Cyclosporiasis, DOGE, and You  —  When you break everything, anything can be your fault.  —  Politico reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia later this year—"an unusual and sensitive trip for an FBI chief to one of America's top adversaries."

The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash  —  With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to press lawmakers Tuesday to address the increasingly urgent shortfall.  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon faces …

Appeals court rejects Biden bid to block release of ghostwriter recordings used in special counsel probe  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Joe Biden lost his bid Monday to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his longtime ghostwriter that were used …

Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible!”  —  Donald Trump is cratering in several new polls: They have his approval at an average of 22 points underwater.  That's just abysmal.  Indeed, as CNN's Harry Enten notes in a striking on-air analysis, it's a “record” …

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 …

Pentagon Identifies Another Soldier Killed in Iran War  —  Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.  —  The Pentagon on Tuesday released the name of a U.S. soldier killed during the disposal of an Iranian drone in northern Iraq.

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 …

Russell Vought should be impeached  —  President Donald Trump knows that if Democrats manage to win back control of the House in November, his third impeachment likely will not be far behind.  And yet, despite racking up a laundry list of potentially impeachable offenses primed for investigation …

Thune announces Rotunda tribute for Lindsey Graham  —  The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced in a statement.  Graham's funeral, arranged by his sister, Sen. Darline Graham, will include an invite …

Israel Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain  —  The U.S. has reviewed the Israeli assessment, and President Trump has threatened to attack the site  —  Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside a mountain last fall …

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 …

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 …

ICE is lying about body cams.  These documents prove it.  —  “As soon as they had funding they bought them”  —  On July 13, Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old from Colombia who was legally authorized to work in the US, was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Biddeford, Maine.

Across the nation, Trump's long-predicted high-tax exodus has a Midwest sequel  —  Capital flight: Illinois has now become Taxifornia 2.0, where, like California and New York, businesses are voting with their U-Hauls and heading to Texas, and Florida.  Trump has said “Job-producing people …

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.

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 …

Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists  —  The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History pushed back on Tuesday against a recent White House report that branded the institution's leadership as radical activists who cannot be trusted.

United Airlines employee appears to threaten to call ICE on passenger: “You don't act like a citizen”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a customer during a ticketing dispute …

Johnson and Vought pitch House Republicans on latest reconciliation effort  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and White House budget chief Russ Vought tried to rally House Republicans on Tuesday morning around passing a party-line package containing the administration's $95 billion supplemental funding request …

Things Just Got So Much Worse for the Democrats  —  I previously reported that Democrats are squandering a golden opportunity in this year's midterms.  Even though history is on their side, and Trump's approval numbers are underwater, the party keeps choosing to obsess over Trump and stand idly by as its socialist wing takes over.

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 …

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 …

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.

NJ Transit achieves its World Cup goooal!  —  There was another World Cup victory on Sunday — for one of the nation's largest transit agencies.  New Jersey Transit, which became infamous for disarray outside MetLife Stadium following the 2014 Super Bowl, carried soccer fans on its buses …

Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Accelerate  —  A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.  —  Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage.

Andy Kim's Big Health Care Pitch: Enroll Every Kid in Medicaid  —  Sen. Andy Kim is taking a unique approach to the Senate.  —  The New Jersey Democrat is trying to spark a debate about how to achieve a very-long-sought goal of his party — universal health care — while blending …

RFK Jr. pauses Medicaid reimbursement to Minnesota and California over fraud  —  The Trump administration is pausing federal Medicaid funding for Minnesota and California after months of uncovering billions of dollars in alleged fraud.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced …

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 …