Immediate Signs of Strain as Iran Talks Kick Off in Switzerland  —  Even as JD Vance touched down for peace talks with Iran, Trump was lobbing threats at their negotiators.  — Copy  —  Tense talks between the United States and Iran had scarcely begun Sunday before the signs of strain started to show.

People ticketed for vandalizing Washington Reflecting Pool to be fully prosecuted, US Attorney Pirro says  —  People caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall will be fully prosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.

Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show … Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for “personal use,” meaning they may not cover activities …

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 …

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 …

The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup's most compelling battle  —  Fox's broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles.  And there is one clear winner  —  Prefer the Guardian on Google  —  We all know someone like Alexi Lalas.

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday  —  Business secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’ amid overwhelming pressure from MPs  —  Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister …

The ‘Mad Scientist’ Behind Graham Platner's Scandal-Plagued Rise  —  Dan Moraff rushed vetting of the Maine Senate candidate.  He says he's trying to blow up the way Democrats run campaigns.  —  Rushing to launch Graham Platner's Senate bid, Dan Moraff, a progressive up-and-comer …

Trump Ally Wins Initial Count in Colombian Presidential Vote  —  Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won the preliminary vote count in Colombia's presidential election, likely sweeping aside Gustavo Petro's leftist movement and realigning Bogota with the US.

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 …

Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow  —  A landscaper's difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons' manicured landscape.  —  Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.

A Malicious Chapter in the History of American Justice  —  An unusual tweet caught my eye last week.  —  It was from Josh Gerstein, Politico's senior legal affairs reporter, and it said this: “NEW: Trump admin takes rare step to quell controversy over prosecutorial misconduct in dropped criminal case …

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

Why Giorgia Meloni turned on Donald Trump  —  Italian premier's fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle  —  Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has long been Donald Trump's most devoted European ally, avoiding any strong public criticism of the US president despite increasingly outrageous provocations.