U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter  —  ‘The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,’ U.S. Central Command says  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz …

House Republicans clear $70B go-it-alone immigration enforcement package … The end result is the enactment of supercharged budgets for both agencies — and the guarantee that they will be funded beyond the end of Trump's presidency.  —  “Hallelujah — they can't shut them down now,” …

CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …

Becerra to face Hilton in California gov's race, after Steyer falls short … Instead, California delivered a more familiar outcome — one Democrat and one Republican advancing to November, with the high likelihood that Becerra will defeat Hilton, given California's lopsidedly Democratic electorate.

Longtime Epstein assistant says she set up phone calls between Epstein and Trump  —  Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff said in a closed-door interview Tuesday that she arranged phone calls between the late, disgraced financier and President Donald Trump, two Democrats …

Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting  —  A key U.S. spy law remains on track to expire at the end of the week after Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday with President Donald Trump about the future of a key section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins.  Investors don't  —  Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, a Reuters examination found.

Trump booed before Knicks lose to Spurs at Madison Square Garden in NBA Finals Game 3 … President Donald Trump was loudly booed at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday night before the start of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the home team Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.

Raphael Warnock meets with Mike Johnson after questioning speaker's Christian faith  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock met Tuesday with Speaker Mike Johnson after the Republican leader requested the Democratic senator privately discuss comments Warnock made regarding Johnson's faith in a recent interview.

Dems threaten to withhold DCCC dues over California faceplant  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is facing behind-the-scenes fury and demands for a course-correction after spending $135,000 on what appears to be a failed effort to boost their favored candidate in a Democratic primary.

Social Security shortfall expected to accelerate, with funds at critical low in 2032  —  The shortfall will be driven in part by a drop in immigration and Trump's tax cuts, trustees say, resulting in trimmed benefits.  —  Summary  —  Social Security's trust fund is now due to run low on money beginning in 2032.

Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case  —  When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses. … The lawyers on both sides of a federal court case in Mississippi were caught using artificial intelligence, a situation where …

Disqualify Spencer Pratt  —  It's time for blue states to take on election lying for real, and they should start by making Pratt an avatar for a Big Truth movement.  —  ∙ Paid  —  I want to revise and extend an argument I made in Monday's newsletter.

ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump  —  In the first years after birth, the human brain develops at a remarkable pace.  Every second, more than a million new neural connections spring into being, shaping a person's physical and emotional health for the rest of their life.

Moral Acceptability Falls for Several Behaviors  —  Moral acceptability of birth control, having a baby outside of marriage, gambling, teenage sex and cloning animals down significantly  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views of the moral acceptability of five of the 20 behaviors Gallup tracks annually …

I'm on your team forever  —  It's now clear that we do not have the votes necessary to advance to the general election in November.  First, before any pride in what we accomplished or disappointment in what we didn't, I want to express my gratitude.  To all those of you who knocked doors …

He Profits Off Raw Milk That's Making People Sick.  The Government Isn't Stopping Him.  — Raw Milk on the Rise: Driven by political shifts and wellness trends, unpasteurized milk has moved from a fringe obsession to a widespread movement rooted in institutional distrust.

Government aware of ‘several’ kinds of aliens: UFO whistleblower  —  (NewsNation) — Lawmakers and UAP whistleblowers gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to renew calls for greater government transparency, including immunity for whistleblowers.  —  The group also called for the release …

FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen innovation.

Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You  —  The primary driver of inflation in the U.S. economy—the forever war in Iran—has not yet taken full effect.  Now we've found an entirely new driver.  —  Last week, the flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm was found in a calf in Texas …

Being Black in Pete Hegseth's Military … daniel “chappie” james jr. became commander of the Wheelus Air Base, near Tripoli, just after rebels under Muammar Qaddafi took control of Libya in a coup in 1969.  In the midst of the insurgency, Qaddafi led an effort to break into the U.S. air base …

Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds  —  Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors …