U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives  —  The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president's new Air Force One.  The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.

Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War  —  Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.  —  In the week leading up to the Iranian attack on Friday that killed …

G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress  —  Republicans now face a worst-case political scenario of being asked to fund an unpopular war over which they have exercised little oversight.  —  President Trump has yet again circumvented the legislative branch as he orders American forces …

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada  —  DEFENDING AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENSURING FAIR TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50% tariffs on certain goods …

FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia later this year, likely in mid-October, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the situation.  —  It would be an unusual and sensitive trip for an FBI chief to one of America's top adversaries.

Trump's Plot to Rig Midterms Gets So Unhinged That Even Fox Is Rattled  —  During his prime-time speech dissembling endlessly about our elections, Donald Trump raged at news organizations for refusing to carry him live.  Then his Homeland Security secretary also smeared the media, a sign Trump's fury continues to deepen.

Spain Humiliates Trump After He Refuses to Get Out of Victory Photos  —  Spain's World Cup-winning team have made it abundantly clear that they did not want Donald Trump in their victory photos.  —  The official account for Spain's national football league shared an altered image …

The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump's Potemkin Gas Stations  —  Five years ago, a manager for a Virginia gasoline distributor opened an invoice for more than 200,000 phantom gallons of gas they had no record of selling.  Truckers on contract with a chain of gas stations …

Nancy Mace won't run for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat  —  Firebrand Republican Rep. Nancy Mace announced Monday that she will not run for the South Carolina Senate seat held by the late Lindsey Graham.  —  “I'm not running for the U.S. Senate, not because I'm backing down from a fight …

Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Vows to Protect Ships From Houthis  —  The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, vowed to impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, prompting the military coalition in Yemen that's led by the kingdom to say it had taken steps to protect vessels sailing the Red Sea.

In Maine Senate Race, Democrats Go From Chaos to Coronation  —  Troy Jackson's emergence as the clear front-runner to replace Graham Platner spares the party some challenges but points to some new ones.  —  A process to choose a new Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine that began …

Trump continues overhaul of White House grounds with new Rose Garden statues  —  A bronze Thomas Jefferson was installed as the fifth new statue last week.  Three were provided by Harlan Crow, a conservative collector and political donor.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump installed …

New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy  —  Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture - which no one commissioned - would raise ‘millions’ of dollars  —  A New York sculptor has been left furious after spending $100,000 of his own money …

The list of homes owned by Texas' Ken Paxton grows, adding to his political problems  —  James Talarico accused his Republican rival of owning 11 homes.  As it turns out, he was understating matters.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's real estate holdings were already a political mess.

DOJ's Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case Falls Apart With Pool Draining  —  The Trump administration's case against the former Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about to fall apart.  —  Following the draining of the Reflecting Pool last week …

Scoop: Trump AI security agency head resigns  —  Chris Fall, the director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, is resigning just three months after taking over the federal AI testing institute, the Commerce Department confirmed on Monday. … - Commerce spokesperson Benno Kass confirmed Fall's resignation to Axios.

Bryson DeChambeau threatened to call Trump during Open penalty row  —  American was ready to involve the US president after being found guilty of ‘inadvertently improving lie’ during second round at Birkdale  —  Bryson DeChambeau warned officials at The Open that he was ready to call President Trump …

Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home … The 28-year-old Mexican man who was killed while running from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week was visiting the country on a valid tourist visa.  —  Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran was in a car with three …

Google Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention Centers  —  While they're not as common as reviews for cafes and dry cleaners, reviews have poured into Google Maps by the thousands for the growing network of jails operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.