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 on 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 …

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 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 …

Trump Went to War With Iran Because Jared Kushner Is a Fool … Do Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner actually understand nuclear energy enough to describe Iran's capabilities to Donald Trump, let alone negotiate a nonproliferation agreement with Tehran?  —  Several nuclear experts …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

‘Ridiculous’: Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles  —  A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs …

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 …

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 …

Senate Dems threaten wave of war votes to force Iran hearing  —  Democrats are threatening to force repeat Iran votes in the Senate unless administration officials testify publicly about the U.S. military campaign.  The move is an escalation of Democrats' efforts to oppose the joint U.S.-Israel operation …

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 …

New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165  —  New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed …

Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents  —  The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke …

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 …

Trump's wearing of baseball cap during dignified transfer draws criticism  —  President Trump faced continued blowback for wearing a USA-emblazoned cap during a dignified transfer ceremony for soldiers killed in the war with Iran.  —  DOVER, Del. — President Donald Trump donned a white …

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 …