House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump  —  House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal without explicit congressional approval.

Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order formally converting nearly 10,000 career federal workers into Schedule Policy/Career, making them effectively at-will employees.

Trump Has Given Up  —  Another day of many errands and meetings, so another short, informal post.  —  Donald Trump will never admit that his gratuitous Iran war has been a total disaster.  But the debacle has clearly broken him.  So we are now saddled with a president who has given up governing …

The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States  —  Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat.  Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.  —  When President Trump met …

Fox News Poll: Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race  —  President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race.

America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance  —  The Heritage Foundation's “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than a wish list of conservative policy preferences.  It was much more, even, than a blueprint for a second Trump administration.

Judge: Paedo Sex Offenders May Use Girls' Locker Room  —  Because of their allegiance to alphabet ideology, liberal jurisdictions are about as sex offender-friendly as is possible in the First World.  —  Scott Wiener, the utterly degenerate California State Senator Scott Wiener …

xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity  —  Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm …

Code Pink Thug Slaps Rep. Anna Paulina Luna After Hearing — Luna Files Charges and Demands Ban  —  Earlier, we told you about the crazy hearing with Marco Rubio and a House Committee.  Rep. Luna was part of the hearing and she questioned Sec. Rubio about Code Pink.  Code Pink was apparently in the audience and took offense.

Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ To Be A Federal Judge  —  Katie Lane, the first of Trump's judicial nominees to earn the abysmal ABA rating in his second term, now has a lifetime seat on a Montana district court.  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans voted Tuesday …

G. Elliott Morris  —  This chart from the latest YouGov/Economist poll result is really quite stunning.  Trump's net approval is not only deeply negative, but about 15(!!) points below what it was at this point in 2018.  With this data you'd expect this year's midterms to be even worse …

Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”.  —  “They've already agreed they're …

Feds raid $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The California Post on Google  —  Federal agents, in a daring predawn raid Wednesday, pounced on the opulent …

Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show  —  Ben Black's lawyers deny relationship with disgraced financier, but DoJ records reveal years of interactions  —  Ben Black, the head of a little-known government investment agency funded by billions …

Trump says 'maybe we'll never' take down the UFC structure outside the White House  —  Trump said in a video posted to his TikTok account that “maybe we'll never ever” dismantle the structure being assembled outside the White House for an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight this month.

Americans' national parks passes will pay for Trump's July 4 plans, documents show  —  Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million fireworks display and D.C. beautification, while donations will fund a $5 million helipad at the White House.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is diverting …

Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites  —  State election officials can mitigate the perils of federal “armed men” at the polls.  —  Meet The Authors  —  Open, noncoercive, and safe elections are a hallmark of a healthy democracy.  Today, those characteristics are in jeopardy.

Trump attacks CNN's Collins: ‘Hatred in her eyes’  —  President Trump on Wednesday attacked CNN's Kaitlan Collins, accusing her of having “hatred in her eyes,” while he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office.  —  The president was answering a question about the recently defunct …

Aftermath: Something Is Going to Snap  —  This story was first featured in the Aftermath newsletter, a series from David Dayen exploring the economic consequences of the war in Iran.  To have these stories delivered to your in-box as soon as they are published, sign up for the newsletter here.

Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’  —  A pair of Democratic House members who won Republican-held seats want others to sign a vow for moderate policies.  —  Summary  —  Two Democrats in Congress who flipped Republican-held seats in 2024 plan to debut …

The Supreme Court Just Transformed Its Horrible Voting Rights Ruling Into Something More Calamitous  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court.  The best way to support our work—and unlock exclusive legal analysis—is by joining Slate Plus.

Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges  —  The suit comes after Defense Department officials pledged to overhaul the publication and rid it of “woke distractions.”  —  Summary  —  Two advisory board members of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper …