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 …

Nancy Mace loses GOP primary for South Carolina governor … It's the latest victory for Trump on the heels of his success ousting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mace's ally on the Epstein files, and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), among other GOP defectors. … Trump only endorsed Evette in the final two weeks …

Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race  —  Steve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election.  Tom Steyer, another Democrat, will not advance.  —  Steve Hilton, a Republican former Fox News host …

Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack  —  The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions.  —  The tech billionaire continued overnight …

White House will be closed to reporters during UFC fight — unless UFC lets them in  —  The White House is ceding control of who gets into the fight event on the South Lawn, in a break with tradition.  —  Summary  —  The White House press corps won't be allowed on White House grounds Sunday …

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins  —  Platner and Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate.  —  It's official: Republican …

'There's wee girls inside': panic as masked men storm house in Belfast  —  Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night - with some police officers acting as if it wasn't safe to intervene  —  On a residential street draped in loyalist flags near Belfast's Shankill Road …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests  —  Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack  —  European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests …

Pete Hegseth's Mormon diss explodes a MAGA myth  —  Christian nationalism isn't just immoral — it's incoherent  —  Pete Hegseth is not a coherent thinker.  This was demonstrated yet again on the D-Day anniversary event in France, where the defense secretary gave a speech that was supposed …

I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years.  Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.  —  The law creating the job of director of national intelligence is not subtle about the requirements.  —  It says that nominees for the position shall “have extensive national security expertise,” and it says so for a reason.

Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say he's abusing his office and access to President Trump.

Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid.

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 …

Few Americans see Trump administration delivering justice in Epstein cases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Few Americans, including just 21% of Republicans, think President Donald Trump's administration has helped deliver justice in cases connected to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Trump officials play Biden blame game as screwworm spreads  —  As cases of New World screwworm spread and threaten the beef and cattle industry, the Trump administration is rolling out a familiar playbook: Blame former President Biden.  —  The parasitic fly had been eliminated in the U.S. since the 1960s …

Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts  —  Eminent members call for an apology — or removal of ADA leadership  —  It didn't have to be this way.  —  The condemnations keep coming four days after  —  security officers escorted five diabetes experts out