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.

Donald Trump hates democracy, housing bill edition  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Donald Trump hates voting and he hates democracy.  This is not really in dispute.

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 …

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 …

America's most (and least) popular politicians in 2026  —  Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani top the list, while Tucker Carlson and Chuck Schumer bring up the rear … Our June Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll asked Americans to rate a dozen political figures on a scale from 0 to 100 …

Putin's fuel shortage admission signals growing strain on Russia's energy infrastructure … 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.

UC Berkeley to Open Nancy Pelosi Institute Aimed at Advancing Democracy  —  Former House speaker says the center will be nonpartisan  —  The University of California, Berkeley plans to launch a new institute named for Nancy Pelosi and intended to strengthen democracy.

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 …

Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds  —  The Maine race, which both parties see as key to winning control of the Senate, is extremely close as the sprint to fall begins, a Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found.  —  Senator Susan Collins …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump  —  So why aren't Democrats doing something about it?  —  Pocket  —  From the fog of complacency that enshrouds Democratic congressional leaders, one refrain billows above even the antiregulatory mantra of abundance—the siren song of popularism (not to be confused with “populism").

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 …

Fine, Don't Prosecute the President.  But Release Jack Smith's Report.  —  Three years ago this month, the Justice Department indicted Donald Trump under the Espionage Act for concealing and refusing to return classified documents after his departure from the White House.

Pro-Trump groups to tell Brendan Carr to yank Disney's TV licenses … Carr this spring took the highly unusual step of calling in the licenses for all eight Disney-owned ABC TV stations for renewal years ahead of schedule, citing allegations that the entertainment and media giant had failed …

Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal … President Donald Trump bought as much as $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise — maker of Tasers, body cameras and policing software — two weeks before Immigration and Customs Enforcement sought a five-year …

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.