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 …

The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump's Potemkin Gas Stations  —  How can Freedom Fuel afford to sell gas for $3.47 a gallon?  That's the wrong question to ask.  —  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.

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.

Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’  —  The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.

Live Updates: Burnham Becomes U.K. Prime Minister and Pledges to End Homelessness  —  In his first address, Andy Burnham acknowledged that he is Britain's seventh leader in a decade and vowed to usher in a “circuit breaker moment” to change the direction of government.

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 Crashes Vance's Family News With First Baby Photo  —  GRANDPA TRUMP  —  Alec Neel Vance was born on Sunday, and the president is clearly delighted.  —  President Donald Trump has shared an image of JD Vance's new baby before the vice president or his wife.

Spain Wins.  Trump Is Losing.  —  Britain's got a new prime minister: Labour leader Andy Burnham takes office today after winning his seat in Parliament just last month.  Will he have better luck in steering post-Brexit Britain back to smoother seas than did Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer?

Congress rejected some of Trump's proposed budget cuts.  OMB is making them anyway.  —  For centuries, kings embroiled England in numerous wars on the European continent, largely without consulting Parliament in advance.  Monarchs could do this because they alone had the power both to command the armies and to pay them.

Trump globally mocked as Spain seemingly edits his World Cup photobomb: 'That's awesome'  —  President Donald Trump faced global ridicule for photobombing Spain's championship celebration after winning the 2026 World Cup — and he was hit with another round of mockery after the team seemingly edited him out of an official photo.

More Trump Tariffs Are Coming  —  Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, tells a Times reporter why he thinks that the administration's tariff policy is working as intended.  —  Contains music by Marion Lozano and Diane Wong  —  At a moment when inflation and affordability …

Ken Paxton Scrambles to Win Back the GOP's Big-Dollar Donors  —  Many wealthy Texas Republicans can't stomach Paxton, but a close race for Senate control may crack their checkbooks open  —  AUSTIN, Texas—A day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated longtime Sen. John Cornyn …

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 …

‘Makeshift incendiary device’ emits smoke outside 26 Federal Plaza; 1 in custody  —  MANHATTAN (WABC) — There was a scare outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan Monday morning when someone released what appeared to be a smoke grenade outside the building.

Florida's Nursing Homes Are Bracing for Life Without Haitian TPS Workers  —  The Supreme Court ended their legal status.  Patients will pay the price.  —  This week, about 350,000 Haitians in the US will lose their legal status in light of a US Supreme Court decision on June 25 that allows …

These consumer brands are bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress  —  From the outset of President Trump's second term, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has engaged in a deadly immigration crackdown that has trampled the constitutional rights of migrants and US citizens.

Yemen's Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia  —  The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the flow of millions of barrels that the kingdom exports via the Red Sea.  —  The blockade is in response …

ANDREW GIULIANI: How President Trump's World Cup vision showed America at its very best  —  When President Donald Trump set his sights on bringing the FIFA World Cup back to the United States in 2018, he wasn't just thinking about soccer.  He was thinking about legacy—about uniting a country …

The Senate GOP's squeaky wheel suddenly has a lot of power  —  Sen. Ron Johnson is jumping directly into a legislative train wreck.  —  The Wisconsin Republican cut his teeth as a fiscal hawk willing to irritate his own party in pursuit of his deficit-shrinking dreams.

GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle  —  Senate conservatives allied with President Trump are open to attaching the president's top legislative priority, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, to a stopgap measure funding the government past Sept. 30 …

GOP Rep. Russell Fry jumps into South Carolina Senate race … Fry quickly emerged as a potential successor after Graham's death.  Trump hand-picked Fry to oust Rep. Tom Rice in his 2022 GOP primary after Rice voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.