Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe  —  A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to “harass and retaliate against them.”

Trump supporter's company pledges $1 million to fix White House lawn after UFC event  —  Ohio-based ScottsMiracle-Gro said it is donating “a combination of monetary and product support.”  A government watchdog said the arrangement raises ethics questions.  —  Summary

Judge blocks Trump admin's database of Americans' Social Security numbers and citizenship status … Despite deep concerns about the accuracy of the records, Sooknanan said, the administration has shared the database with states.  —  “Since then, states have run their voter rolls through …

Alan Greenspan, Fed Chairman Through Prosperity and Crisis, Dies at 100 … Alan Greenspan in 1987.  After overseeing a period of immense wealth creation, he was often portrayed as among those responsible for the 2008 crisis and the economic and political shocks that followed it.George Tames/The New York Times

Woman Allegedly Cited After Dipping Hand Into Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  CAUGHT IN THE ACT  —  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is getting treated like the Mona Lisa these days ... and one woman got a ticket to prove it.  —  Check out the footage Charlie captured Monday …

Exclusive / ‘The president seems to revel in chaos’: Cornyn goes his own way  —  A few days after losing his Senate runoff, John Cornyn did something unusual for him: He used his leverage against his own party.  —  The Texas Republican was frustrated by a nearly year-long delay in getting …

A new ABC campaign urges viewers to push back against FCC pressure  —  The federal regulator is investigating the Disney-owned television company on two fronts, with “The View” and ABC's local stations targeted.  —  Summary  —  ABC viewers across the country are getting a message from the network …

Transcript: Krugman on Trump Mental Breakdown and a Nation in Decline  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to force states into election changes  —  Donald Trump National security Federal agencies  —  The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless …

The Supreme Court Is About to Decide Four Cases Defining Trump's Power  —  Decisions involving immigration and power to fire government officials will help shape president's relationship with the court  —  WASHINGTON—Ever since President Trump returned to office last January …

Democrats are struggling with a growing mess in Maine  —  House Democrats' campaign arm and main super PAC are stopping short of saying they will pull out all the stops to hold onto Maine's lone swing district after failing to get their preferred nominee.

Dershowitz to sit for questioning in House Epstein probe  —  Alan Dershowitz, a former defense attorney for late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 20 for a transcribed interview, according to two sources familiar with the planning.

“I'm out”: Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP  —  Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson says he's “out” of the Republican party moving forward, arguing the GOP no longer reflects his views. … - “And if I'm out, then I think a lot of other people are out.”

House Republicans slam Trump's ‘risky and uncoordinated’ military funding strategy  —  House Republican appropriators are publicly rebuking the Trump administration for seeking must-have military cash through a party-line reconciliation bill that's not guaranteed to clear Congress.

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week  —  When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that habit at least a few days a week.  But today in the U.S., a third of companies …

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show  —  Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 …

Trump Audit Immunity Deal ‘Illegal,’ Ex-IRS Official Tells Judge  —  The US Justice Department made an illegal deal with President Donald Trump to immunize him, his family and his businesses from audits or other federal probes related to past filings, a group of tax experts and former Internal Revenue Service officials told a judge.

Greg Dolezal, GOP nominee for Georgia Lt. Gov., said he submitted fake mail ballot applications to test system  —  Georgia state Sen. Greg Dolezal, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, has built his campaign around distrust of the state's elections and demands for stricter voting rules.

Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states  —  By declining to take up a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act.  —  The court announced Monday that it will not review an Arkansas-based lawsuit …

Alito and Thomas dissent in case involving race and law enforcement  —  The court's senior GOP appointees wondered about the limits of racial considerations if officers and courts “must craft special rules for black persons.”  —  Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented Monday …

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s  —  For decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for pedestrians.  But around 2009, the trend reversed.  Since then, the number of pedestrians killed each year has risen by about 75 percent.  —  Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety The New York Times

America's allies look to declare independence from the US  —  Traditional partners are rethinking their economic ties  —  When the US celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next month, its friends and allies will join in the festivities.

Iran Cites ‘Major Progress’ After All-Night Talks With US  —  Iran said there had been “major progress” in all-night discussions with the US, as the warring sides try to reach a peace deal within two months.  —  The countries began technical talks in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock over the weekend …

Keir Starmer resigns, as Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace him as Labour leader and PM  —  Summary  — Keir Starmer resigns, with Andy Burnham confirming he will stand to replace him  — Minutes later, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he'll back Burnham's bid to become Labour leader and prime minister