Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting  —  Federal agencies US military The Middle East Congressional news  —  The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 additionally wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due …

Netanyahu will visit a White House increasingly at odds with him  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected at the White House this week at a moment of significant tension between the longtime allies — after months of waiting for an invitation to come.

Jeffries Kicks Off Midterm Sprint With Economic Pitch  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, focused relentlessly on affordability in a swing district.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries stood inside a union hall in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley on Sunday …

Trump Pauses Iran Strikes as Officials Weigh Dwindling Air Defense Stocks  —  The U.S. held off on a major military campaign that could have lasted two weeks, officials said  —  President Trump has put off a major escalation of his military campaign against Iran amid efforts to revive diplomacy …

Protected No More  —  Good morning.  Hundreds of thousands of people will lose their protected immigration status today.  —  In 1990, during George H.W. Bush's presidency, Congress established a humanitarian immigration program called Temporary Protected Status.

Berlin Pride ramming: Suspect shot dead in police operation  —  Police said the suspect was shot dead in an operation, after the incident was classified as an “Islamist terrorist” attack.  One person was killed and several others injured in the attack.  Follow DW.  —  What you need to know

Democrats hit the anti-incumbency trap  —  Democrats are learning a hard lesson Republicans know all too well: The party out of power doesn't just ride the anti-incumbency wave — it can also get swept up in it. … - Just ask Senate Republicans how that went for them in 2010, 2012 and 2022.

67 boat strikes.  221 dead.  The cocaine hasn't slowed, officials report.  —  The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea.  Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration's deadly military strikes …

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman says Angie Craig sought his endorsement while he was in ICU  —  Hoffman and his wife were the victims of a politically motivated assassination attempt last year.  —  Democratic Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman said Friday that Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. …

Republicans spent years targeting progressive dark money.  That could now boomerang on Trump.  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  During President Trump's second term, Republicans have escalated their attacks on hard-to-trace fundraising methods used by left-leaning groups.

Potential Presidential 2028 Democrats Split Over Russia Sanctions  —  A bipartisan bill aiming to penalize Moscow's war in Ukraine has exposed a fissure among potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, some of whom worry the measure would turbocharge President Donald Trump's power to impose tariffs and harm the economy.

RFK Jr.'s Big Promise to Ban Pharmaceutical Ads Is in the Slow Lane  —  Meanwhile, drugmakers are spending more on TV ads this year than last year.  — Copy  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has the power to stop pharmaceutical companies from advertising directly to consumers.

Want a Better Food System?  Use the Anti-Tobacco Playbook.  —  When Bryce Martinez started feeling an aching around his heart, he thought it might be an asthma attack.  But at the school nurse's office, his blood pressure was found to be so high that he was rushed to the emergency room.

Nvidia in Talks With OpenAI to Guarantee $250 Billion Financing for Data Center  —  Project would be one of the largest AI computing hubs and involve power controlled by the U.S. government  —  Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project …

As Bombs Fall in Iran, Trump Bombs in Washington … There's a familiar explanation for the rise of Donald Trump that dispenses with ideology or sociology in favor of something more relatable in human terms: Let's face it, the guy can be very funny.  —  Or so some people believe.

Cyclospora outbreak not under control yet, says former FDA commissioner  —  Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said Sunday the agency does not yet have the outbreak of cyclosporiasis under control.  —  “I don't think it's under control yet, per se.

Newcomer Darline Graham Gets Crash Course in Politics  —  Appointed to finish late brother Lindsey Graham's term, South Carolina senator now faces a competitive primary to keep the seat  —  WASHINGTON—In the span of a week, Sen. Darline Graham was sworn into office, co-sponsored her first piece …

Why even some Trump supporters are souring on his handling of the economy  —  Americans voted President Donald Trump into office last year in part because he promised to fix an inflation-battered U.S. economy.  But higher gas and energy prices caused by Trump's war in Iran appear to be eroding their optimism.

Dr. Fauci's bizarre fame fixation as COVID deaths mounted revealed in newly released diaries  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci became increasingly fixated on his newfound fame as pandemic deaths soared, reveal the former White House COVID adviser's newly released diary entries.