Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump's Iran Approach Sows Confusion  —  President Trump's pendulum swings on Iran have often seemed driven by mood and moment rather than any discernible strategy.  —  Three months after President Trump launched war on Iran, his seemingly haphazard approach …

Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won't perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250's DC shows  —  A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July …

DOJ probe targets Hoffman nonprofit tied to Carroll case … - Hoffman, a LinkedIn co-founder, has donated millions to Democratic causes and the party over the years and is a longtime Trump critic. … - “It's related to E. Jean Carroll and her deposition, but she is not the subject of the investigation.”

Bessent blasts Washington Post reporting on Trump appearing on $250 banknote  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the latest host of the White House press briefing, where on Thursday he took aim at reporting from The Washington Post about a planned commemorative $250 bill with President Trump's face on it.

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 …

‘Why are we talking about this?’:  Democrats are furious that the Bidens won't go away … Leading Democrats say it's an unnecessary distraction as they push to keep their party focused on a critical midterm — and what voters truly care about.  —  “We don't need to be distracted by what the DNC says about the autopsy.

The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold  —  The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.  — Copy  —  Four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial still shine …

AI billionaires brace for pitchforks … - Populist politicians, particularly on the left, have cast this as capitalism's next great reckoning: an even deeper concentration of wealth and power in an economy already rigged for the elite. … Many suggest the answer is not deceleration or wealth taxes, but shared abundance.

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants  —  These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque  —  On Thursday the White House released long-anticipated draft regulations that …

Why Was the Chief of Staff for a Leading Republican Senate Candidate on a Group Chat With Famous White Nationalists?  —  The chief of staff for Rep. Mike Collins, the front-runner to be Republicans' Senate nominee in Georgia, said he used his congressional position to attempt to free a Holocaust denier from prison.

Latest Indicator of Political Discontent: 43% of Voters Dissatisfied With Both Parties  —  Persistent frustration over the economy and foreign policy have left many Americans feeling politically homeless, and young voters are particularly frustrated.  —  Forty-three percent of voters …

Brett Kavanaugh just won a surprising victory for racial justice  —  Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican.  He served in a Republican White House, typically votes with the Court's other Republicans, and even sometimes sides with President Donald Trump in major cases that divide the Republican Party.

Eleanor Ross Is US Judge Reprimanded for Sex in Chambers  —  Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation.

‘No Kings’ movement planning nationwide event on Trump 80th birthday  —  The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump's 80th birthday.  —  “The next 250 starts with us.  As America approaches its anniversary about what story we tell.

Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group's Bottom Line  —  GEO Group's Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, runs on immigrant labor.  Detainees cook, clean, and repair the facility for as little as $1 a day and sometimes for nothing at all.  —  So when 300 migrants imprisoned …

Vietnam moves its dead for Trump golf course  —  Project has become symbolically important for relations between Washington and Hanoi  —  In a small cemetery nestled between fruit farms in northern Vietnam, farmers who for decades buried their dead near family plantations are digging up the graves.

Inside Putin's $26 Billion Quest for Longevity  —  From mini-pigs and organ printing to cryotherapy and genetics, Russia's president has turned antiaging research into a Kremlin priority  —  When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality …

Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds a New Escape: Argentina  —  The billionaire's new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and a shared ideology with Argentina's right-wing leader.  —  The Saturday tournament …

Man arrested for threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, affidavit says  —  Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony charges of a making a terroristic threat  —  SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was arrested early Thursday after he was accused of threatening …

White House has yet to release results of Trump's latest physical at Walter Reed  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The White House has yet to release a summary of the results of President Trump's latest physical exam, following his Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital.

Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout  —  President Trump has increasingly adopted a posture of nonchalance when pushed on the political consequences of his actions.  —  Wednesday's cabinet meeting at the White House began, as it always does …

Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations  —  For Immediate Release  —  Al-Saadi Was Allegedly Involved in Nearly 20 Attacks and Attempted Attacks Throughout Europe and the United States That Included Extensive International Planning, Coordination, and Radicalization

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years.  Now They Are  —  The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops.  It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.