Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada  —  DEFENDING AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENSURING FAIR TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50% tariffs on certain goods …

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 may be stronger than we thought  —  Even as the US conflict with Iran threatens to escalate once again, diplomatic talks break down, and US and Israel officials again flirt with the idea of pushing for regime change, President Donald Trump remains reportedly very reluctant to send US ground forces into Iran.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

Trump health staffing, funding cuts slow cyclospora response  —  Cases of cyclospora are rising as the Trump administration's historic cuts to staffing and funding at federal health agencies meet chronic underfunding at the state and local level.  —  It's a complicated and chaotic mix …

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.

Appeals court denies Biden bid to block release of tapes with biographer, for now  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A federal appeals court on Monday night denied a bid from former President Joe Biden to keep the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank redacted transcripts …

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 …