There's Nothing Democratic About These Socialists  —  The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.  —  The general idea that Democratic Party loyalists seem to have about members of the Democratic Socialists of America is that they're a lot like Democrats, but perhaps a bit more passionate.

Kash Patel's Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions  —  FBI Director Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.

Fox News Poll: A close Senate contest is brewing in Iowa  —  The race to succeed Iowa's retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is on track to be one of the closest Senate contests in 2026.  Ernst, the first woman senator to represent the Hawkeye State, won by 6.5 points in 2020 …

Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico  —  The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form.  —  Wednesday marked the deadline to renew the trade agreement, which President Trump struck …

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records  —  Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.

Another Major Precedent Crumbles at the Supreme Court.  3 Legal Scholars Assess the Fallout.  —  Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with William Baude, a law professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown …

ICE's arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas  —  The president's deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, and a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister's release.  —  Summary  —  SAN ANTONIO — Sister Leticia …

MAGA Rage Takes Unnerving Turn as Birthright Loss Rattles Trump Badly  —  After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it.  Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can't do, and he lamely claimed it was a …

Judge Blocks Postal Service From Imposing Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots  —  The ruling, based on agreements the service made in a 2021 legal settlement, was the second time a judge has blocked new curbs by President Trump on voting by mail.  —  A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday blocked …

Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big  —  President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.  —  President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term …

Promising Much to Many, Johnson Loses His Grip on the House  —  Republicans are growing frustrated with Mr. Johnson's approach to governing with a razor-thin majority, saying that he promises more than he can achieve, frustrating the disparate groups in his caucus.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS

‘All I Have Is the Power to Talk and Be Heard’  —  On a recent afternoon, I drove down a wooded Maine road, past serene ponds with no people in sight, until I reached a big white barn.  I parked, in patchy grass, near a Ford F-350 with a crane bolted onto the back, an American flag, and an idling black SUV.

DOGE Cut Off Small Town America's 250th Birthday Money  —  A local Ohio historical society had hoped to go big for America's 250th anniversary.  It settled on what it could afford: a limited “passport” project to encourage people to visit and engage with local history sites.

Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing  —  A Navy helicopter assigned to a U.S. aircraft carrier made an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday morning and one of the four aircrewmen is missing, according to the U.S. military.

Even Degenerate Child Predators Deserve Representation Too, You Know  —  Imagine, if you will, a man who pled guilty to having child s@xual abuse material and was thus put on the sex offender registry, decided to run for office.  In California, where in some areas being a sexual predator is almost …

U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People.  That's the Truth.  —  Elon Musk is newly minted as humanity's first trillionaire, but the world's richest man seems grumpy.  And he definitely is not a fan of mine.  —  “Kristof is lying through his teeth,” he announced on social media this week.

Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month …

Crowd size gripes, state fair troubles: The problems of an America 250 celebration tied to Trump  —  President Donald Trump has billed his July Fourth rally on the National Mall as a culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.”

No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B … - Immediately after that decision, MAGA figures like Federalist founder Sean Davis suggested the U.S. bar pregnant foreign women from entering the country, an idea also floated by administration figures.

RNC chair predicts first-ever midterm convention will turn Dallas into ‘Trumpapalooza’ for 2026 fight  —  Gruters says the two-day Dallas event will energize MAGA voters and contrast Republicans against radical leftist primary winners  —  EXCLUSIVE - Republican National Committee Chairman …

How much money is Trump making off his presidency?  —  This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.  Subscribe here.  —  Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is making big bucks off of the presidency.

About 2,000 U.S. troops supporting relief efforts after Venezuela earthquakes  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  About 2,000 U.S. service members are supporting relief efforts in Venezuela after last week's devastating earthquakes, according to the head of the U.S. military's Southern Command.

Five Words That Changed America  —  There is a moment for every American when she first encounters the Declaration of Independence.  For most, it comes to her as scripture — the highest and most sacred text in the nation's civic religion, encapsulated by its moving assertion of human equality …

Scoop: Trump backs MAHA in heated, “shocking” Oval Office fight on pesticides  —  Tensions over pesticide use erupted in an Oval Office meeting last week, as a top agriculture lobbyist warned President Trump that an executive order calling for pest-killing alternatives would cost Trump support from farming interests.

‘We are screwed’: People near data centers dread heat wave pollution. … The move highlights the growing challenge of meeting rising electricity demand from data centers as the grid strains to keep the region cool during a period of extreme heat.  —  Many data centers rely on backup diesel generators …

Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says … Trump's comments come after he killed a Senate plan last month to quickly confirm Clayton as the new DNI, paving the way for Pulte to helm the agency on a temporary basis.

Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028  —  Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.