Trump returning to US on old Air Force One amid Iran threats  —  President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he's taking the old Air Force One back to the U.S. from Turkey but deflected questions about security concerns regarding the new Qatari-donated model.  —  Trump said the new $400 billion Air Force …

Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War  —  The cease-fire was always just a Trump fantasy.  —  If Donald Trump ever had any control over the war he started with Iran, he's lost it.  The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict, and routinely humiliating the American president.

He Lived Here for 35 Years.  Put Three Kids in College.  ICE Killed Him.  —  LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES thirty-five years ago—a few years too late to benefit from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, popularly known as the “Reagan amnesty.”  He worked in construction.

Platner campaign quietly polls potential replacements as pressure mounts  —  Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner's team quietly fielded a poll Tuesday gauging the strength of people who could replace him on the ballot, as pressure mounts for him to drop out of the race.

White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region  —  The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.  —  The White House announced the initiative on July 7 on X with a video of customers thanking President Donald Trump for lowering gas prices.

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her  —  E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5.8 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became president and defamed …

MAGA Host Melts Down at Scott Jennings Over McConnell Claim  —  NOT BUYING IT  —  Rob Finnerty was skeptical of the pundit's claim that he spoke to Sen. Mitch McConnell on the phone.  —  Newsmax host Rob Finnerty opened his show by mocking a MAGA rival's claim that he had a lengthy conversation with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Dale Partridge Calls For The Return Of ‘European Christian Colonization Of African Nations’  —  For the last several weeks, far-right Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge has been preaching on the Curse of Ham, a controversial theological theory long used to justify slavery and racism.

US judge throws out Trump's $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against Washington Post  —  Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to the porn industry helped fund Trump's media operation  —  A federal judge in Florida has thrown out Donald Trump's $3.8bn defamation lawsuit …

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant  —  Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states  —  President Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he's injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions.

Entire police department relieved of duty in West Virginia town  —  BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — A small West Virginia town has lost its entire police department.  —  In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Barrackville Police Department announced that, effective immediately …

England to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announce  —  Prime minister understood to be poised to give England a day off should the nation's team bring home the trophy for first time since 1966  —  Keir Starmer is planning to announce a bank holiday if England win the World Cup …

Pathetic in Ankara  —  A recent report in the Wall Street Journal describes a tense meeting among European leaders early this year, convened after Donald Trump threatened to use military force to seize Greenland from Denmark.  According to the Journal,

MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Accused of New ‘60 Minutes’ Meddling  —  MEDDLE MANAGEMENT  —  Bari Weiss pulled a seasoned correspondent off a Trump-adjacent story to put one of her new hires on it instead.  —  Insiders have accused the MAGA-friendly editor-in-chief at CBS News of interfering in a report on a key Donald Trump ally abroad.

Democrats Became Great by Fighting the Left  —  In the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values.  —  The democratic party is moving left.  Its most dynamic leaders over the past few years have been Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani.

A Response to Matt Yglesias About ‘Fight’ in Democratic Candidates  —  This morning on Bluesky Politico's Josh Gerstein flagged to me and others a piece by Matt Yglesias in which, he said, Matt “says progressive Dems [are] too obsessed with fighting Trump rather than winning in marginal states/districts …

Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony.  In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets.