Trump's income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures  —  Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president's earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's reported income soared …

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Editor's note: NPR retracts Justice Samuel Alito story  —  Editor's note: Earlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.  Neither Alito nor the court's public information office has announced his retirement, and we have retracted the story.

House GOP leaders cancel votes, start recess early after member rebellion … Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters earlier Tuesday Republicans would work for the “next day-and-a-half” to settle the disputes and move on with the scheduled business.  —  But he and other leaders later determined …

A Tabloid Story Gives Talarico a New Opening to Test Attacks on Paxton  —  After a salacious report about Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, seized on the news — but focused on corruption and affordability.

Court Halts Pentagon Rule Requiring Escorts for Journalists  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked a new rule that restricted reporters' access to the Pentagon, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.  —  A federal judge ordered the Pentagon on Tuesday to temporarily lift a requirement …

After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Said to Propose Hormuz Fee Plan  —  Under the proposal, Iran and Oman would collect payment for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials and diplomats with knowledge of the matter.  —  Iran and U.S.-allied Oman are moving forward with plans …

Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash … The decision is a blow to Democrats, who argued that eliminating the limit on coordination would put more power into the hands of large donors who can cut bigger checks to party committees than to candidates.

BREAKING: SCOTUS Upholds Sex-Based Restrictions in Sports - Unanimously?  —  Two miracles took place at the Supreme Court today in two cases involving Title IX and women's sports.  The first miracle is that common sense and biology prevailed.  The second miracle is that the decision was unanimous ... at least in part.

Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately  —  Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.  —  Is there anything more annoying than leaving the house in shorts and flip flops, only to get caught in an unexpected downpour?

Trump's Mount Rushmore fireworks show reignites fire fears … “Fireworks at Mount Rushmore is a terrible idea,” said Jay Davis, chair of the Sierra Club's South Dakota chapter.  “We are enduring a serious drought.”  —  Fire conditions are especially concerning this year because of the widespread drought …

House votes to disclose which members settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds  —  The House approved a measure Tuesday compelling the public release of records showing which House members have used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct charges levied against them and how much money was spent.

White House drops restrictions on Anthropic AI models after two-week ban  —  The company can once again provide its powerful Mythos and Fable AI models to customers after the Trump administration lifted export controls that were applied earlier in June.  —  Summary

Scoop: Trump's late July 4 speech throws D.C. fireworks timing into flux … - Trump is supposed to begin speaking at 9:50pm, according to a Secret Service official who wasn't able to go on the record because plans are, well, very much in flux.  — “He could take a half hour, he could take” more, the official added.

Jackson Delivers Scathing Birthright Opinion Aimed at Thomas  —  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took direct aim at a dissent written by Justice Clarence Thomas in dueling opinions on birthright citizenship Tuesday, highlighting the longstanding divide the two Black members of the Supreme Court have over race and the Constitution.

America's stillborn 250th birthday  —  An event that was meant to celebrate an exceptional nation has been cornered by one man  —  America a quarter of a millennium ago was where the words of the European Enlightenment became flesh.  In the 13 colonies' declaration of independence …

Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September  —  Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.  —  President Trump announced on Tuesday that the Republican Party would hold …

DeGette loses reelection bid to DSA challenger in major upset for Denver-based House seat  —  Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is projected to lose her reelection bid to former attorney and current PhD student Melat Kiros, marking the third time that a democratic socialist has scored an upset …

Fox News Poll: Maine Senate race is tight, with concerns about both candidates  —  Some 76% of Democrats are highly motivated to vote vs. 61% of Republicans  —  The Maine Senate race is shaping up to be a close contest.  —  While majorities have concerns about both major party candidates …

Judge rules Trump abuse protest signs, ‘86 47’ flag are protected speech  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Park Service cannot interfere with a protest group's ongoing demonstration featuring signs accusing President Donald Trump of sexual abuse and a flag with the caption “86 47.”