Vance's security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests  —  On Thursday last week, Secret Service agents groused among themselves as they prepared to deliver another perk to Vice President JD Vance's family: join a military helicopter crew to fly his young son to his golf lesson.

Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members' testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.”

Blanche's slip-up on his Trump relationship: 'I'm his lawyer'  —  Todd Blanche likely fueled the most potent criticism against him Wednesday with a gaffe that may haunt him beyond his ongoing confirmation hearing to become the next attorney general.  Asked by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) …

In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid  —  Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday, underscoring a seismic shift in political support for the longtime U.S. ally.  —  The amendment to a State Department spending bill …

US Mint to begin producing $1 coins featuring Trump  —  The U.S. Mint will begin striking one-dollar coins featuring a portrait of President Donald Trump on its face in commemoration of the nation's semiquincentennial anniversary, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday morning.

China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds  —  China is now viewed more favorably than the U.S. in most of the 36 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center, according to a new report spanning six continents. … - It's the first time in some 20 years of Pew global opinion polls …

House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill  —  Effort is latest attempt to pass bill that seeks to ban mail-in ballots and imposes voter identification requirements  —  House Republicans on Wednesday made another attempt to answer Donald Trump's demand …

Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations  —  Drop Site's journalism is free to read because thousands of readers choose to fund it.  If our work matters to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.

Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe  —  Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed …

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals  —  The rich and famous who filed into the Kennedy Center's opera house in December were there to enjoy one of the nation's most exclusive celebrations of the performing arts: the center's annual honors gala.

Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray  —  The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called “American flag blue” this spring.

Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — As the U.S.-Iran war restarts following the collapse of the weeks-long ceasefire, senior Pentagon officials are also quietly eyeing another flashpoint much closer to home: Cuba.

Trump's Attorney General Nominee Just Opened the Door to a National Abortion Ban  —  Under questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to reviewing Biden-era guidance on the Comstock Act. … At the very end of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's Wednesday …

Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran  —  While preferring diplomacy, Trump was briefed this week on options, including use of ground troops and bombing Pickaxe Mountain  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is leaning toward expanding U.S. military operations in Iran …

FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots  —  The FBI has explored using artificial intelligence to assess the validity of signatures on tens of thousands of mail-in ballot envelopes seized from Fulton County, Georgia, the latest push …

In Arizona, the McCain name is now raising money for a Democrat  —  Cindy and Jimmy McCain's support for Gov. Katie Hobbs underscores the state's drift away from the party their family long defined.  —  Cindy and her son Jimmy McCain will host a fundraiser on behalf of Gov. Katie Hobbs in September …

New York Times Files Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Its Journalists  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president's new Air Force One jet.  —  The New York Times filed a motion on Wednesday to quash subpoenas issued …

Amy Coney Barrett reveals insane threats against SCOTUS  —  Enough is enough — it is wrong that public officials are receiving an unprecedented level of threats on their lives and now require significant security measures to guarantee their safety.  —  Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett …

Rep. Fine Vows to Vote Against House Rules Over Feud With Trump Adviser  —  A social media spat between Fine and outsider White House adviser Alex Bruesewitz could cut into Republicans' already thin House majority.  — Copy  —  Rep. Randy Fine has told White House officials he plans …

Judge handling challenge to Trump immigration halt cites exceptions for World Cup visas  —  A federal judge said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's policy facilitating visas for participants in the ongoing World Cup soccer tournament undercuts the administration's claims …

F.B.I. Searches for Drugs in Van Involved in Houston ICE Shooting  —  Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.  —  The F.B.I. is investigating whether drugs were inside a van …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ's Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6  —  It was not known publicly that a federal prosecutor marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6.  He was appointed this year to run a national task force targeting alleged left-wing political violence.

Why we still don't know what foods are the source of the cyclospora outbreak  —  Government cuts have contributed to an information vacuum on foodborne illness  —  As of Tuesday, a parasite called cyclospora has  —  so far this summer.  On Monday, Michigan health officials announced their first potential source:

Inside Trump's Reversal on ICE  —  Attacks from immigration hard-liners had the president worried about looking weak.  —  President Trump woke up this morning with an urgent message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed on U.S. streets: They were to pay no mind to the internal memo …

Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses  —  Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates.

Medical school directors tripped up before Congress over whether only women have uteruses  —  The heads of two University of California system medical schools refused to identify biological women as the only people who have uteruses and can get pregnant during a House hearing on diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical schools.

G.O.P. Appears to Boost Socialist's Primary Campaign for Wisconsin Governor  —  Republicans seem to view Francesca Hong as their weakest opponent in a general election.  They are spending $2.2 million in an apparent attempt to aid her primary campaign.  —  A super PAC tied to Republicans …

Nearly half of Americans think Iran war will go on for a year or beyond from now: Poll  —  Close to half of Americans believe the Iran war will stretch a year or beyond from now, according to a new poll, as tensions reignite between Washington and Tehran.  —  In a poll from The Economist/YouGov …

Pentagon panel to study 2021 COVID vaccine mandate  —  The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it will convene a panel to study the “decisions, coordination, planning, and execution” of the military's 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a rule that led to the dismissal or departure of more than 8,700 service members.