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 …

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 …

Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a “terrible partner” in NATO.  —  Trump was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead …

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 …

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.”

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Troy Jackson files paperwork to explore replacing Graham Platner  — Share on X (Opens in new window) X - Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook - Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit - Print (Opens in new window) Print - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email -

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 …

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 …

Under Trump, the agency at the center of the global AI tech race has slowed to a crawl  —  China hawks in Washington are raising alarms that the Trump administration agency tasked with slowing China's access to advanced U.S. technology is failing at its job.

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 …

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey restricts social media comments amid backlash over ‘woke’ casting  —  The official X account for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has restricted comments on its posts amid a mounting backlash against the film.  —  A segment of fans erupted in outrage over the hiring …

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.

‘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.

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 …

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 …