A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family  —  Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.  —  Someone decided to hurt our family this week.  I'm furious, and I want to share what happened.

Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran  —  Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job  —  Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump's Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.  —  The nanobubblers had to go.  —  It was early June …

John Fetterman ravages Democratic Party's ‘orgy of socialism’ after primary turmoil  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) ravaged the radical socialist candidates who are taking over his party - but insisted to The Post this week he has no plans to defect, at least for now.

Trump's Religious Liberty Commission takes aim at church-state separation  —  The report recommends the Justice Department issue guidance to promote “an originalist understanding” of how the Constitution sees religion and government.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration took aim …

Chaos Came to CBS News.  What's in Store for CNN?  —  The tech scion David Ellison is close to completing a merger that would put the legacy broadcaster and the 24-hour cable news network under the same roof.  —  Over nearly five decades, CNN has survived multiple owners, ratings ups and downs, and attacks by President Trump.

Donald Trump's Freedom 250 faces fresh humiliation as Vanilla Ice concert canceled  —  Vanilla Ice was supposed to perform during Donald Trump's Great American State Fair on Friday, June 26, before the concert was canceled due to heavy rainfall in Washington, D.C.  —  View 3 Images

Pro-Israel influencers criticize Vance, but evangelicals remain open to him  —  Despite attacks from some conservatives, a heavily pro-Israel crowd still has warm words for Vance, with many saying they could pick him as the party's nominee.  —  Summary  —  Vice President JD Vance …

This MAGA Ohio Town Could Soon Face the Mother of All ICE Raids  —  Stephen Miller is very, very excited about the Supreme Court's big ruling Thursday allowing Donald Trump to summarily end protections from deportation for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the United States.

More Evidence that Harmeet Dhillon's Team Fabricated Their Entire Case against Georgia Fort  —  Back on June 13, I suggested there may be something uniquely fucked about the case against Georgia Fort in the Cities Church case.  One key tip off was that, after seeing DOJ's response …

Congressional Black Caucus blasts Slotkin over her calls for new leadership in the House  —  The Congressional Black Caucus is emphatically declaring its support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — and denouncing Sen. Elissa Slotkin's call for new leadership in Congress.

Watergate Today as a Blip of a Story?  Vance Might Not Be Entirely Wrong.  —  Nixon's offenses were not a deep-state invention.  But in the age of Donald Trump, and in a fractured media environment, voters have become more inured to political scandal.  —  Vice President JD Vance …

Of Course a Confederate Flag Showed Up at the Great American State Fair  —  The Great American State Fair couldn't even get through its first week without embarrassing itself.  —  Nobody who has been paying attention to the Trump administration's handling of America's 250th anniversary …

Trump's Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show  —  Draft resolution seeks to shield board members and security forces from potential prosecution for work in Gaza  —  The UN-sanctioned Board of Peace announced by Donald Trump earlier this year to rule Gaza …

Colorado Supreme Court Delay Threatens Democratic Redistricting Effort  —  Both parties are awaiting a decision on the validity of ballot proposals to redraw Colorado's maps ahead of 2028.  Democrats say each day without a ruling puts the proposals at risk.

Riding Into 2028: On the Midterms Trail, Andy Beshear Eyes a Bigger Prize … Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky has positioned himself for an expected presidential run in 2028.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times  —  Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky made a pilgrimage in April …

‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’  —  The pathway that connects the White House residence to the Oval Office has long been paved in Tennessee flagstone.  Every president since Harry Truman made the 45-second commute, and made it without complaint, until Donald Trump.  The dun rock would not do.

US judiciary to hike PACER fees to fund accelerated system upgrade  —  The U.S. federal judiciary on Friday said it will temporarily hike fees to download documents from its online court records system known as PACER in order to accelerate the development of a new, more secure case management and public access system.

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules  —  A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.

June 26, 2026  —  Wednesday night, after President Donald J. Trump refused to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill into law and melted down at a midday lunch at which he shouted at senators, Senate Republicans appeared to try to mollify him by voting against advancing a war powers resolution the Senate passed the day before.

U.S. Begins Investigating Polymarket, a Test of a Key Regulator  —  Last year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission overruled its enforcement attorneys and killed a separate inquiry into whether the Trump-tied company was illegally serving U.S. customers.

Lancaster County judge blocks Virginia assault weapons ban days before taking effect  —  A Virginia judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Virginia State Police from enforcing a newly passed assault weapons ban, halting the law six days before it was set to take effect.

Trump's “communist” midterm message  —  President Trump needs a potent message to reverse his party's bleak midterm outlook — and he's found it in the rise of democratic socialists in New York and beyond. … - Afterward, Faith & Freedom Coalition chairman Ralph Reed, a close ally of the president …

Breaking: HHS report admits Trump/GOP policy had already thrown 2.6M off the ACA cliff as of FEBRUARY … Paige Cunningham, NOTUS, May 12, 2026: … I wrote about this at the time, noting that Cunningham's story didn't include state-level details, nor did it include effectuated data for January, February or March.

Democrats say they need manlier candidates.  Doesn't Mamdani qualify?  —  If liberals believe masculinity is the key to winning, they could embrace the biggest bro they've got. … After two successive women lost the race for president — and with the GOP increasingly claiming …