A top Trump aide resigned over Iran.  Liberals should stay away from him.  —  This morning, Joe Kent — the director of the National Counterterrorism Center — resigned in protest over the war in Iran.  “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” he said in a resignation letter addressed to Trump and published on X.

Why the SAVE America Act . . . Won't  —  A pyrrhic victory on voting isn't worth busting the Senate filibuster.  —  Click for Sound  —  For partisan hype, it's hard to beat the Senate debate this week on the SAVE America Act.  President Trump says the legislation is a salvation from mass voter fraud.

‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil's Colorful Start  —  Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return.  —  Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million …

The “Squad” left suffers complete wipeout in Illinois  —  The left suffered a virtually total collapse in the Illinois Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday night — even in races where the AIPAC-backed candidate lost. … - It's great news for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries …

Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal  —  U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth called Kari Lake's lack of cooperation in the case a “Hallmark production in bad faith.”  —  Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave …

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois  —  NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.  —  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois …

Trump's withheld endorsement hangs over Senate primary in Texas  —  John Cornyn casts himself as one of the president's biggest supporters in the Senate, and Ken Paxton is running ads in the Florida region that includes Mar-a-Lago.  —  Sen. John Cornyn and his Texas Republican primary challenger …

Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has privately hinted to colleagues that he was involved in dangerous private security work in Middle East war zones before running for Congress in 2012, according to three people who have heard him discuss it.

Roberts defends Supreme Court against Trump attacks … But with Trump lashing out at the justices — or at least some of them — every few days since his high court defeat last month, it seemed clear the chief justice sought to counter the president's public expressions of displeasure.

‘Never heard him so angry’: Trump is furious that global allies aren't pitching in in Iran  —  Their assistance, the president said on Tuesday, is no longer needed … In recent days, Trump has repeatedly asked global allies — and some geopolitical foes, including China — for help securing the Strait of Hormuz.

Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran  —  Moscow has expanded intelligence sharing and military cooperation to help keep Tehran in the fight against U.S. and Israeli military might  —  Russia has been expanding its intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran …

Attorney General Mayes Charges Kalshi With Illegal Gambling Operation, Election Wagering in Arizona … The 20-count criminal information alleges that Kalshi accepted bets from Arizona residents on a wide range of events in violation of Arizona law.  These events included professional …

Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials  —  A previous program designed to clean up voter rolls was criticized by election officials, experts and some of the activists who tried to use it.  —  The creators of a controversial program designed to hunt …

If You Hate Trump's Economy, I Have News for You  —  As a candidate, Donald Trump called the economy under President Joe Biden a “nightmare.”  As president, he says the United States is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.”  Democratic rhetoric has shifted just as sharply …

Watch Mike Johnson Struggle to Name Even One Example of Voter Fraud  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson isn't bothering to try and justify the SAVE Act.  —  A reporter asked Johnson Tuesday morning if he could point out any example of voter fraud in any previous election in any state that the bill …

USS Gerald R. Ford Headed to Souda Bay for Repairs After Fire  —  This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson.  —  Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is preparing to leave the Red Sea to undergo repairs at the U.S. Navy base on Crete after a fire …