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 …

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 …

Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out war  —  President Trump is nearing a decisive fork in the Iran war, with U.S. and Israeli officials envisioning only two viable endgames: … But officials believe the next few days will determine which path prevails …

Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave  —  Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country's 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.  —  President Trump quietly denied nearly 6,000 clemency applications …

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.

GOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag  —  When Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took the stage during the recent July Fourth weekend to recite the Declaration of Independence, there was one notable image just steps away: the Confederate battle flag.

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 …

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 …

Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps  —  Arizona's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.  —  The number of Arizonans getting SNAP benefits …

Battleground Arizona gets ready for another round of hotly contested elections  —  Tuesday's primaries will finalize matchups in Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' race for a second term and two closely divided House districts, as well as the secretary of state race.

QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Have Taken Over a Prison  —  And they're vowing to fill it with trafficked children.  —  ∙ Paid  —  PROMOTERS OF QANON and other lurid pro-Trump conspiracy theories will head to California next month to visit a women's prison.

Cornyn and Tillis in discussions with White House to get Blanche across the finish line  —  Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn — both Republicans spurned by the Trump administration for not being adequately loyal — are now being actively courted by the White House to confirm a key Cabinet official.

Tate Brothers to Stay in Jail as New Details About Charges Emerge  —  In court documents unsealed on Monday, British prosecutors accused the “manosphere” influencers of choking women, sometimes until they passed out, and then raping them.  —  The influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate …

Judge Temporarily Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal  —  The delay is intended to give the court time to consider a lawsuit that argues the $111 billion merger violates antitrust laws.  —  A federal judge on Monday temporarily stopped Paramount from completing its $111 billion purchase …

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.

State Dept. again deems Cuba a threat amid talk of U.S. push for regime change  —  A new report claims Havana influenced “the George Floyd riots to the rise of Antifa” and accuses the Democratic Socialists of America of Cuba ties.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration issued a report …

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising  —  The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.  —  The Trump administration is dismantling a wide array …

Trump “public charge” rule resets health test for green cards … - That could increase emergency room use, raise the cost of uncompensated care and widen health disparities, according to health policy experts. … - It overrides previous policies that limited which public benefits …

Democrats are going through it in Wisconsin  —  In today's edition ... The cyclosporiasis outbreak continues ... The World Cup is over ... but first ...  Wisconsin Democrats' chaotic week upends race for governor  —  It has been some week for Wisconsin Democrats.  —  Let's go through it:

The rise of whites-only “heritage communities”  —  A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs. … - They're also surfacing at a time when the nation …

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.

Scoop: Chuck Edwards gifted pink and blue handguns to young female staffers  —  Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) gave two young female staffers each a personalized handgun as a present while they worked in his office in 2024, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the gifts.

How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care  —  Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.  —  Channing House, a senior living community just a mile from Stanford University …

French lawmakers back farm bill despite pesticide outcry  —  French lawmakers approved an emergency farm bill in the early hours of Tuesday that could allow the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides accused of harming bees, despite being banned in France but authorised in the European Union.