Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran  —  A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.  —  The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution instructing President Trump …

Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges  —  Defendants who dressed all in black hit with max sentences  —  Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people charged in connection with a July 2025 demonstration outside …

Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.  Internal Documents Raise Doubts.  —  The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.  —  President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation …

STAT+: Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient.  Who was it?  —  WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with obesity are eagerly awaiting a powerful new drug from Eli Lilly called retatrutide, which has demonstrated bariatric-surgery levels of weight loss.

Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold  —  Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's “Regime Change” is packed with news about the Trump White House that will stay news.  —  In 1996, Joan Didion unholstered the X-Acto knife that was her pen and went to work on Bob Woodward.

A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees  —  The United States is putting together bags with a children's book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country's founding on the basis of slavery.  —  In the coming weeks …

DOJ issued, then withdrew subpoenas to force Post, WSJ reporters to testify  —  Subpoenas for reporters to appear before a grand jury are exceedingly rare.  The journalists have not testified.  —  Summary  —  The Justice Department took the extraordinary step of seeking to force reporters …

A dead duck was seen in the Reflecting Pool.  Then two more were found nearby.  —  The two ducks that were recovered from Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine their cause of death.  —  Summary  —  When the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool was replenished this month …

Social Security Is Running Out of Money, Fast  —  One of us is a Republican from Ohio who built a business that generated hundreds of jobs.  The other is a Democrat from Massachusetts who built a career protecting consumers from financial tricks and traps.  —  We don't agree on everything …

Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon  —  C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.  —  General chris “c. d.” donahue was the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal.

The ‘CBS Mornings’ Mess … Earlier this month, in the immediate aftermath of Scott Pelley's dramatic firing from CBS News, the Bari Weiss-led network appeared to suffer an immediate repercussion in the ratings.  Notably, “CBS Mornings,” the perpetually third-place morning show centered around Gayle King …

Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide  —  In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the president can expand the procedure, previously used primarily near the border, to arrests nationally.  —  A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed …

Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.

Immigration case dealing with green card holders, Supreme Courts sides with Trump administration  —  The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government's power over green card holders accused of crimes.

New cope from Iran hawks: Once the midterms pass, Trump will attack Iran again  —  The right-wing hawks who applauded Donald Trump for launching the war with Iran earlier this year are adopting a new argument to avoid criticizing the president as he fumbles toward enacting a weaker …

She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas' New Anti-Trans Law.  Now, the State is Trying to Put Her in Jail for Having an ‘Inaccurate’ License.  —  Transitics aims to provide grounded news and political explainers on issues affecting the trans community.  If you want to stay up-to-date …

Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust  —  Ask voters in the country's most competitive congressional districts what's wrong with America, and you'll hear two answers.  First, everything costs too much.  Second, the government is corrupt.

Vladimir Putin sours on Donald Trump over his latest Ukraine shift  —  US president ‘impressed’ with Ukrainian drones hitting targets deep into Russia, say officials  —  Russia has accused the US of abandoning efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine after Donald Trump appeared to be shifting again in favour of Kyiv.

South Carolina Governor Primary Runoff Results 2026  —  Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson are competing for the Republican nomination after finishing first and second in the initial primary.  President Donald Trump endorsed Evette before that June 9 contest …