U.S. AGREES TO 2-WEEK CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN  —  The U.S. has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran proposed by Pakistan, President Trump said Tuesday night. … - That two-week period would be used to negotiate a larger agreement to potentially end the war.

‘A wow moment’: Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds … “It's a wow moment in Wisconsin politics,” said former Republican strategist Brandon Scholz, who left the party in 2021.  “Republicans ought to be sitting down tonight and going, 'Okay, we just screwed up another race.

IDF Strikes Kill 8 in Lebanon After Netanyahu Says Deal Excludes Hezbollah  —  Article printing is available to subscribers only  —  Print in a simple, ad-free format  —  Zen reading is available to subscribers only  —  Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format  —  Key Events

Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives  —  After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder.

Iran demands fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire  —  Country's oil exporters' union says toll to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons  —  Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz …

Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Division Is Investigating Star Witness Against Trump  —  It was a highly unusual move by Justice Department leadership to direct a case that appears to involve accusations of lying to Congress to a division that normally focuses on civil rights abuses.

The New York Times Got Played By A Telehealth Scam And Called It The Future Of AI  —  Since the New York Times published its semi-viral big profile of Medvi last week — the “AI-powered” telehealth startup that it breathlessly described as a “$1.8 billion company” supposedly run by just two brothers …

Trump Targets Top Medical Schools as Next Higher Ed Battleground  —  President Donald Trump's administration has opened a new front in its campaign to reshape US colleges, homing in on racial diversity at some of the top medical schools in the country.  —  The Department of Justice …

Exclusive: Intelligence report warned of Iran's ‘persistent threat’ to US as White House downplayed the risk  —  The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran's government to targets in the United States last month even as the White House sought …

Poll Shows Optimism in New York's Future With Mamdani as Mayor  —  A new Marist poll found that about half of New Yorkers approved of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's job performance, while a larger share of respondents believed the city was moving in the right direction.

Vance's Trip to Trump Ally Hit by Humiliating Putin Call Leak  —  BAD CALL  —  The vice president is in Europe to show support for a far-right leader.  —  JD Vance's trip to Hungary to help boost its pro-Trump leader's election hopes has been marred by the leak of a phone call showing the right-winger sucking up to Vladimir Putin.