Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds  —  Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.  —  Summary  —  Six months ahead of the November midterm elections, the Republican Party faces a deteriorating political climate …

Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran  —  President Trump's predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.  —  Two months into the war in Iran, President Trump is confronting the complicated reality …

2 U.S. Service Members Are Missing in Morocco, Africa Command Says  —  The two Army soldiers were reported missing during a joint military exercise on Saturday near Cap Draa Training Area, a coastal area in southwestern Morocco.  —  The U.S. Army is searching for two service members …

US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers  —  Thousands have quit or been fired since Trump returned to office with an agenda focused on immigrants and enemies  —  The US Department of Justice has lost more than a quarter of its lawyers, with thousands quitting or being fired …

Trump's Big Medicaid Cuts Are About to Get Very Real  —  Nebraska will be the first test of how many people lose insurance—and who they are.  —  ∙ Paid  —  OMAHA, NEBRASKA HAS BEEN BUSTLING with activity these past few days thanks to the annual Berkshire Hathaway weekend …

DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase  —  The department is growing bolder yet, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants.  —  The Justice Department is entering a hyperaggressive new era, cutting legal corners in service …

Why Jerome Powell Decided to Stay at the Fed  —  The departing Fed chair didn't want to remain on the board.  He concluded he had no choice.  —  The Federal Reserve was breaking all the rules.  —  It was April 2020, with pandemic lockdowns producing some of the scariest moments for the U.S. economy in decades.

Tillis calls Comey ‘biggest disappointment’ but stands against 8647 indictment … A federal grand jury indicted Comey last month over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to spell “8647.”  The phrase 86 is often used in restaurants to remove an item from a menu or an unruly patron from a bar …

One Issue Uniting Democrats and Republicans?  Worries About A.I.  —  The growing unease over artificial intelligence is something elements of the left and the right can agree on in a polarized age.  —  In a polarized America divided on matters of war, immigration enforcement …

12 places Trump's name or image is being added by the federal government  —  The Trump administration has made an aggressive push to add the president's name to buildings, battleships, money and government websites.  —  The federal government is undergoing an unprecedented presidential branding makeover …

Ohio Might Not Be Lost to Democrats After All  —  Can Ohio — a Midwestern state dominated by aging, working-class White voters, where Republicans have a supermajority stranglehold on the legislature — really become a political bellwether and battleground again?

A California Dream?  Some Democrats Fear Harris Picked the Wrong Race.  —  Some wish Kamala Harris had decided to run for governor in California, where Democrats are struggling to break through, rather than weigh another White House run.  —  The current political math in California goes like this …

In Mississippi, a Democrat Challenges the Senator Who Blocked His Judgeship  —  Scott Colom, a state prosecutor, is running against Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican who denied him a seat on the federal bench.  In a tough year for the G.O.P., Democrats see hope for his long-shot bid.

Behind Voting Rights Case, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism  —  The Supreme Court ruling said there must be proof that a racial group was “intentionally” disadvantaged.  The dissent called it “well-nigh impossible.”  —  In 1965, the year Congress passed the Voting Rights Act …

Supreme Court asked to pause ruling blocking telehealth and mail access to abortion pills  —  The emergency appeal comes a day after a federal appeals court granted Louisiana's request to require that mifepristone be dispensed in person.  —  Danco Laboratories, one of the makers …