Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone  —  A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.  —  Friday's unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel …

Spirit Airlines, low-cost innovator, shuts down after Trump bailout plan fails  —  The airline said early Saturday it had “no choice” but to wind down operations immediately, dashing hopes of a last-minute financial lifeline.  —  Summary  —  Spirit Airlines met its demise Saturday …

Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?  —  With its decision this week in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court gutted a core part of the Voting Rights Act, Congress's landmark prohibition on voting rules that have the effect of excluding people of color from the political process.

Trump's Vision for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Keeps Getting Bigger and Higher in Cost  —  Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.

Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war  —  More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem …

15 Ways to Fight Callais  —  Contrarians Say Hell No to Jim Crow: Publisher's Roundup 65  —  There is no sugar-coating it: The Roberts Court's Callais decision is a disaster.  But it is one the democracy movement has been preparing for since the court took up the case.  Callais will test us.

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office  —  Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office.

Team Trump fears a Nancy Mace governorship  —  President Trump's allies are growing alarmed that GOP Rep. Nancy Mace — who infuriated him by calling for the release of the Epstein files — will defy expectations and win the South Carolina governor's race. … She also threatened to side with Democrats on a war powers resolution.

More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid  —  Tighter rules have resulted in higher than expected declines, analysts said.  —  The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply across the country as states move to implement new Trump administration rules on who qualifies.

The Last Time We Reduced Troops in Europe, a War Broke Out  —  I still carry the burden of that strategic failure.  —  ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES of my career wasn't something I did.  It was something I failed to prevent.  —  I was commander of U.S. Army Europe in the early 2010s …

U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners  —  The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  The State Department move bypassed congressional review.  —  The Trump administration has announced …

Greg Bovino Calls Minneapolis Protestors ‘Cannon Fodder’ in New Interview  —  Former Border Patrol official Greg Bovino can't keep away from the limelight.  —  After the operation he oversaw in Minneapolis — one of several he conducted with a position out of the chain of command …

‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children  —  Exclusive: Contractor denies allegations including ‘enforced disappearance’ and will help locate unaccompanied minors  —  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract …

Data centers used to be a prize.  States are having second thoughts. … The turnabout speaks to the rapidly shifting politics surrounding data centers, as well as the real-world impacts of their construction.  —  North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) has pointed out that sales tax exemptions …

These G.O.P. Women Want Congress Members to Pay a Price for Abuse.  Will It Work?  —  Three Republican women who had a hand in forcing the resignations of lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct said they are out to name and shame more offenders.  It is not clear how far they will go.

New Video Analysis Suggests Suspect in Correspondents' Dinner Attack Fired First  —  A Times analysis of footage released by the F.B.I. on Thursday night appears to show the assailant shot at a Secret Service officer, who then returned fire.  —  New video footage released Thursday night …

Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade  —  US president says 'we took over the cargo, took over the oil.  It's a very profitable business'  —  Prefer the Guardian on Google  —  Donald Trump has said the US navy acted “like pirates” …