A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War  —  Since announcing a nominal cease-fire two months ago, Iran, Israel and the U.S. have remained locked in low-intensity violence that has become a new normal.  —  In just the past five days, the United States …

After Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump  —  In his first extensive interview since his defeat by a Trump-backed challenger, the Texas Republican said the Senate was in for a “bumpy ride” as he and others flex new political freedom.

Enormous etchings of numbers interpreted as threat to Trump appear on National Mall  —  Police respond to what appears to be the anti-Trump message “86 47″ etched into the grass near the World War II Memorial.  —  Summary  —  U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members …

FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization  —  FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, three people briefed on the search told MS NOW.  —  Agents also fanned out across the state …

Democratic voters want the party to be more moderate — and more socialist?  —  I'm popping my head up from paternity leave for a few hours this morning to write this note on a topical new poll that everyone seems to be reading incorrectly.  —  If you get value out of data-driven coverage …

A Trillionaire?  —  SpaceX is expected to make Elon Musk even richer when its stock begins trading today.  —  Good morning.  Happy Friday.  Let's go to the stock market.  —  SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket-building, satellite-launching and artificial intelligence company, is set to go public today at $135 a share.

U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe  —  The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.  —  The United States plans …

TPUSA's new message to girls: Hate yourself  —  Speakers at the women's leadership summit continued Charlie Kirk's misogynist mission  —  Turning Point USA was co-founded by Charlie Kirk and its fundraising apparatus since his death has centered around fading MAGA fantasies that he will be a movement-reviving martyr.

Elon Musk is a real-life Bond villain  —  The X owner is using his platform to amplify extremist opponents of multiculturalism in Britain  —  You might have thought the world's richest man had enough on his plate teeing up history's biggest IPO.  The SpaceX listing is happening today.

Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump's name as deadline looms  —  The Kennedy Center's trustees voted Thursday to seek a last-minute stay of a federal judge's directive to take Trump's name off the center's exterior by Friday.  —  Summary  —  The Kennedy Center's board plans …

Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments  —  Republican-backed symbolic resolution would put lawmakers on record regarding the two impeachments during Trump's first term  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed …

Before-and-after photos: Trump's $14.2m makeover delivers ... a blue pool  —  President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resort  —  The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on.

President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn  —  SEATTLE — Few public universities get more federal research funding than the University of Washington.  —  So as President Trump has already cancelled or suspended about a quarter of all funding …

Social Security Is Going Broke.  Where Is the Outrage?  —  The first major public policy issue I worked on in the White House, almost 30 years ago, was President Bill Clinton's call to “save Social Security first.”  Though the fund wasn't projected to run dry for another three decades, the country seemed gripped by the issue.

Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls as Aides Leak: He's “Furious” … Donald Trump's polling just crashed to new lows.  He's hit a net approval on inflation of negative 50 points in numerous surveys, something no other president has done—ever.  Trump also is at 80 percent disapproval on gas prices.

Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte  —  The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.

The descent of Britain is a warning to all  —  It is impossible to avert one's eyes from the United Kingdom's cultural disintegration.  It produces horrors that stand as a warning to all Western nations to guard their societies against their current influx of hostile foreigners.

Autistic children injected with unapproved stem cell treatments supported by RFK Jr  —  Desperate US parents pay up to $20,000 a session for a procedure scientists say could be bogus  —  Autistic children as young as 18 months old are being injected with human stem cells derived …

Progressives empower the American Islamist pipeline  —  On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages in the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.  In the months that followed, Google searches for the Quran surged, TikTok Islamic content racked up billions of views …

Supreme Court Blocks Alabama From Executing Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas  —  The unsigned decision for now spares Jeffery Lee, a convicted murderer, and could lead to a broader fight over the relatively new execution method.  —  The Supreme Court blocked Alabama on Thursday night from using nitrogen gas …

Aftermath: The Economy Is Propped Up by Government Spending  —  In today's edition, we highlight an underdiscussed reason why damage from the war hasn't eaten the U.S. economy: fiscal stimulus.  — Share on Make us preferred on Google (Opens in new window) Make us preferred on Google …

David Hockney, Who Restored the Human Form to Art, Dies at 88 … David Hockney's “Self-Portrait With Red Braces” (2003).  He remained unfailingly productive almost to the end of his life.David Hockney, photograph by Richard Schmidt  —  David Hockney, the English artist whose deftly designed …

Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files, with dozens more documents and videos  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, the third release since the government began a wave of new disclosures last month.

The Rise of the ‘Dude-Bro’ Candidate  —  With campaigns that blend manliness with populist outrage, ‘dudebro’ candidates across the political spectrum hope influencer-style swagger will win over voters  —  Consider the following qualifications for public office: An accusation of sexual misconduct …

AIPAC Wants Democrats to Back Israel.  Instead, They're Turning on AIPAC.  —  Once the guardian of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, it is now a polarizing force in the party.  —  When Brad Lander opened his Democratic primary bid for New York's 10th Congressional District late last year …

How the UFC conquered Trump's Washington  —  Dana White likes to say he sells “holy sh*t moments for a living.”  — Sunday night, the UFC CEO will attempt his magnum opus on the biggest stage in combat sports history. … - White brought Trump cageside — reintroducing …

The Pentagon Quietly Delayed PFAS Cleanup Across Nearly 200 Military Sites  —  The previously unreported delays push back efforts up to 20 years — including at sites where the chemicals have contaminated local drinking water.  — Copy  —  The Defense Department has once again delayed …

Trump wants you to know this RFK Jr. aide's name … Klomp, 45, has directly overseen personnel moves, such as the nomination of a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has been driving a focus on healthy eating, improving health care affordability and fighting fraud.