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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Prosecutors ‘on pins and needles’ awaiting Jay Clayton's replacement … “There's a lot of trepidation about it,” a former SDNY prosecutor said, describing assistant U.S. attorneys as being on “pins and needles” about Clayton's successor.  —  “People have begrudgingly accepted Clayton …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Senate Democrats' political fortunes have improved.  'It didn't happen by accident,' Schumer says. … But he ticked through moves he oversaw in the past year — from leading opposition to GOP safety-net cuts to picking shutdown fights over health care and immigration enforcement funding …

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 …

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users  —  Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded …

Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination  —  A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche's nomination as President Donald Trump's permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings …

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.

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.

Sweden Says Russia Could Seek to Test NATO in ‘Near Term’  —  Sweden sees a possibility that Russia may seek to test NATO's cohesion and its commitment to mutual defense through some kind of military attack in the “relatively near term.”  —  A report published Friday by the parliamentary …

How to Price A Liar  —  For the 50th time this year, we're on the cusp of peace.  Apparently.  —  Here we go again.  —  President Trump just announced that he has cancelled the strikes on Iran that he had scheduled for tonight.  If you're keeping count at home, this is the fifth …

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 …

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.

Gabbard Rescinds Finding That Doubted Foreign Involvement in Havana Syndrome  —  Outgoing intelligence chief says Biden-era reports didn't meet analytic standards  —  WASHINGTON—Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing director of national intelligence, revoked two Biden-era intelligence reports …

Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States That Don't Turn Over Data  —  Democrats and voting-rights groups have challenged the proposed rule as a harmful federal intrusion that could affect millions of voters who cast their ballots by mail.