The President Who Sued Himself  —  The Trump administration settles Trump's lawsuit against the IRS with $1.776 billion for his allies and blanket immunity from civil actions.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  EricColumbus  —  ericcolumbus.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors

Ballroom won't be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request … And several GOP senators aired public concerns about including any ballroom funding in a bill otherwise dedicated to immigration enforcement.  A larger swath of Republicans were privately opposed …

The Real Reason Thomas Massie Lost  —  Last night, Donald Trump notched the latest victory in his cross-country revenge campaign against political apostates.  Ed Gallrein, a Navy SEAL backed by the president, soundly defeated the seven-term representative Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District.

Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress's okay  —  To build a triumphal arch near Arlington Cemetery, the administration hopes to rely on a 100-year-old authorization for a different project in the area.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration does not plan …

Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86 … Barney Frank, the brassy, lightning-quick former Massachusetts representative who for decades was the most prominent gay politician in the country and who was an author of the most significant overhaul …

Former federal prosecutor indicted for stealing copies of unreleased Jack Smith report … U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has barred public release of that volume of Smith's report, which discusses his investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

U.S. indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro on murder and conspiracy charges for downing of planes in 1996  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing …

Trump's Handling Of Economy Hits All-Time Low, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Prefer Dems To Win Control Of House But Give Them Poor Marks For Current Job  — mail_outline  —  More than two months after the U.S. launched an attack on Iran and with a jump in oil prices …

White House must comply with Presidential Records Act, judge rules … Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, faulted the OLC opinion for relying on a “stark misreading” of Supreme Court precedent.  He also rejected the Justice Department's arguments that the law is unconstitutional …

He Was Jailed Over a Charlie Kirk Post.  The Sheriff Now Owes Him $835,000.  —  Larry Bushart sued a Tennessee sheriff who claimed he wanted to incite hysteria with a post after Mr. Kirk's killing and jailed him for 37 days.  —  A Tennessee man who was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook post …

CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: Jeff Bezos Speaks with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin on “Squawk Box” Today  —  Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with Amazon Executive Chairman & Founder, Blue Origin Founder and Project Prometheus Co-Founder & Co-CEO Jeff Bezos live …

James Murdoch, Intent on ‘Thoughtful Journalism,’ Buys Half of Vox Media … James Murdoch is acquiring roughly half of Vox Media, a dramatic expansion in American media for the younger son of the media mogul Rupert Murdoch.  —  The deal includes Vox Media's podcast network as well as New York magazine …

70% of Faculty Vote to Overhaul Harvard Grading With A Cap  —  Faculty voted 458-201 to cap A grades beginning in fall 2027, while rejecting a companion measure that would have let courses opt out.  —  Harvard faculty voted to impose a roughly 20 percent cap on A grades beginning in fall 2027 …

RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that determines what insurers must cover … “If it had been doing its job, we would have early screening,” he told Ohio Republican Troy Balderson.  —  Some advocates for people with diseases are already lobbying to expand the range of services the task force …

Democrats scramble to contain their Maureen Galindo problem  —  House Democrats are in a mad dash to isolate Texas Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, who has said she wants to turn an ICE facility into a “prison for American Zionists.”

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban  —  A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits” and"a total termination of all internet services."

They're Really Going For It  —  Trump's plan to overturn the midterm elections comes into focus.  —  ∙ Paid  —  There's no contradiction between Donald Trump's deepening unpopularity—and his evident commitment to further unpopular conduct—and his intensifying assault on democracy and the rule of law.