Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex  —  The campaign for the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated.”  —  Summary  —  An ex-girlfriend of embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner told …

Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.”  He may have violated Texas election law.  —  The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting  —  The letters come amid President Trump's effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn't exist: widespread noncitizen voting.  —  The Justice Department sent letters to at least 10 states …

Rutte to NATO: Admit it — Trump was right  —  The military alliance chief has more warm words for the U.S. president in an interview with POLITICO, where he credits him with getting Europeans to spend more on defense.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Video  —  ANKARA, Turkey — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte …

ICE officer fatally shoots Mexican man in Houston during traffic stop  —  The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.  —  Summary  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal  —  The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices.  The law school's dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.  —  The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty …

U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions in Retaliation for Tanker Attacks  —  The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global sales of Iranian oil.  —  The United States carried out airstrikes against several targets in Iran on Tuesday …

911 calls: Haitian father shot in head while driving children to church in Springfield  —  A man who was shot in the head in his car on the south side of Springfield Sunday, July 5, appeared to have been on his way to church with his children, according to 911 calls.

MAGA Loves Trump's World Cup Meddling—Until We Lose  —  WHILE MUCH OF THE SOCCER WORLD was aghast that Donald Trump would meddle in the World Cup—prodding FIFA to suspend the one-game ban of American striker Folarin Balogun—pro-Trump media figures were delighted.

Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse  —  The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences.  Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.

Trump weighed in on Cabinet squabble over ride for July Fourth flyover  —  The president encouraged acting attorney general Todd Blanche to fly on one of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's jets despite the FAA's prior objection to the planes.  —  Summary  —  A dispute among Cabinet officials …

Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry  —  The ruling cast serious doubts on the department's efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.  —  A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday cast serious doubts …

Exclusive: US commanders bypassed warnings about outdated intelligence ahead of strike that hit school in Iran, sources say  —  The Middle East National security Federal agencies US military  —  Senior US military commanders bypassed warnings in critical databases that intelligence …

Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up  —  Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission  —  Hungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting …

Half of Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, exclusive poll finds  —  About 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian  —  Ninety-five per cent of Americans believe the US …

Senate panel schedules Jay Clayton confirmation hearing for July 15  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing next week on Jay Clayton's nomination to serve as director of national intelligence — paving the way for replacing the controversial acting director Bill Pulte …

Emil Bove's Trump iPhone Wallpaper Might Be the Most Deranged Thing About Him  —  Shortly after taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump elevated Emil Bove, a member of his small army of criminal defense attorneys, to a high-profile position at the Department of Justice.

‘We do need to defund the police’: 2020 interviews undermine Abdul El-Sayed's claim he never advocated for unpopular movement  —  Michigan Democratic Senate front-runner Abdul El-Sayed has faced criticism for previous comments he made about defunding the police.

Trump Claims He's No. 1 on TikTok.  His Own Graphic Tells a Different Story.  —  A closer look at the numbers Trump shared  —  President Donald Trump claimed he is “No. 1 on TikTok” and said Taylor Swift ranked 11th, pointing to “numbers that just came out.”

Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor  —  Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.

Trump's Vile New Birthright Stance Is So Toxic, Even Fox Admits It  —  After the Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major defeat by upholding birthright citizenship last month, an angry Trump took to Truth Social to urge Republican lawmakers to overturn it with legislation.

White House Pressures Top U.S. Grocers on Beef Prices  —  USDA officials called grocers including Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons about beef prices ahead of July 4 holiday weekend  —  Just days before July 4, an Agriculture Department official called some of the country's top grocers to raise a pressing topic: Lower beef prices.