Exclusive: Trump says he's “close” to decision on “massive attack” against Iran  —  President Trump told Axios on Thursday that he is seriously considering restarting major combat operations in Iran — including strikes that would be bigger than the ones carried out during “Operation Epic Fury.”

U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists  —  A federal judge raised questions about the government's handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press.  —  The Justice Department on Thursday withdrew the subpoenas that sought phone records …

USTR Takes Action in Forced Labor Section 301 Investigations  — Ambassador Greer Issues Statement on the European Union Creating Uncertainty in our Transatlantic Trade Relationship  — USTR Announces Fiscal Year 2027 WTO Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products

Trump Administration Live Updates: President's Demand for Saudis to Recognize Israel Puts Nuclear Deal in Doubt  —  Trump Adds New Condition to Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia  —  What we're covering:  — Middle East: President Trump said on Thursday that a nuclear agreement already signed …

F.D.A. Announces New Cyclosporiasis Outbreak with 72 Cases  —  Health officials did not identify the location of the outbreak, or what they believed was causing it.  —  The Food and Drug Administration has identified a new outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened at least 72 people …

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website  —  Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.  —  On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website …

Man Who Killed Dem Lawmaker and Her Husband Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus 40 Years  —  A federal judge said it was the longest sentence he's ever handed down, for a man who posed as a police officer to gun down elected officials in their own homes.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch  —  Add us on

Elon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump - but still holds on to contentious political views  —  In interview, billionaire says instead of running ‘Doge’ he should've ‘worked on my companies’ and shares extreme predictions  —  Elon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by politics during …

Federal agency drops subpoena seeking list of Jews at Penn  —  This story is developing and will continue to be updated.  —  The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission withdrew its subpoena seeking the disclosure of personal contact information and lists of Jewish employees …

Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker Turn  —  Not long after a federal agent killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine last week, Senator Susan Collins rushed to declare that she'd privately talked to Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

Don't sleep on AOC's 2028 chances  —  Democrats are in the midst of a partisan reckoning, and nobody should be happier than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  The environment is shaping up for her to have a legitimate shot at the 2028 nomination.  —  Republicans and conservatives have long dismissed …

Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left  —  Anton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times - and he's only 32.  The writer and academic explains why we're living in an age of hyperpolitics  —  Prefer the Guardian on Google

Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive  —  She paces the side of the darkened highway in central Nepal, just enough light from the trucks roaring past to illuminate her painted face to the men rolling in on rickshaws and motorbikes.

States sue Trump admin for withholding $148M in disaster aid over ‘unlawful’ election demands  —  A group of 25 states and Washington, D.C. is suing the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of leveraging billions of dollars in federal disaster grant funding in an attempt …

Secret Service agent on Vance's detail suspected of leaking information is put on leave amid internal review  —  JD Vance Federal agencies Media US elections  —  A Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance's security detail is under internal review and has been put on administrative leave …

Why Jim Jordan's latest move against Jack Smith will inevitably fail  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan apparently thought he could get the better of former special counsel Jack Smith in a closed-door deposition late last year.  The Ohio Republican thought wrong …

A nuclear deal for the Saudis.  A media blackout for Kushner's corruption.  —  On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.  The Saudi government has been aggressively seeking such a deal for years …

Federal government sues Milwaukee over law enforcement mask ban  —  Sophie Carson Vanessa SwalesMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  The federal government is suing the city of Milwaukee over its ordinance preventing law enforcement officers from wearing masks.  —  The lawsuit, filed July 23 …

How Much Money Has Trump Made as President?  —  In his first term, President Trump presided over the largest business empire of any president in modern U.S. history.  —  Mr. Trump's financial disclosures do not pinpoint his net worth, but they paint a clear picture of how much money he takes in each year.

Ted Cruz eyes bill to address ‘catastrophic risk’ caused by AI  —  Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz said in an interview Thursday he is looking to take up legislation to address the “catastrophic risk” posed by artificial intelligence — increasingly top of mind after a major OpenAI security incident this week.

McConnell's Absence is Grinding Some Senate Business to a Halt  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell's extended absence has thrown a number of the Senate's top priorities into limbo.  —  McConnell has not voted since he was hospitalized following a fall on June 14, and it's still unclear …

Supreme Court no ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump, Kagan says  —  BELLEVUE, Wash.—Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is rejecting claims that the high court's conservative majority is in President Donald Trump's corner.  —  “I don't see this as a court that is just like, 'We're just going to rubber stamp …