Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait  —  The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month.  “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye.  —  Summary  —  Trump administration officials have pressed the office responsible for printing …

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.  —  When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.

Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll  —  The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Scoop: U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say  —  U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give his final approval …

CBS News Names Outsider to Lead ‘60 Minutes’ as Part of Major Shake-Up  —  Bari Weiss, CBS's editor in chief, named Nick Bilton, a tech journalist and filmmaker, as the show's executive producer.  The network also fired two on-air correspondents.  —  In a bid to remake the country's top …

May 2026 National Poll: Rubio Rises as 2028 Contender, Buttigieg, Newsom Top Democratic List  —  Majority Oppose US Intervention in Cuba  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey finds President Donald Trump with a 39% job approval rating, while 55% disapprove of the job he is doing in the Oval Office.

Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case  —  In a 5-4 vote, the court found Terry Pitchford should have had the opportunity to challenge the dismissal of four Black potential jurors.  —  Summary  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Mississippi man …

Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary  — 6 min Click here to listen to this article  — The latest UC Berkeley-L.A. Times poll in the L.A. mayor's race has Mayor Bass at 26%, Nithya Raman at 25% and Spencer Pratt at 22% among likely voters.

Judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order  —  A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting in a loss for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers argued that it could disenfranchise millions of voters.

DNC X account tells Miller: ‘Shut up you ugly f—’  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) fired back at White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller Wednesday, urging him to “shut up” after criticizing Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico (D).  —  “Fired up.  Ready to go.

Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data  —  U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield.

Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?”  —  Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of the group Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., after he allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman …

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump's Call to Expand Abraham Accords  —  The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran.  Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.  —  The social media post by President Trump made it sound straightforward.

Jill Biden denies Joe Biden was in cognitive decline, but acknowledges “he was slowing down”  —  Former first lady Jill Biden denied she saw signs her husband Joe Biden was in cognitive decline.  “He was the same, the essence of the same Joe Biden, but yeah, he was slowing down,” …

The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE's Tactics  —  In seeking identities of those behind anonymous social media posts, the Trump administration is intensifying its pursuit using grand jury subpoenas.  —  The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses …

Treasury Announces the Launch of the Trump Accounts App and Next Steps for Trump Accounts  —  WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Trump Accounts app on app stores available nationwide.  The Trump Accounts app will be the main interface …

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home  —  The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.  —  A senior C.I.A. official was arrested last week …

Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ could carry a big tax bill, some experts argue … The argument stems from the fact the Trump administration is setting up its new “anti-weaponization” initiative through the Treasury Department's Judgment Fund, which Congress set up decades ago to automatically pay federal court settlements.

The High-Seas Black Market That Keeps Iran's Illicit Oil Flowing  —  Despite U.S. sanctions, the regime has managed to sell billions of dollars in crude to China using a clandestine network of aging tankers.  Our reporters paid a visit.  —  | Videography by Sash Alexander/Skyscapist for WSJ

Jill Biden Worried Her Husband Was Drugged on Debate Night  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  As she watched President Biden stumble through the most cringeworthy portion of his disastrous June 2024 debate …

Samuel Alito's Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump's Treasury Department  —  Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury's office of the general counsel for months even as the Supreme Court takes up cases involving the department.  — Copy

Ebola spreads as concerns grow over US response  —  An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fast outpacing containment efforts in the region as questions and concerns mount in the U.S. over the Trump administration's preparedness and response.

Trump's 'blow ‘em up’ threat to Oman means he's now attacked or threatened 1 out of every 13 countries  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully painted his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would get the United States bogged down in all manner of foreign wars — up to and including World War III.

Key inflation gauge worsens, eroding Americans' income and spending power  —  A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans' finances.  Inflation jumped to 3.8% in April compared …