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 …

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 …

The Supreme Court Takes One More Big Step Toward Autocracy … On Monday, the Supreme Court banished any doubt that it has claimed absolute authority to reshape the federal government as it sees fit.  Its decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook are almost comically irreconcilable …

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 …

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 …

Will Left-Wing Energy Keep Rising?  What to Watch in Colorado's Primaries.  —  Primaries on Tuesday will be the latest test of Democrats' anti-establishment mood.  —  It is not a great moment to be a Democrat with a record of working in Washington.  —  Last week, Representatives Adriano Espaillat …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Hegseth Stocks Defense Policy Board With Trump Allies Following Purge  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday a slate of 15 new appointees to the Defense Policy Board after he purged the previous panel last year.  —  The new board will be chaired by Robert Lighthizer …

Justice Thomas makes appearance on Capitol Hill amid major rulings  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was spotted Monday on Capitol Hill, amid the high court releasing a slate of opinions before it heads on recess for the summer.  —  While Thomas, surrounded by a Metropolitan Police Department officer …

Former Trump adviser Jason Miller eyed to join White House in midterms shake-up  —  Past adviser Johnny DeStefano is joining the White House to focus on midterm strategy.  —  Summary  —  The White House is in discussions about bringing President Donald Trump's former top campaign spokesman …

Trump signs memorandum aimed at breaking up aftermarket auto parts ‘monopoly’  —  President Donald Trump signed an affordability-focused presidential memorandum on Monday aimed at lowering costs for Americans who repair their own cars with aftermarket, or third-party, parts.

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 …

Judge Permanently Blocks Trump From Withholding Hudson Tunnel Funding  —  Transportation Department unlawfully froze money slated for the $16 billion project, judge rules  —  A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds from a $16 billion rail tunnel project …

Trump nominates acting head Keith Sonderling as Labor secretary  —  President Trump on Monday nominated acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to the full-time post.  —  “It is my Great Honor to announce that I am nominating Keith E. Sonderling, the outstanding Acting United States Secretary of Labor …

D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with ‘Star Wars’ song, record says  —  The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol …