5 Takeaways From a Kennedy Center Ruling That Angered Trump  —  A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to take President Trump's name off the building.  What happens next?  —  In his ruling that President Trump's name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …

Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner?  Trump Has Questions. … In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president: Does JD Vance have what it takes to go all the way?  —  He usually answers his own question: He's not so sure.

Trump to headline Great American State Fair after music acts cancel  —  Trump's advisers worked quickly to organize a rally, set for June 24, after several performers slated for the concert series to be held this summer on the National Mall dropped out.  —  President Donald Trump will headline …

Graham Platner's Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign  —  The wife of the Maine Democratic Senate candidate last year told the campaign about texts she had found between Platner and other women  —  Days after Graham Platner announced his Maine Senate bid …

What it means to be a man is a theme in Texas Senate race as Paxton attacks Talarico  —  After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state's Republican Senate primary this week, he delivered a run of insults directed at his general election opponent, Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.

A Controversial Deal Ended Trump's Audits.  Can Anyone Challenge It?  —  Protective blanket could be difficult but not impossible for Trump's opponents to pierce  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's extraordinary no-audits promise from his acting attorney general operates far outside normal tax administration …

California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  The final Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the California governor's race finds Democrat …

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash  —  David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.  More than five years later …

Trump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data.  Industry insiders fear what comes next. … “It's very shocking to see it in black and white that the government is trying to use the digital advertising ecosystem to find and target immigrants,” said O'Kelley, who is the CEO …

Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents … Stanley Plotkin, 93, was instrumental in developing a number of vaccines over the course of his career.  He recently said that he's “beginning to regret having lived so long—because we're going downhill.”

Socialism's next test: Swing states … Abdul El-Sayed is running from the left of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in the competitive Michigan Senate primary.  Zach Wahls, who is backed by Elizabeth Warren, is locked in a tight contest against the Chuck Schumer-supported Josh Turek for Iowa's Senate nomination.

Rights groups sue over conditions at largest US immigration detention center  —  Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States' largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, where three people have died in the nine months since it opened.

Notes From an ICE Chaser  —  I followed Border Patrol agents from Illinois to North Carolina to Minnesota.  To my surprise, they loved my coverage.  —  Pocket  —  We were in hot pursuit of the caravan that was chauffeuring Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, who had just arrived in Minnesota the day before.

Security News This Week: Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell's MyPillow  —  Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license-plate surveillance data to the cops, and more.  —  The United States military has known for years that enemies …

Mary Trump Has More to Talk About Than Her Uncle … Ronda Cress was not impressed the first time she had heard of Mary Trump.  —  It was July 2020 and Ms. Trump, a psychologist and niece of the president, had just written a memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's …

Nationals exec let go after video shows him saying team avoided using conservative player on social media: Sources  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have let go of a community relations executive, sources told The Athletic on Friday, three days after a conservative group posted …

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump  —  Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it  —  On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet …

Ships Are Sailing ‘Dark’ to Sneak Out of Strait of Hormuz  —  The flow of ships through the strait is a test of Iran's stranglehold on energy markets—and of Tehran's leverage at the negotiating table  —  The Strait of Hormuz isn't open, but thanks to intrepid shipowners …