Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin  —  A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most retail investors having lost money while sophisticated traders did better.

Exclusive: Trump says Netanyahu “knows who the boss is” ahead of possible WH visit  —  President Trump told Axios Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked him for a meeting at the White House, and that it could take place as early as next week after Trump returns from the NATO summit.

Founding Father vs. Foundering Toddler  —  I found myself gazing at George Washington's teeth the other day.  —  They weren't wooden, as lore has it.  On a trip to Mount Vernon, which I had somehow never visited as an adult, even though my hometown is named after him …

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia  —  A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure.

A Belgian diamond group is gifting Trump a lavish ring after that industry won tariff relief  —  Dozens of diamonds spell out two giant letter T's next to the Stars and Stripes and “1776” and “2026.”  Dozens more frame the numbers 45 and 47 in the shape of Superman's logo.

DOGE self-deletes on July 4th.  The grand experiment fell apart long before that.  —  President Donald Trump's cost-cutting commission that once plunged the government into chaos is nearing its destiny — becoming a former federal initiative.  —  Up for debate: how and when the end …

At Mount Rushmore, Trump Veers From Patriotism to ‘Communism’  —  On the eve of July 4, President Trump extolled the nation's founders while branding his opponents as “communists” in what seemed to be a warm-up for November.  —  Four months before tough midterm elections …

Masked men with Confederate flags seen chanting, marching, riding Metro in DC … Masked men, some carrying Confederate flags, were seen marching in Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July.  —  “Reclaim America, reclaim America,” the crowd was heard chanting in a video captured near Union Station …

Trump sneaks in Nobel Prize jab while touting America's achievements  —  President Trump slipped a familiar grievance into his remarks at Mount Rushmore on the eve of the nation's 250th birthday, complaining about not having won a Nobel Prize.  —  The aside came as Trump rattled off a list …

The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O'Connor put a case on hold  —  The Trump administration apparently found a way to go so far afield of appropriate litigation tactics that even U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor has agreed to put a case before him on hold.

‘Who Should I Vote for?’  Voters Turn to A.I. Before Casting Their Ballots  —  It takes effort to be an informed citizen.  Artificial intelligence tools offer an alluring shortcut — but they're not without risk.  —  Mia Taylor looked down at her Los Angeles County election ballot …

Iran's regime survived the war and is now savvier, ruthless and more hard-line  —  After months of strikes by the U.S. and Israel, the Iranian regime has emerged emboldened, contradicting Trump's claim of accomplishing “regime change.”  —  Summary  —  The death of Iran's supreme leader …

Bipartisan coalition of state AGs take on tech over age verification  —  A bipartisan group of 27 state attorneys general is looking to an online child safety law as the next salvo in its crusade against the tech industry.  —  In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court last week …

Trump Is Getting Tired of Losing Election Cases  —  Earlier this year, President Trump claimed a new area of expertise: election law.  “I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject,” Trump wrote on social media, and found an “irrefutable one” that he would soon present.

This term, Justice Alito delivered major wins for conservatives on voting rights, immigration and guns.  He's given no indication that he's ready to step down.  —  In Backing President Trump's Policies, Justice Alito Finds His Moment  —  Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in 2023.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times