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 …

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese  —  President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.

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 …

Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews  —  A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president.

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” …

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."

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Senate Democrat proposes universal health care for children  —  Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for all American children to receive Medicare, a program he's dubbed MediKids, saying Democrats must bring new ideas to move the conversation on healthcare forward.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Bond traders are tuning out Trump posts  —  Three months into the Iran war, bond market traders are tuning out President Trump's posts on his personal social media site, Truth Social, analysts say. … - Looking at the impact of the president's Truth Social posts since the start of the Iran war …

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.

Raskin seeks documents into Jeffrey Epstein's foreign contacts  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, is pushing the federal government to provide all of its records on Jeffrey Epstein's contacts with foreign governments, pursuant to an inquiry …

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.

Trump Has Spent 0.6% of His $401 Million Super PAC to Boost GOP  —  President Donald Trump's super political action committee is sitting on $401 million in cash, more than any other super PAC, but has spent just $2.3 million — 0.6% of that total — to help Republicans win elections.