Johnson-backed plan to combine Pentagon and election bills advances to floor  —  The House Rules Committee advanced a procedural measure aimed at breaking an intra-Republican deadlock Monday night.  But GOP leaders are still facing a major battle Tuesday to regain control of the House floor.

The Supreme Court Rejected a Bonkers Idea About Voting by a 5-4 Margin.  Next Time We Won't Be So Lucky.  —  The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Monday's Watson v. RNC case was a small victory for voters in recognizing that states have the right to accept ballots that are cast by voters …

Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy  —  The Supreme Court this term gave President Trump powers over the federal government that no modern president has held.  But it blocked his administration on two of the biggest issues for markets: the Fed and tariffs.

Scoop: Gallego faces federal probe over campaign spending  —  Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is under federal investigation for suspected campaign finance violations, Axios has learned. … - The Justice Department's probe comes after the Senate Ethics Committee closed its inquiry into allegations …

Democratic primaries in Colorado mark latest fight over party's direction amid push by insurgents  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — One week after Democratic insurgent victories in New York, the focus is now moving to Colorado, where challenges in a trio of races …

A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds  —  James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker, is tied with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, according to a New York Times/Siena poll.  —  The Democratic Party has a serious chance to win a Senate seat …

Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Democratic Redistricting Plans  —  The state's high court found that ballot initiatives designed to change state law to install a newly gerrymandered map violated Colorado law.  —  The Colorado Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to Democratic hopes to redraw …

Trump's “Swiss Army” tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio  —  As he tries to hammer out a peace deal with Iran, President Trump has a dovish adviser in Vice President Vance perched on one figurative shoulder — and a hawkish Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the other.

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan can face challenge from other Dan Sullivan, court says … The senator's campaign swiftly panned the outcome.  —  “We're disappointed in the court's decision because as the sham candidate Dan J. Sullivan's lawyers made clear in their legal arguments …

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction … “When I came here, I said: 'I have a tummy ache, I need to go to the bathroom, I don't feel well,'” Guo said through an interpreter of his courthouse arrival.  Later, Guo wiped his mouth repeatedly with a tissue.

Dozens of states sue Trump administration over ‘frail’ Medicaid work requirement exemption  —  A coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over a new rule implementing Medicaid work requirement exemptions for medically frail people.

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing  —  More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors.

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation's Birthday  —  Presidents have generally treated their pardon power like an embarrassing secret, closely held among only a few trusted aides and exercised quietly in the final days of an administration.

Uncertainty clouds next step in US-Iran negotiations  —  Both sides are at odds over plans for a meeting in Qatar.  —  President Donald Trump speaks as he signs an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2026.

‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Congressman Plans to Stiff Two-Dozen Campaign Creditors  —  As a congressional candidate, former Rep. Robert Pittenger, a North Carolina Republican, promised “fiscal responsibility” and a conservative approach to government finances.  —  But the ex-congressman's old …

Chris Rufo, MAGA's Top Activist on the Right, Has a Conspiracy Problem  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  You could really make a case that Christopher Rufo is the most successful activist of this era, certainly on the right.

Trump's threats keep trillion-dollar trade deal in purgatory … When Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in early 2020, he called it “the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history.”  Congress approved the pact, a renegotiated version …

Yes, the Cuts to USAID Have Killed  —  IN A RECENT VIDEO, Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire, defended his decision last year to feed the United States Agency for International Development “into the wood chipper.”  When someone on his social-media platform claimed that not a single child …

Trump posts apparent AI-generated image of large, golden eagle affixed to Truman Balcony  —  President Donald Trump Monday evening posted what appeared to be an AI-generated image of a large, golden eagle affixed to the Truman Balcony of the White House.  —  “A Golden Gift to the White House for its 250th Birthday Year!”

AI Might Be a Great Investment, But Not for the Government  —  These are dark days for free-market economists when one of the few areas of bipartisan consensus is for a terrible idea: Both Vice President JD Vance and Senator Bernie Sanders want the federal government to take an explicit stake in AI firms.

Ireland is big tech's lapdog - and that compromises its EU presidency  —  The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home.  Irish ministers can't be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks  —  On the face of it, Ireland behaves like a good European …

In Michigan, the Most Moderate Candidate May Not Be the Most Electable  —  The three-way Democratic Senate primary in Michigan is a remarkably precise microcosm of the divides within the Democratic Party.  Representing the Bernie Sanders wing is Abdul El-Sayed, a proponent of Medicare …