Faced with Blanche dilemma, Trump chooses revenge  —  President Donald Trump has a choice: allow changes to a controversial court settlement and secure the confirmation of his former personal lawyer as attorney general, or thumb his nose at a pair of his few remaining Republican critics in Congress.

‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump's Unprecedented Fundraising Operation  —  Meredith O'Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out president's desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects  —  WASHINGTON—Almost every night in the White House …

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference  —  State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil  —  A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation …

Democrats' novel red-state strategy: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, another shake-up in the Wisconsin governor's race. … Democrats pursue a new Senate strategy in rural states: Dropping out  —  By Sahil Kapur  —  Facing slim prospects in rural red states, Democrats are embarking …

Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations  —  In a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment …

Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic  —  The Trump administration has a new tactic for trying to isolate cases of alleged voter fraud — digging into the IP addresses of those who went online to register to vote.  — The FBI recently obtained the IP address …

Divided Democrats face a moment of truth in Michigan  —  Democratic socialists look like they're about to rack up a stunning new victory: Their candidate in Michigan's Senate Democratic primary has the momentum heading into Tuesday's primary. … The Michigan primary brings the ideological clash to its biggest stage yet.

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory.

The next abortion battle is over Kansas's highest court  —  Voters will decide whether to replace a nearly 70-year-old appointment system with direct elections that could reshape the state Supreme Court for decades.  —  GREAT BEND, Kan. — A national fight over state supreme courts is flaring up in Kansas …

How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms  —  Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.  —  Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster …

Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies  —  The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seven companies.

Fox News Poll: GOP divisions shape Texas Senate race  —  President Donald Trump won the Lone Star state by nearly 14 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News Poll of Texas registered voters suggests this year's Senate race is far less settled.  Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton …

Senate education committee blocks parts of Trump's Education Department breakup  —  The Senate education committee approved legislation to stop four of the Trump administration's deals to downsize the Education Department.  In a 13-9 vote, the Senate HELP Committee advanced S. 5046 …

Trump's ‘Freedom Haulers’ event revealed something deeply unsettling about the president and his team  —  Trump struggled to speak off-script and his transportation secretary jumped in to praise him.  It was an uncomfortable dynamic that speaks to what's happening behind the scenes, writes , Holly Baxter

Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service  —  The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump's dramatic revamp of the Kennedy Center.  —  The John F. Kennedy Center …

Tech Companies Are Rejecting Trump's Proposed ‘Woke’ AI Ban  —  The Trump administration is in the middle of finding out that it's very hard — maybe even impossible — to regulate perceived “wokeness” in artificial intelligence.  —  The government's main procurement agency is a year …

One Big Beautiful Bill cut healthcare funds.  Now, Republicans have to sell the costs  —  Republicans campaigning in swing districts are running ads about healthcare after facing criticism of the cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  Many of these ads target voters over 35 years old …

Democrats Mobilize Over Fears Trump Will Deploy Troops to Polls  —  President Donald Trump hasn't ruled out deploying troops or federal agents to polling places in November.  Democrats are preparing for how to respond in case that happens.  —  Democratic lawmakers, wary of various potential disruptions …

Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The Defense Department is considering its most sweeping remake of military higher education, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained …

White House eyes reopening oil refineries amid high gasoline prices  —  The Trump administration is looking to reopen closed oil refineries, including an embattled one in the Virgin Islands, amid high gasoline prices spurred by the Iran war.  —  A White House official confirmed to The Hill …

Exclusive: RFK Jr. hosting a new cooking show with celebrity chefs  —  RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines push protein at every meal, full-fat dairy, vegetables, fruits and whole grains.  The slogan, ‘Eat Real Food’ is mantra embraced by his circle of influencers.  —  WASHINGTON − Get ready for some sauerkraut-infused meals.

5th federal appeals court rejects ICE mass detention policy  —  A fifth federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's bid to subject millions of immigrants — most of whom have lived in the U.S. for years without criminal records — to mandatory detention without bond.

Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton is coming to the Supreme Court  —  The president said he wants to petition the justices in the 2016 election-related case.  —  President Donald Trump wants to add another one of his personal cases to the Supreme Court's docket: his bid to revive a lawsuit …