Blanche's slip-up on his Trump relationship: 'I'm his lawyer'  —  Todd Blanche likely fueled the most potent criticism against him Wednesday with a gaffe that may haunt him beyond his ongoing confirmation hearing to become the next attorney general.  Asked by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) …

Hegseth Announces New Required Pentagon Testosterone Tests: Who It Impacts  —  Prefer Newsweek on Google  —  to see more of our trusted coverage when you search.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will begin requiring annual testosterone deficiency screenings …

U.S. Mint to produce $1 coin with Trump's face on it, treasury secretary says  —  The U.S. Mint will soon begin producing a new $1 gold-hued coin with President Donald Trump's face on it.  —  Summary  —  The U.S. Mint will soon begin producing a new $1 gold-hued coin with President Donald Trump's face …

They Don't Care If ICE Kills People  —  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has his first day of hearings for his nomination to the top Justice Department job today.  He'll spend most of the day answering questions—or, more precisely, not answering questions, because the rules the Republicans …

Trump intel pick Jay Clayton questioned about election security, journalist subpoenas  —  His appearance comes weeks after the president scrapped his originally scheduled confirmation hearing.  He is nominated to replace acting DNI Bill Pulte.  —  Summary

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals  —  The rich and famous who filed into the Kennedy Center's opera house in December were there to enjoy one of the nation's most exclusive celebrations of the performing arts: the center's annual honors gala.

New frontiers in sanewashing  —  One of the keys to understanding the current catastrophe enveloping this country because it chose to make Donald Trump president (twice, so far) is that for no doubt complex sociological and psychological reasons lots of elite actors have to pretend to themselves …

Health emergency preparedness nominee walks back comments skeptical of vaccine safety  —  President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the health department agency for health emergency preparedness and response walked back his past comments questioning the safety of the Covid-19 and hepatitis B vaccines during …

Why we still don't know what foods are the source of the cyclospora outbreak  —  Government cuts have contributed to an information vacuum on foodborne illness  —  As of Tuesday, a parasite called cyclospora has  —  so far this summer.  On Monday, Michigan health officials announced their first potential source:

Tehran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports after US reimposes its blockade on Iran  —  The U.S. military reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign early Wednesday, hitting an Iranian army barracks and killing at least seven troops …

Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe  —  Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed …

FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots  —  The FBI has explored using artificial intelligence to assess the validity of signatures on tens of thousands of mail-in ballot envelopes seized from Fulton County, Georgia, the latest push …

Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — As the U.S.-Iran war restarts following the collapse of the weeks-long ceasefire, senior Pentagon officials are also quietly eyeing another flashpoint much closer to home: Cuba.

Amy Coney Barrett reveals insane threats against SCOTUS  —  Enough is enough — it is wrong that public officials are receiving an unprecedented level of threats on their lives and now require significant security measures to guarantee their safety.  —  Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett …

DRL NOFO Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe  —  Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe  —  A. Basic Information  —  1. Overview  —  Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe

Fed chair Warsh sidesteps Senate questions on inflation, AI, contact with Trump  —  Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday sought to evade a range of questions from senators on issues such as the impact of AI on inflation, what contacts he has had with President Donald Trump …

Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year  —  Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia  —  Another person has died in federal immigration custody this week in Georgia, officials announced on Wednesday.

America's Death Squads Are Real  —  Sometimes you can't see the world clearly from the inside.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Roving Death  —  Over the last week, agents of the federal government have killed two people on the streets of America.  We should say their names: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; Johan Sebastián Guerrero.

New York offers Democrats a roadmap for data center fight  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's first-in-the-nation data center moratorium could provide a playbook for other Democrats confronting one of the midterms' most heated issues. … - Until now, no governor had imposed a statewide data center moratorium.

Most of Trump DOJ's voter roll losses have come from GOP-appointed judges  —  In an era of extraordinary partisan polarization, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have found common ground on at least one issue: President Donald Trump's Department of Justice does not have a right to seize state voter rolls.

The Forever War Gets Scary  —  But I'm not talking about bombs and drones  —  For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube.  —  Transcript  —  The war with Iran has just reached a very scary phase, and I'm not talking about the bombs and the drones.

Stevens gains edge in Dems' Senate race that remains ‘wide open,’ poll finds  —  U.S. Senate Democratic hopeful Haley Stevens holds a nearly 7-percentage-point lead over rival Abdul El-Sayed in a new statewide poll of Democratic primary voters, with about 10% of respondents saying …

Exclusive / Baltimore Sun owner threatens to sue Moore over Epstein comments  —  THE SCOOP  —  The owner of The Baltimore Sun is threatening to sue Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over comments the governor made linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.  —  During an appearance on MS NOW on June 16 …