Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war  —  Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.

White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Stop Civil Service Politicization  —  Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government.

Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal.  His Sons Stand to Profit.  —  An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

Trump's vision for White House park: 47 trees to mark his presidency  —  The president has called Lafayette Square “the entrance to the White House.”  Contractors have been renovating the park for months and are likely to miss Trump's original goal of reopening before July 4.  —  Summary

Trump nominates former Oklahoma trooper Lance Schroyer to be ICE director  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  —  In a statement posted on Truth Social …

Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out  —  Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary's capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán …

America split from monarchy 250 years ago.  Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come  —  The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering …

Venezuela's Machado Plans Quick Return Amid Quake Response  —  Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado is planning to return to the country as soon as possible, according to people with direct knowledge of her plans, a move that could reshape the political landscape …

Supreme Court's blockbuster week will put Trump's power to the test … - Trump is no stranger to pushing the limits as commander in chief, and told “The Axios Show” last week that there are “no limits” to his power in office since going to war with Iran.

With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules  —  Fearing a Democratic takeover of Congress, the president has spent months trying to alter how the midterms will be conducted, but obstacles keep cropping up.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's efforts to alter …

On Holding Elon Musk Accountable  —  For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube.  —  Transcript  —  For most of last year, Elon Musk was the second most powerful man in America.  He was running a large part of the government's budget.  And during that time, he established a track record of evil incompetence.