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.

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?

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

‘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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

The push to ban facial recognition at MSG  —  IT'S MONDAY.  This is Jason Beeferman, congratulating Spain on its massive win at MetLife Stadium yesterday.  Today we have news on another sports arena, details on how Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to find political success despite alienating Black …

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 …

Gas again tops $4 per gallon as Iran fighting persists … - Oil prices have risen as the conflict has escalated and the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran unravels. … - As a result, Americans reported feeling better about the economy.