Trump Insists 'There's Nothing Wrong' With His Big Crypto Gains  —  President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that he was not aware of the extent of his digital asset holdings but said there was nothing illegal about his involvement, following disclosures about his family companies' crypto windfall.

Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after arrest at the Reflecting Pool  —  David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC, Superior Court, after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool, a source familiar with the charges told CNN.

Supreme Court Allows Reporter to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source  —  Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.

CNBC Transcript: President Donald Trump Speaks with CNBC's Joe Kernen Today  —  WHERE: CNBC's Business Day programming  —  Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with President Donald Trump and Joe Kernen which aired during CNBC's Business Day programming today, Thursday, July 2.

Plan to ease rules on mailing guns could help company Trump Jr. has stake in  —  President Donald Trump's eldest son is a key player in GrabAGun, a company that hopes to dominate internet firearms sales.  —  Summary  —  On an earnings call in May, GrabAGun's chief executive had a hopeful message …

F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia  —  The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County's election office reflects President Trump's desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation …

Hegseth Prepared a Bombshell Plan to Cut Troops in Europe.  Then It Got Nixed.  —  The defense secretary wanted to adjust U.S. troop levels in Europe but pulled back after his plan was floated to the White House  —  WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was planning to head to Brussels …

Rubio says USMNT ‘got screwed’ by red card  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. men's national soccer team (USMNT) “got screwed” at the FIFA World Cup when a red card was given to striker Folarin Balogun.  —  “It was great,” Rubio said when asked about the U.S. soccer team's win the night before.

The Cabinet Secretary Who Doubles as Trump's Personal Project Manager  —  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum oversees everything from the reflecting pool to the renovation of aging golf courses  —  WASHINGTON—For most Interior secretaries, the sometimes sleepy job centers on overseeing 480 million acres …

U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators  —  Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.  —  U.S. officials believed that Israel might …

Two Maine Polls Just Dropped.  Is It Time to Fret About Graham Platner?  —  Two major polls of the Maine Senate race dropped this week, and they told the same story: The race is incredibly close, and Democrat Graham Platner has real work to do among the working class.

Mitch McConnell is still in the hospital after medical episode, his office says  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized, his office said in a statement Thursday — without offering details about a recent medical episode that has renewed concern about the health of the former Republican majority leader.

Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments  —  The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church.

FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom's inner circle by convincing governor's ally to wear a wire: lawyer  —  The FBI had a mole inside Gov. Gavin Newsom's political orbit before the agency's corruption probe expanded into the governor and his wife, The Post has learned.

Trump administration moves to gut energy efficiency rules for home appliances  —  The Energy Department wants to permanently restrict longstanding efficiency mandates, calling them a “scam.”  —  Summary  —  As punishing heat sends the U.S. power grid to the brink and Americans reel …

Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’  —  Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel delivered a series of provocative warnings and predictions about the future of artificial intelligence and the West on Tuesday, accusing Pope Leo XIV of inadvertently serving as a …

The America-turns-250 column Donald Trump doesn't want me to write  —  It was right after birthright citizen Folarin Balogun tapped in another game-winning goal for U.S. men's soccer in the World Cup Wednesday night that I had a moment of clarity about where things are in America as our nation turns 250.

Trump hired experts in warrantless surveillance to helm ‘anti-Americanism’ unit: report  —  President Donald Trump tapped two prosecutors with experience in warrantless surveillance to go after protesters, a new report flagged.  —  According to reporting by The Lever, the Trump Department …

Protester with Tibetan flag sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in NYC: sources  —  A Tibetan man protesting China's occupation fatally set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday evening, capturing the horrifying scene in livestreamed footage.

‘Doctor’ Trump Posts Bonkers AI Slop Video Mocking His ‘So Far Gone’ Celebrity Critics  —  The president posted an AI video of himself treating “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday posted an AI-generated video depicting himself as a doctor treating celebrities who have criticized him.

Mamdani mocked by GOP for telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78  —  Republicans are criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) after he suggested residents set their thermostats to 78 degrees to help conserve energy in the city as it braces for triple-digit temperatures this weekend.

US moves to eliminate long-time radiation safety principle for nuclear power  —  The federal government is proposing to overhaul radiation safety regulations for nuclear power, including by eliminating a long-term principle for nuclear safety.  —  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) …

Trumpism Is Destroying America's Civic Morality  —  Cruelty, corruption, and spectacle have become defining features of American public life.  Rebuilding democracy will require restoring the expectation that power must answer to decency. … The Lincoln Memorial has always had a potent symbolism …

USDA reports unusually large US beef export sales, raising doubts over data  —  With U.S. beef prices soaring and supplies tight, the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised meat producers and traders on Thursday by reporting a spike in the nation's export sales, fueling questions over the accuracy of the data.

MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains  —  A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House.  —  President Trump's $2.2 billion in personal earnings during his presidency has been met largely …

The Great American State Fair's Main Exhibit Is Trump Corruption  —  WASHINGTON, DC - I visited the Great American State Fair on several days over the past week.  Yes, it's empty.  Security is extremely tight, with no clear reason as to why.  Federal marshals, Oklahoma state troopers …

Louisiana attorney general indicted over alleged threats; governor pledges swift pardon  —  Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) was indicted by a grand jury in connection with an investigation over alleged threats she made against New Orleans officials, former Judge Laurie White confirmed Thursday.