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.”

Trump to Axios: Netanyahu has “no fucking judgment” but Iran deal still on  —  President Trump tells Axios the U.S.-Iran deal to end the war is still on track for Sunday despite Israel's strike in Beirut and the Iranian threat to retaliate. … - “It shook it up.

Senator Mitch McConnell hospitalized  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning and is receiving excellent care, according to a spokesperson.  —  No details have been released about why he was admitted or his current condition.

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 stages show of political domination with UFC bout on White House lawn  —  US president hosts a Maga mixed martial arts spectacle inside a temporary Colosseum on his 80th birthday  —  The White House's South Lawn has often been reserved for welcoming foreign leaders or wounded soldiers who risked their lives for the republic.

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 …

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.

Early results show Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million  —  Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million.

The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America … The field was empty, save for a few patches of yellow wildflowers.  But from behind the wheel, Abbotoy — a soft-spoken 38-year-old with a boyish face and a stubbly beard — described a town that was visible only to him …

The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton … In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency over George H.W. Bush, the transition in power was accompanied by a wave of generational commentary.  —  The election marked the passing of a remarkable roster of seven consecutive presidents …

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 …

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

At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty  —  President Trump's name was removed from the arts institution's facade overnight on Saturday.  Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.  —  At high noon on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Center …

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.

Trump Tries to Outrun Courts by Building Ballroom Fast  —  The administration has been barreling forward with construction projects around the capital, while litigation trails behind  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is blitzing through construction projects in the nation's capital faster than the courts can keep up.

He Quit Parliament.  Now He's Set to Become Britain's Prime Minister. … Over pints of lager on London's Horseferry Road, Burnham told his friend Steve Rotheram he was quitting Parliament and heading home, 200 miles from London to the northwest of England, to run for mayor of the post-industrial Greater Manchester region.

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 …