Iran Launches Surprise Missile Attack on U.S. Forces  —  Strikes came before the U.S. military confirmed joint attacks with Saudi forces on Iran-backed groups in Iraq  —  Iran launched a surprise ballistic-missile attack on American forces in Jordan, a U.S. official said …

Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy  —  Program that held down premiums not renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors  —  The Trump administration plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans …

Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation's intelligence director  —  The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation's intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his nomination.

Diary entries, a subpoena and an anticipated clash: Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul's long-running battle returns to the Hill  —  Respiratory viruses Donald Trump People in entertainment  —  Even before the US enacted a national shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci pondered whether …

86 senators vote to move forward with Graham Russia sanctions bill  —  In a massive show of bipartisanship, 86 senators voted to move forward with a Russia and Iran sanctions bill that had been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. … - The vote was 86-12.

‘YOLO’ Republican Senator Plays Hardball With Trump  —  John Cornyn once tried to name a highway after the president.  Now, he blocks Trump's nominees  —  WASHINGTON—Less than three months ago, John Cornyn was championing a bill to rename a highway after President Trump.

Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent  —  Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.  —  Ross Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, is leaving to join the CBS News program …

Trump's job approval hits record low, driven down by Gen X, white Americans, and Independents  —  Americans' approval of Donald Trump's job performance continues to decline, according to the July 25 - 27 Economist / YouGov Poll.  34% of U.S. adult citizens strongly or somewhat approve …

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case  —  President Trump paid E. Jean Carroll more than $5 million from a 2023 lawsuit, but he is now asking the court to overturn a much larger award that a jury ordered him to pay in 2024 for defaming her.

Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk's Racist Commentary?  —  “The Turner Diaries” is a work of white supremacist agitprop.  It purports to be the diary of a neo-Nazi militant, Earl Turner, who is working to overthrow the United States government — or as the book calls it, “the System” — through a group called “the Organization.”

Conservatives tout Biden tapes as proof of his decline.  The audio is more nuanced.  —  Audio of Joe Biden's interviews with a ghostwriter in 2016 and 2017 show him referencing classified materials and occasionally struggling to recall details.  —  Summary

Todd Blanche Colluded with Italian Mafiosos ... and Also Rudy Guiliani ... to Indict Jim Comey  —  Jim Comey has filed his pretrial motions.  The memoranda and backup for each are here (I'll add more of the exhibits to Fitzgerald's affidavit in a bit; his exhibit is a worthwhile place to start):

News Details  —  Newsmax and Meta Enter AI Content Partnership  —  BOCA RATON, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2026 / Newsmax Inc. (NYSE:NMAX) ("Newsmax" or the “Company") announced today that the Company has entered into an AI content partnership with Meta Platforms ("Meta").

ICE agents target NC's Pisgah National Forest and make multiple arrests, feds say  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has extended its reach into North Carolina's wilderness areas to find people suspected of living in the country illegally.  —  On Sunday, multiple arrests …

Francesca Hong avoids attacks as Wisconsin Democrats meet for an amicable governor debate  —  Amid a volatile race that's seen the democratic socialist rise in the polls, Tuesday's debate largely focused on the policy agreements between the five candidates.  —  The five Democratic candidates …

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive  —  Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.  —  The Trump administration …

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock an Ohio House Race  —  Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.  —  A sordid, yearslong family drama involving two powerful Republican members …

Obama endorses Iowa Democrat Turek for the US Senate in a video of them playing basketball  —  Iowa Democrat Josh Turek got an assist Wednesday from former President Barack Obama, who endorsed his bid to flip a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in a video of the two shooting hoops.

A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone's Data.  Now He Faces a Felony Charge.  —  Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.  —  It sounds like something that James Bond would use …

SLF launches $17M ad campaign in North Carolina  —  The Senate's top GOP super PAC is launching a $17 million summer ad campaign in North Carolina — its largest reservation anywhere in the country so far this cycle, underscoring the state's importance to Republicans' hopes of defending their Senate majority.

Mamdani Digs Back In After New York's Summer of Fun  —  Plus, President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet amid frustrations over the Iran war, and the socialist wave sowing panic among mainstream Democrats  —  Good morning.  June had the Knicks.  Remember them?  Early July had the World Cup.

Trump Can't Help Taking a Snooze at Lindsey Graham's Funeral  —  The president was visibly dozing off throughout the late senator's memorial at Washington National Cathedral  —  Lindsey Graham was laid to rest today, and at least one of his many mourners marked the occasion by getting in a little nap.

Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service  —  Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress.

The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’  —  Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE - experts say it's part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists' lives

The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade  —  Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum presents history inaccurately.