Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One.  The Times called the move a “brazen act.”  —  The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists …

Trump Administration Increasingly Pessimistic of Clinching Iran Nuclear Deal  —  One senior U.S. official said Iran should vow to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Saturday or will face consequences  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration believes that a nuclear deal with Iran …

Here are the races to watch as Democrats grow more bullish on retaking the Senate  —  The map still favors Republicans, but political headwinds are shifting to boost Democratic chances of flipping seats - despite the scandal in Maine.  —  Summary  —  Democrats are growing increasingly bullish …

Bipartisan housing bill automatically becomes law after Trump refuses to sign it  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — A landmark housing bill automatically became law at 12 a.m. on Saturday after President Trump declined to sign it in protest of the Senate's inaction on an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act.

Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior  —  FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House …

At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys  —  It's over.  —  The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.

ICE deserves skepticism of its account of Houston shooting  —  Last Thursday, during a traffic stop in Houston, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the United States for 35 years.

How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar … Eric Lee for The New York Times

Trump plan would fence Pennsylvania Avenue outside White House  —  The administration on Friday also released its proposal to fence Lafayette Square, the public park across the street from the White House.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration plans to erect new fences on the ends …

Somali school in Minn. faces threats after Trump posts clip of kindergartners  —  The president's post clearly showed the students' faces.  Replies filled with anti-Muslim invectives, including one user who labeled the children “future terrorists.”  —  Summary

Shaheen, Blumenthal, Graham, Wicker Announce Agreement on Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) …

The Red Menace Is Here!  —  When socialism came to America, we got the worst of all worlds.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Commie Gas  —  By now you have heard about the new red peril that is taking over American politics.  Socialism is ascendant and taking over one of our political parties!

U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers  —  Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.  —  The Homeland Security Department told employers …

Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Protections for Endangered Species  —  The move ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could open up crucial habitats to drilling and mining.  —  The Trump administration on Friday moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming …

Mitch McConnell's D.C. Home Getting New Flooring As He Remains Hospitalized  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  NEW FLOORS FOR MITCH  —  While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.

Kristi Noem is DIVORCING cross-dressing husband Bryon: Distraught mother reveals every word of excruciating birthday party showdown after unbearable final blow  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has told family she has begun divorce proceedings against her husband Bryon …

South Carolina National Guard suspends Apache pilots who dazzled beachgoers, prompting outrage: ‘Should be celebrated, not sanctioned’  —  Eight Apache helicopter pilots who wowed a crowd of beachgoers during a Fourth of July airshow were suspended by the South Carolina National Guard …