Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for “Regime Change”  —  Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, “Regime Change.”

Iran warns Israel's Beirut strike could derail U.S. deal  —  A drone strike on northern Israel set off a chain reaction Sunday: Israel hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut in retaliation, and Iran is now threatening to strike back. … - A similar strike last week led to Iran launching missiles …

Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging … President Trump during a recent trip to attend the NBA Finals in New York.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  He stays up late, phoning lawyers and lawmakers, while posting up to 150 times a night on Truth Social.

Trump endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff … Dooley said he has “great respect” for Trump in a post on X after the president's endorsement and reiterated his pitch as a political outsider best positioned to beat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, while highlighting his support from Kemp.

UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company  —  Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form …

Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked  —  Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said.  As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty  —  The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this.  —  This is what it will mean to win.

Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout  —  A U.F.C. fight on President Trump's birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount's successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger.  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House …

The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king  —  A $60 million price tag outstrips even the most lavish spectacles that medieval tournaments provided for feudal lords.  —  On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits.

Voters are unhappy about much more than high gas prices … Summary  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — For Leith Olson, the familiar comforts of middle-class life have moved out of reach.  —  To save money, he and his wife, Heather, cut back on vacations and switched to less expensive store brands when shopping for groceries.

France's far-right front-runner rejects Trump's backing  —  BRUSSELS — If Jordan Bardella becomes France's next president, don't expect him to be Donald Trump's man in Europe.  —  The 30-year-old leader of France's far-right National Rally — and the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen …

A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide  —  A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide.  An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives …

Sen. James Lankford says Congress should ratify any deal Trump makes with Iran  —  The Oklahoma senator's comments come as President Donald Trump has signaled that the U.S. and Iran are close to working out a deal to end the war. … Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday said “it is best” …

Secretive super PAC funding is skyrocketing in primaries … A record number of groups are exploiting a gap in campaign finance law to flood this year's primary elections with money — without disclosing their donors until long after the race is over.  —  More than $48 million has already …

UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says  —  British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said.  —  In an operation lasting six hours …

Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press … Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has yet to reach a settlement or a favorable jury verdict from the cases.Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times  —  In 2019, Kash Patel, then a White House aide, objected to how news outlets portrayed …

Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan  —  James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump's legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.  —  President Trump said on Saturday …