Trump Confounded by the War He Started  —  It's now clear: There was no plan.  —  Andrew bought a Toyota hybrid a couple months ago, and at one point the thought occurred to him: You know, this gas mileage would be even sweeter if gas weren't pretty cheap right now.

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 …

Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says Muslims 'don't belong' in America  —  Rep. Andy Ogles said on Monday that Muslims have no place in America, an Islamophobic attack from a sitting member of Congress.  “Muslims don't belong in American society.  Pluralism is a lie,” the Tennessee Republican …

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows  —  The evidence contradicts President Trump's claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.  —  A newly released video adds to the evidence that an American missile likely hit …

Trump calls on Australia to give asylum to Iranian women's soccer players  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had spoken to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Iran women's soccer team after reports that five players had sought asylum in Australia.

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.

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 …

Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024  —  Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections.  Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans' Midterm Message  —  As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party's legislative agenda.  —  House Republicans flocked to President Trump's golf club near Miami …

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.

Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount  —  U.S. President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix (NFLX.O) bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) to buy Warner Bros Discovery …

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 …

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 …

Live Nation settles antitrust case with DOJ, avoids Ticketmaster breakup  —  The agreement takes a company breakup off the table and lifts regulatory uncertainty — but critics say high fees and competition concerns remain.  —  Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster …

The Pete Hegseth Exception  —  Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.  —  the uniform code of Military Justice serves as the criminal-justice framework for America's armed forces.

Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade tells oil tankers to go through the Strait of Hormuz: “Show some guts and go through that strait and do it”  —  Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones: Talking about higher gas prices as a reason to stop the war “is exactly what Iran wants to happen”

‘Nobody Could Have Seen This Coming,’ Says Blindfolded Administration  —  The Trump administration can't foresee straight.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The hard-working staff here at Drezner's World has written previously and repeatedly about the Trump administration's inability to think coherently about grand strategy.

Stephen A. Smith ends 2028 presidential talk as he reveals why he's backing out  —  Stephen A. Smith is shutting down the talk of him running for president in 2028.  —  The ESPN star, who is making nearly $40 million a year and has been teasing a presidential run as a Democrat …

Gullible, Cynical America  —  The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time  —  Many americans believe that vaccines are unsafe, but will jab themselves full of performance enhancers.  They think seed oils cause chronic disease, but beef tallow is healthy.

Impeach Jared Polis?  —  It may be necessary...  ∙ Paid  —  This probably sounds drastic, but I think Colorado Democrats may have to impeach and remove their governor, Jared Polis, who is also a Democrat.  —  They should, at the very least, raise the prospect that they will begin an impeachment proceeding.

After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring  —  The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the government's 2-million person civilian workforce.  —  A year after Elon Musk and his Department …