Trump's Election Claims and SAVE Act Push Find Muted Response From G.O.P. Lawmakers  —  Most G.O.P. lawmakers had little to say about the president's claims of election vulnerabilities, and he did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.

‘Insane’: Republicans Push To Punish Canada For Wildfires  —  “We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works.  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and other Republicans on Friday threatened to punish Canada as smoke …

Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry  —  On Thursday morning, during the second day of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., dropped an unexpected ultimatum: While he acknowledged he was leaning toward supporting Blanche …

Top Tax Official Pushed Out After Clashes With Trump Administration: Report  —  Assistant Treasury Secretary Kenneth Kies will be leaving the administration after reportedly warning that it might be breaking the law.  —  Assistant Treasury Secretary Kenneth Kies has been ousted after warning …

ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir  —  After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings.

We Went to a Yacht Party for the Most Pro-Deportation People in DC … It was, they believed, time to party. … “Ahoy!  This is the captain speaking,” piped a cheery voice, not emanating from an actual captain, but rather a video of a former DHS staffer in a captain's hat.  “Where are we going on this boat?

Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak  —  Topline  —  Taco Bell said Friday it removed Taylor Farms lettuce from its restaurants, hours after the popular salad producer—which has been identified as the possible source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak …

AIPAC drops online donations to Dems who backed Israel aid cut  —  The campaign finance arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is curtailing online contributions to House Democrats who voted to cut Israel aid this week, in the latest rift between the party and the influential advocacy group.

Judge rules OMB can't retroactively nix grants based on new rules  —  A federal judge declared Friday that the Trump administration can't cancel grants based on new rules or goals established after the fact — in a blow to its efforts to terminate billions of dollars already promised.

They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents.  The Cases Are Crumbling.  —  The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.  —  In its nationwide immigration crackdown, the Trump administration …

ICE makes arrests at NYC immigration court despite court ban  —  The agency has made at least six arrests in Manhattan immigration courts since a federal judge restricted the practice in May.  —  MANHATTAN (CN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made yet another arrest …

Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars  —  Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.  —  President Trump has held fast to one belief over the course of the nearly five-month war with Iran …

Trump's War on Journalists  —  The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press.  Few protections are in place to stop him.  —  For years now, in office and out, Donald Trump has been unabashed about his desire to see reporters behind bars.

How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools  —  Nearly a decade ago, a British court ordered a man named Sam Westrop to pay the equivalent of more than $173,000 in libel damages after he published an article on his website calling …

Anti-Trans Activists Know What the Supreme Court Will Let Them Do Next  —  In the paragraph that follows, I am going to briefly subject you to something that, if I were not writing a newsletter, I would not ask my worst enemy to read: insights from the mind of Riley Gaines …

Alan Dershowitz cancels on House Oversight ahead of planned Epstein interview  —  Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who worked to craft the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, will not appear before the House Oversight Committee for his scheduled …