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 …

‘A head for an eye’  —  WAR REPORT: President Donald Trump's Iran war was dealt fresh setbacks today by the House and oil markets — just as he threatens to escalate it to heretofore unseen levels.  —  For the second time, four House Republicans joined with Democrats to approve …

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 …

Poll: These Americans say they'd be disenfranchised by Trump's election law  —  Few Americans have heard a lot about the provisions of the SAVE Act.  Support declines the more someone hears about it … The “SAVE America” Act, a bill in Congress championed by Donald Trump …

Trump Administration Imposed New Tariffs of Around 10% on Over 80 Nations  —  The administration launched new duties tied to countries' imports of goods made with forced labor, replacing a 10 percent tariff immediately after it expired.  — 1.1k  —  Leer en español阅 …

Republicans skeptical Darline Graham can win a full Senate term … As Graham's temporary replacement, she's a symbol of the political brand he built over more than two decades in the Senate. … - South Carolina's rapidly approaching Aug. 11 primary has become a test of whether those advantages …

Vega Breaks Her Silence … On Thursday evening, Cecilia Vega, the first Latina correspondent on “60 Minutes” who was inexplicably fired by CBS News boss Bari Weiss, took the stage in New Orleans at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo.

Trump Is Losing Patience Over an Iran War With No Clear End in Sight  —  President has grown skeptical of diplomacy and is in ‘revenge mode’ against Tehran, according to a senior administration official  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump was fed up.  —  During a recent meeting in the Oval Office …

Wu Shaoping escaped China's repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa.  —  Seven years ago, the walls were closing in on Wu Shaoping in his native China.  —  Like a firefighter who rushes into a burning building, attorney Wu had watched China's repressive Communist Party arrest scores …

Next stop, Trump Station?  Administration wants to rename New York's Penn Station  —  Will President Donald Trump 's name grace one of the most famous — and sometimes maligned — landmarks in his hometown of New York City?  The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators …

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 …

University of Wyoming to Drop Philosophy Major  —  As for Fall 2027, incoming students at the University of Wyoming will no longer be allowed to major in philosophy.  —  The news was shared by philosophy professor Bradley Rettler in posts on social media.  —  He says that students …

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 …

Knives are out for Vance in the GOP.  His allies say it's a coordinated ‘op.’  —  The vice president has faced a barrage of attacks recently that are unusual for their intensity and how early in the political calendar they are taking place.  —  Summary  —  As JD Vance prepares …

Democrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government  —  Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms.  —  Democratic state officials are ramping up their preparations …

Democrats Lock Back In on Maine  —  Maine Democrats are on track to select a new Senate candidate later this week.  Their likely pick?  A former state lawmaker who lost the party's recent gubernatorial primary, has no federal political experience and has only three months to assemble a campaign against a 30-year Republican incumbent.

Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that divides majority-Black district in Memphis  —  Opponents of the new congressional districts argued that Republican lawmakers who passed the plan were motivated at least partly by racial discrimination.

Our Vast Collective Jeffrey Epstein Failure  —  The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room recently came to Washington.  The pop-up exhibition displays 3,437 bound volumes of 800 pages each — representing the Epstein files that have been released so far.