U.S. and Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, U.S. official says  —  The U.S. and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other, according to a senior U.S. official, as the two sides plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar's capital to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.

Work on East Potomac Golf Links overhaul will begin Sept. 1, Trump says  —  Officials haven't said how the speedy timeline will mesh with regulatory reviews they've pledged to follow.  —  Summary  —  A sweeping overhaul of East Potomac Golf Links will begin Sept. 1, President Donald Trump …

Israel and Iran Have Divided Democrats and Republicans.  Will They Ever Be the Same?  —  Raging internal debates over foreign policy threaten both parties' fortunes in November — and in 2028.  Is a major ideological shift underway?  —  Bitter foreign policy debates over Israel and Iran …

Republicans get antsy about confirmations as the Senate hangs in the balance … That's unsettling some Republican senators who are anxious to fill spots ahead of the midterms, a daunting task given the legislative calendar and host of competing GOP priorities.

Putin details Russia's fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone strikes … Russian President Vladimir Putin has conceded that the country is facing fuel shortages following a barrage of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on key energy infrastructure, although he insisted the Kremlin was dealing with them.

With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided  —  The justices will decide this week whether President Trump can end the guarantee of birthright citizenship and fire a leader of the independent Federal Reserve.  —  A Supreme Court that has in recent days shown …

Student loan shake-up hits July 1: Here's what to know … Sayonara, SAVE Plan:  —  After years of legal limbo and paused repayments, SAVE Plan borrowers will now receive notices to enroll in a different repayment plan within 90 days.  — If a borrower doesn't do so …

Johnson says he will send housing bill to Trump on Monday … The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Johnson's remarks.  —  The bill is the product of almost a year of back-and-forth between all four congressional corners and aims to increase affordability by boosting housing supply and home ownership.

Fox News' Not-So-Wonderful Apology … On Friday and Saturday, Fox News hosts awkwardly did something that the network had long resisted—even after paying $787 million to settle Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit over the 2020 election: They apologized.

Yoo to advise diGenova on probe into inquiries of Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia … “As far as I know, I'm just signing on as a consultant on any kind of constitutional law issues they may encounter,” Yoo said Sunday.  “I've known Joe and [his wife] Vicky [Toensing] for more than three decades …

Party Time at the ODNI?  —  Christina A. Norton, the new chief of staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is a party-loving MAGA activist with no background in national security issues but who last year boasted of running “the largest election integrity operation …

Three federal firefighters killed in Mesa County as Snyder wildfire exploded in high winds  —  The firefighters used survival shelters but did not survive when heavy winds caused the fire to blow up on Saturday.  Two others were injured.  —  GRAND JUNCTION — Three federal firefighters …

Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach  —  High primary turnout among Black voters in the South has given some in the party hope for upset wins in the region.  —  Summary  —  ST. STEPHEN, S.C. — Black voters in South Carolina and other southern states …