Neither the War Nor Trump's Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say  —  Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.  —  In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign …

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained  —  The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation.  A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool's bottom.

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency … David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison days into a seven-year sentence after being granted clemency by President Trump.Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports  —  British Prime Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday.  —  The newspaper said Starmer …

Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career … The first time I spoke with Rebecca Saltzburg, she told me Tulsi Gabbard was a freethinker who took orders from no one.  —  “I didn't always agree with Tulsi on everything,” Saltzburg …

CBS News poll finds Americans want Iran war ended, but few say U.S. got better of agreement  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Americans do want the Iran war to end — especially those hardest hit by gas prices — and many see hope for lower prices now.  —  But an ending now also comes …

The Totally Bonkers Race to Replace Elise Stefanik … American flags bedecked the walls of the cavernous space, which smelled of free pizza.  Constantino — a 43-year-old who bears a passing resemblance to tough-guy actor Tom Hardy — led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to his campaign manager.

Mark Carney Plays Hardball … “Hope isn't a plan, and nostalgia isn't a strategy,” he said in his keynote address, a version of a line that the Canadian prime minister has repeated in seemingly every major speech he's delivered since 2025.  “If we stand still during this rupture …

Russian-occupied Crimea completely suspends gas sales to civilians as Ukrainian drone strikes squeeze peninsula  —  Gas stations in Russian-occupied Crimea have been instructed as of June 21 to completely suspend sales of fuel to civilians, as Ukraine steps up medium-range drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the peninsula.

Graham urges Trump to let Jay Clayton be confirmed as DNI … Last week, Trump asked Republicans in the Senate to pause confirmation hearings for Clayton, the top prosecutor in Manhattan, insisting he wouldn't sign a FISA reauthorization until Congress passed Trump's bill …

FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries … The meddling super PACs, which have spent entirely in open Democratic primaries, have a mixed record so far.  In Maine's 2nd District, state auditor Matt Dunlap — who benefited from a bit over $500,000 in spending from Real Change PAC boosting …

What to know about the temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program  —  Starting in July, some Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month.  The temporary program is set to run for a year-and-a-half through the end of 2027.