Attacks on U.S. Warships in Strait Test Trump's Desire to End Iran War  —  Speaking Monday from the White House, Trump referred to the latest round of attacks as a ‘mini war’  —  President Trump's desire to end the Iran war is being put to the test after Tehran fired at American warships …

Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision  —  Louisiana voters who successfully challenged the state's voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new map.

Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women … Smith College, a private liberal arts school founded in 1871, has admitted trans women since 2015, along with many other elite women's colleges.  —  The school's admission policies drew attention and sparked …

Infighting erupts as Democrats intervene in contested primaries  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sparked a rare and heated bout of public infighting between House Democrats on Monday by endorsing multiple candidates who are still locked in contested primaries.

Secret Service Shoots and Wounds Armed Man Near Washington Monument  —  A 15-year-old boy was also hit.  The motorcade of Vice President JD Vance had passed through the area shortly before the shooting.  —  The Secret Service shot and wounded an armed man on Monday afternoon just south …

U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Caribbean, Killing 2  —  The aerial strike raised the death toll to at least 187 in the U.S. campaign against boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.  —  The U.S. military said on Monday that it had struck another boat in the Caribbean Sea …

Exclusive: US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran's nuclear program, sources say  —  U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a U.S.-Israeli attack had pushed …

Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War  —  At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.  —  Facing pressure to address the economic fallout of his war in Iran, President Trump …

'They're spinning': Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative … And while Trump has never shied away from blaming the opposition, especially his predecessors, his tendency to deviate from his message — to talk about the new White House ballroom, the reflecting pool or the construction of his …

Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention  —  Rep. Chuck Edwards told a young female staffer that she had “written a complex chapter in my heart” shortly before she was set to leave his office, according to a handwritten letter he sent her that was reviewed by Axios.

Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail … “The Jan. 6 defendants all were moved to the CTF,” Faruqui said.  “Pardons may erase convictions but they do not erase history ... He's being treated differently than anyone I've ever observed.”

Judge mulls contempt over DHS' ‘patently false’ allegation in deportation case … But DuBose noted that the Trump administration itself had publicly disclosed the existence of the warrant in a press release earlier last month.  She also noted that the April 30 release slamming her …

Most Americans say Trump is mentally, physically unfit to serve effectively: Poll  —  A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.  —  The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent …

Vladimir Putin hunkers down for fear of assassination  —  Security around Russia's president tightens after audacious drone attacks from Ukraine

Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies  —  The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

The GOP's youth voter problem  —  BREAKING: “DeSantis signs Florida's new GOP-friendly congressional map into law — but lawsuits likely loom,” by POLITICO's Gary Fineout in Tallahassee: Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz “told POLITICO on Monday that, while he has not made a ‘final decision,’ if he ran he would run in the 25th District.”

Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals  —  The National Park Service said the dump of debris, between the fourth and ninth holes, does not exceed environmental limits.  Opponents disagree.  —  Soil at a public golf course in Washington …

Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia  —  The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.  —  The Justice Department has demanded the identities …

It'll be years before Americans get used to higher prices — and politicians can't just wait it out  —  Consumers will eventually adjust, but in the meantime, they'll keep punishing leaders who don't act  —  Strength In Numbers is a reader-supported publication.

Trump Is Losing a Second War  —  The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels  —  Last month, out of more than 11,000 new passenger vehicles registered in Norway, only around 150 had internal consumption engines.  The rest were fully electric.

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released  —  The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.