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.

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 …

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.

Trump discloses 21,000 securities trades during first year in office  —  Joe Biden made a total of 13 stock trades during his entire tenure as president.  —  Will Lennon, Nicholas Kerr, Laura Romero, and Peter Charalambous  —  President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, June 29, 2026.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

As Trump commands 250th stage, Democrats offer their vision of patriotism  —  Partisanship around the country's big anniversary has put Democrats in a bind: They want to criticize the president without appearing unpatriotic.  —  Summary  —  This weekend's 250th anniversary celebrations …

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.

Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism.  The idea couldn't survive once they took power.  —  How long will MAHA hold together?  All spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services …

A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?  —  Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground.  Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.  —  Listen  · 11:54 min

America's 250th turns into a fight over God and country  —  The White House and its allies are steering America's 250th birthday toward prayer, repentance and divine guidance, with critics saying a national celebration is becoming a Christian one.  —  Why it matters: One side sees Trump politicizing a national birthday party.

Democratic Socialists of America Are Seeing Surge in Membership  —  They've had volunteers and interest from potential future candidates seeking their growing infrastructure.  — Copy  —  The leaders of Democratic Socialists of America chapters are seeing a boost in energy ahead of November's midterms.

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran … Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, has met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seven times since President Trump returned to officeEric Lee for The New York Times  —  Russia's president has said he understands …

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 hijacked US's 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says  —  House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes  —  Donald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US's 250th anniversary celebration …

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 …

Appeals court sharply limits ICE's massive expansion of detention  —  A federal appeals court has sharply curtailed ICE's bid to detain thousands of people without bond under a dramatic expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants who have established roots in the United States.

Iran's slain leader Khamenei laid in state in Tehran for week of mass funeral events  —  The body of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was lying in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects after his 37-year rule.

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.

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.