Trump slaps additional 50 percent tariffs on Canada  —  President Trump slapped an additional 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods in response to what the administration said were “discriminatory” trade measures from Canada on Monday.  —  A senior administration official told reporters …

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.

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 …

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 …

Democrat set to replace Platner in Maine led state Senate with a temper  —  Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal.  —  Summary  —  Troy Jackson, a powerful Maine legislator …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

US Vice President JD Vance announces birth of son  —  U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, welcomed their fourth child, a boy, on Sunday.  —  Vance said the baby, Alec Neel Vance, was born on Sunday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland.

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 …

NORAD INTERCEPTS MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT VIOLATING TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN NORTHEAST REGION  —  Story by 2nd Lt. Tyler Turnmire  —  CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE)  —  TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted multiple general aviation aircraft that violated …

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 …

Sen. Darline Graham says she is running for a full 6-year term after Trump urged her to jump into the race  —  President Donald Trump said that he had given his “complete and total endorsement” to Graham, who was appointed to finish her late brother's Senate term.

United Airlines employee threatens to call ICE on Bay Area family at SFO  —  A viral video captured the confrontation during a ticketing dispute, leaving the family fearing detainment upon their return from Canada. … A Bay Area family flew back from Montreal, Canada …

Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard's financial aid for international students  —  The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries …

Nicaragua's president says country will not hold any more elections  —  Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition  —  Nicaragua's long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power.

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.

Will a Sex Scandal Matter in an Arizona House Race?  —  The contest in a deeply religious part of the state is a test of the power of a Trump endorsement.  —  It is a sprawling and tawdry tale: a former county sheriff accused, among other things, of sexting women outside his marriage …