Trump Keeps Bombing, Nothing Keeps Changing.  —  The National Mall has a new feature.  No, not the once-again-drained Reflecting Pool.  And no, not the mysterious gash the president insists some vandal (or “Vandal") made in it—the length of which has grown, somehow, to 300 feet since the last time he complained about it.

Hakeem Jeffries says he will oppose bid to cut off Israel aid  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told fellow Democrats Tuesday he will oppose an amendment aimed at cutting off U.S. aid to Israel, wading directly into a contentious issue that is dividing the party.

GOP's Ron Johnson shares, then retracts, a conspiratorial ‘rumor’ about Mitch McConnell  —  We've known for a month that Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized, but neither he nor anyone on his team has been willing to say why.  Over the weekend, McConnell finally took steps …

E. Jean Carroll finally gets Trump's $5 million — plus interest  —  Writer E. Jean Carroll finally has the $5 million — plus interest — that a jury ordered President Donald Trump to pay her in damages in one of her two cases against him, after Trump fought the payout for years.

Jim Jordan explores immigration deal with hard-liners amid floor impasse  —  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said Tuesday he is negotiating with a key GOP holdout in hopes of drafting an immigration bill that can help unlock the ongoing floor impasse.  Jordan (R-Ohio) said he is speaking …

New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers  —  New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.

Live updates: Immigration officer shot Biddeford man as he fled ‘in the direction of the officer,’ AG says  —  Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot.  Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.  —  Community:

Trump to shrink 2 Utah national monuments by 90%  —  Utah Gov Spencer Cox praised the move, citing Antiquities Act limits on monument size as coal and uranium deposits open up  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order drastically shrinking the size of two national monument areas in Utah on Monday.

Marco Rubio Threatens to “Teach” the ICC the “Full Meaning of American Resolve”  —  The secretary of state announced what he characterized as a “campaign to dismantle” the International Criminal Court. … US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday announced what he characterized as a …

The See-No-Evil Supreme Court … The Roberts Court accelerated its assault on the freedoms guaranteed by the Reconstruction amendments this term, leaving only the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship intact—and that by only one vote.  Across multiple cases dealing …

Blanche Was a Driving Force in Retribution Campaign, Emails Show  —  The cooperation of Todd Blanche in President Trump's retribution against enemies will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.  —  Todd Blanche, then the Justice Department's No. 2 official …

‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds  —  Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’  —  It's been a brutal tactic deployed …

Democrats lead by 26 points among “double haters” in the 2026 House midterms vote  —  One in five Americans rates both parties unfavorably.  These voters lean Democratic and say Trump has hurt the economy  —  ∙ Paid  —  Americans have never liked their political parties less.

Stephen Miller's Wife Melts Down Over What's Sitting on Trump's Desk  —  STICKY FINGERS  —  The president failed to hide the embarrassing item while appearing before the press.  —  Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, failed to see the funny side …

‘Did you call 911?’  Tuberville recounts Graham's frantic final phone call  —  A Senate Republican added further detail to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's, R-S.C., final moments thanks to an unlikely connection.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., revealed that it was a former member …

Pollution from Musk's unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities  —  Elon Musk's xAI has installed far more gas turbines without federal permits at its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee than it has publicly acknowledged, and the pollution is hitting predominantly …

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations  —  Warren Buffett confirmed he has stopped donating money to the Gates Foundation, following revelations about interactions between the Microsoft (MSFT.O) co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Mamdani invests in tech capacity to “solve real problems”  —  Yesterday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew.  This new unit in NYC government will hire dozens of tech specialists charged with making the city services work better for the public.

The Race to Become the Democratic Left's Next Power Firm  —  Behind a string of recent leftist victories in Democratic primaries across the country is a growing ecosystem of progressive media consulting firms and strategists positioning themselves ahead of a wide-open 2028 presidential cycle.

Trump backtracks on plan to charge 20 percent fee for ships traveling through Strait of Hormuz  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday walked back threats to charge a 20 percent fee on all cargo ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that has been central to the renewed U.S.-Iran conflict.

Giant Iran War ‘Participation Trophy’ For Trump Appears On National Mall  —  Anonymous artists installed a 10-foot monument satirically honoring Trump for starting a war with no “military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes.”  —  WASHINGTON — A 10-foot “participation trophy” …

The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public  —  “A lot of men and their behaviors have ruined this product.” … Meta's camera-equipped “AI Glasses” are so divisive that some adopters are now leaving their expensive smart glasses at home, as Engadget reports.

Trump ballroom donor to lead state department's $200m Armenia fund  —  Konstantin Sokolov, who gave undisclosed sum and has not held government job before, to chair Tripp+ trade project  —  Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born private equity investor in Chicago, will serve as chairman …

Global shipping industry sounds the alarm over Trump's Hormuz toll plan … President Donald Trump's proposed 20% levy on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz could backfire and further reduce dwindling traffic on the vital waterway, shipping executives have warned.

Mexico files criminal complaints in US over migrant deaths in custody  —  Mexico has begun filing criminal complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of its citizens in U.S. immigration custody and during enforcement operations, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029  —  WASHINGTON - The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C. through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump's anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR.

Trump plans “potpourri” prime-time speech Thursday … - Resumed hostilities with Iran. … - Election integrity.

The Democratic Establishment Had This Coming  —  The Graham Platner saga should not distract from a fact that is bigger than any one candidate: The uprising against the Democratic establishment is coming from the voters, and it cannot be contained.  —  Rising leftists have won primary elections for Congress in New York and Colorado.