Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran  —  In a call to The New York Times, President Trump praised Russia's and China's leaders and described Israel's prime minister as “a very difficult guy.”  —  President Trump said in an interview on Sunday afternoon …

Mitch McConnell Is Hospitalized, His Spokesman Says  —  No details were given about the 84-year-old former majority leader's condition, but he has had a string of health issues in recent years.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the former majority leader, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said.

How Trump Transformed the White House Lawn Into a Fighting Arena  —  It was back in late May that construction began on the towering, claw-like superstructure that now sits complete on the South Lawn of the White House, ready to stage Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts on Sunday, President Trump's 80th birthday.

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.”

Poll: Democrats maintain an edge in the fight for Congress as Trump gets poor marks  —  Democrats have a 5-point advantage in a new NBC News poll as Trump's approval rating sinks to a second-term low among registered voters.  —  President Donald Trump's poor approval rating continues to weigh …

Vance: Trump “very supportive” as vice president moves closer to 2028 decision  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Vice President JD Vance says that he and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, will discuss whether he should seek the 2028 Republican presidential nomination later this year, following the 2026 midterms.

The Congresswoman Who Knows Exactly How to Go Viral  —  Republican Anna Paulina Luna knows how to excite the MAGA base, and annoy her colleagues  —  Anna Paulina Luna has a knack for going viral.  —  In the span of a single month, the Florida Republican championed a CIA whistleblower's theories …

At Turning Point USA conference, women offer away their right to vote  —  Several women said they'd be willing to give up their right to vote if it meant creating a more conservative country at the Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit recently held in San Antonio, Texas.

How the Pentagon Plans to Fix Its Pricey Missile Problem  —  Military asks contractors to cut years off production time and slice hundreds of millions of dollars in costs  —  The Pentagon is shooting expensive missiles faster than it can replace them.  Its solution: cheaper missiles.

Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release  —  A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. covered a range of issues, from Tehran's nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. waivers …

‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth  —  US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents  —  When news came that the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, would be travelling to Normandy to mark D-day …

Elon Musk egged on a race riot, then became a trillionaire.  What are we even doing?  —  The images coming out of Belfast — the city in Northern Ireland made famous by decades of ethnic violence that came to be known simply as, “the Troubles” — were horrific enough.