Trump Administration Live Updates: Housing Official and Enforcer Named Top Intelligence Chief  —  What We're Covering Today  — National Intelligence: President Trump announced on Tuesday that he was naming Bill Pulte, a home-building heir who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency …

A Congressman Was Suddenly Absent.  So We Looked.  And Looked.  —  Will the mystery of Tom Kean Jr., a New Jersey representative, finally be solved on Tuesday?  The reporters covering the story will have questions.  —  Representative Tom Kean Jr. has not been seen in public for nearly three months.

“You're fucking crazy”: Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon  —  President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios.

Trump to Get Audit Immunity as $1.8 Billion Fund in Doubt  —  The agreement would bar the government from probing past tax filings from the president and his businesses.  —  US officials are continuing with an agreement that bars the government from probing past tax filings from President Donald Trump …

Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport  —  Attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales had presented a Maryland birth certificate and other documents as proof of her U.S. citizenship.  —  The Maryland woman arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

Scott Pelley Is the Hero We Need  —  What we can learn from the ‘60 Minutes’ reporter who went to the mattresses.  —  Before we start: Later this week I'll be answering your questions on politics, news, parenting, life, baseball, pinball, watches, backpacks, etc. in a new Triad Video Mailbag.

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States continues to lead the world in Artificial Intelligence …

New Proposal Would Allow Administration to Block Grants if They Don't Support Trump's Agenda  —  A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump's agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values.  —  The White House is seeking …

30 gallons of fuel spilled on National Mall after event for America's 250th birthday  —  Cleanup efforts are underway as Freedom 250, a group created by the Trump administration that organized the event, blames “vandalism.”  —  WASHINGTON — More than 30 gallons of fuel spilled onto …

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System  —  The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.  —  The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system …

Durbin, Duckworth want Chicago's top federal prosecutor to resign over botched ‘Broadview Six’ case  —  The call from Illinois' Democratic senators comes nearly two weeks after the case against a group of Operation Midway Blitz protesters collapsed amid claims of misconduct by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office.

Cornyn: Paxton ‘absolutely’ endangers Texas Senate seat as GOP nominee  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his former opponent, will “absolutely” make it tougher for Republicans to defend the Texas Senate seat as the Republican nominee in the general election …

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline  —  Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.  —  Doctors around the country say they are seeing more cases of serious …

Why young America is trending socialist  —  Democrats need to show they can deliver for a disaffected Gen Z  —  “When they go low, we go high,” is a Democratic mantra.  But it only works if people think liberals have the credibility to trumpet high morals.  Not enough of America does.

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI.  Now It's Coming for Protests  —  The right-wing think tank is actively pushing “civil terrorism”—increasing penalties for minor crimes committed while people engage in constitutionally protected free speech.  —  A right-wing think tank responsible …

First Draft - 🤫 ‘Reservoir Dogs’: Trump's Massive Leak Hunt Stalled Out For This Hilarious Reason  —  Turns out it's hard to find blabbing snitches when everybody is a snitching blabber.  Also, Trump's slush fund is put on hold and some Democrats belatedly regret marching with genocidal Israelis.

Amazon Shuts Down Internal AI Leaderboard After Employees Cheated  —  Employees admitted to 404 Media they had cheated to climb the leaderboard's ranks.  —  Amazon has shut down an internal company leaderboard which ranked employees based on how much they used AI tools at work.

Trump ally admits political risk of Iran war at campaign event … It's a stark acknowledgement for a representative who has positioned herself as a loyal ally of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, including on the ongoing war, and repeatedly voted against limiting the president's military powers.

Trump Rages Over Fresh Iran Humiliation as GOP Angst Grows: “Screwed”  —  Donald Trump is hitting many new difficulties.  On Monday, Iran abandoned talks with the U.S., angering Trump.  Speaking to CNBC, he raged that he “couldn't care less” if the negotiations die, threatened again to blow Iran …

The One Thing All New Yorkers Like About Mamdani: His Love of the Knicks  —  The Democratic socialist mayor, who has divided the city in recent weeks on taxes and Israel, has found a theme everyone can rally behind  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, wearing a Knicks jersey …