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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 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.

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.

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.

FDA: Taylor Farms lettuce cyclospora finding was false positive  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday said that a follow-up review of a lettuce sample collected from Taylor Farms determined it was a false positive for cyclospora, the parasitic illness that has caused a nationwide outbreak.

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.

‘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 GOP lawmaker and governor candidate says AI data center legislation keeps utility costs down  —  Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman running for Florida governor, on Monday announced legislation intended to prevent artificial intelligence data centers from driving up utility costs …

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?

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

239. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court  —  The Trump administration has activated a super-secret 30-year-old legal process that had never previously been used.  Here's what we know, and why we should (and shouldn't) be worried.  —  [Editor's Note: An edited version of today's post is cross-posted over at Just Security.]