Spirit Airlines appears closer to a shutdown as time dwindles for a government bailout  —  Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.

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.

Supreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail  —  A federal appeals court temporarily halted a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.  —  A manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court …

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 …

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.

The Last Time We Reduced Troops in Europe, a War Broke Out  —  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 when U.S. forces were being drawn down in the European theater.

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.

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.

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 authorized …

Hegseth tightens control at Pentagon, defiant and more confident than ever  —  Trump's combative defense secretary has grown more self-assured of his job security despite his early missteps in the role, people familiar with the matter said.  —  Summary  —  In the days before his abrupt dismissal …

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.

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

America Will Pay Dearly for Its Energy Arrogance  —  In January 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a bold promise: If any foreign power tried to dominate the Persian Gulf or the region's vast oil reserves, it would be met with American military force.  By guaranteeing the free flow of oil through …

Trump is running out of options to contain gas price backlash  —  The rising cost of oil is becoming a major political concern for the White House as the war against Iran drags on.  —  Summary  —  Gas prices are surging, voter backlash is building, and inside the White House, the options to lower prices at the pump are dwindling.

Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of Climate Science  —  As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science.

15 Ways To Fight Callais  —  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.  But as a movement and as a nation, we can meet the challenge — as our predecessors did in Selma.