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 …

Democrats Are in a Civil War—and the Far Left Is Gaining Ground  —  Centrists who have been ‘wringing our hands’ are scrambling to beat back insurgents  —  In Colorado, allies of longtime Rep. Diana DeGette are pouring money into a late round of ads to help defeat a Democratic socialist in next week's primary election.

Israel's Vance problem is bigger than JD Vance … Israel had expected when President Donald Trump came into office that his America First foreign policy would include “an exception” for Israel, said an Israeli political adviser.  —  “That was never going to hold.

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 …

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 …

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

The Court That Will Believe Absolutely Anything Is ‘Race-Neutral’  —  The majority gives Trump yet more license to discriminate.  —  Trump-administration officials have made no secret of their desire to purge the United States of nonwhite immigrants.  Donald Trump has declared …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Maher challenges Vance on Trump election fraud claims: ‘That s— has to stop’  —  Comedian Bill Maher on Friday challenged Vice President Vance over President Trump's false claims of election fraud, saying the GOP must stop insisting they were “cheated” by losses and return to a place where candidates concede defeat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.