was found in a vehicle on Sunday.  No one was injured in the incident on Saturday.

House Republican's Shock Racist Post Triggers Instant Backlash  —  OH MY GOP  —  Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles is showing his nasty side.  —  MAGA hardliner Andy Ogles is under fire for a shockingly Islamophobic post on social media.  —  The Tennessee Republican …

Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says  —  The encrypted transmission was intercepted by the U.S.  —  A crowd holding Iranian flags gathers during a demonstration in support of the nomination of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as successor to his late father …

'We've got to pay attention': GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices … “The price of gas is always kind of a benchmark,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill Monday.  “I do think the fact that we've increased our supply here domestically will help ease it …

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down  —  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.  —  Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED.

Judge rejects NJ US Attorney ‘triumvirate’ in latest blow to Trump prosecutors … “One year into this administration, it is plain that President Trump and his top aides have chafed at the limits on their power set forth by law and the Constitution,” Brann concluded.

Ahead of 2028, Sen. Cory Booker to unveil bill to make $75,000 in income tax-free  —  The bill is a marker for the next time Democrats get a chance to rewrite the tax code.  The New Jersey senator told NBC News he's keeping the door open to a 2028 presidential bid.

U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into Iran, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Vast Majority Expects The Conflict To Last Months Or More  — mail_outline  —  Over a week after the United States and Israel …

Trump might want “boots on the ground” in Iran.  Just not American ones.  —  An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support. … Last week, President Donald Trump spoke with Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish leaders, reportedly offering “extensive US aircover” …

Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99  —  Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room …

Trump's Freedom 250 unveils IndyCar racetrack in DC: ‘Imagine these views’  —  The Trump administration revealed on Monday the official racetrack course for the IndyCar event in Washington, D.C., this summer.  —  Cars will be speeding around the National Mall and iconic landmarks …

White House fires GOP NTSB member, who calls it ‘political hit job’  —  J. Todd Inman frequently represented the National Transportation Safety Board in news conferences after the deadly American Airlines crash in D.C. last year.  —  The White House fired a Republican member …

Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren't Anymore?  Moderate.  —  The center-left group Third Way held a conference last week where moderate Democratic strategists and politicians blasted progressive ideas and the party's left wing.  Third Way and other centrist Democratic groups espouse positions …