Exclusive: Trump targets birth tourism and citizenship in new executive orders … - Children born of foreign diplomatic staff working on behalf of another government while in the U.S. The 14th Amendment doesn't confer automatic citizenship on ambassadors' families, and this order would expand …

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature  —  Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes.  Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.  —  For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence …

Why Max Miller is staying in (for now)  —  Denounced on social media and by fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. Max Miller is telling allies he's not quitting for a simple reason: It would be tantamount to admitting he beat his ex-wife and their child, which he denies.

McConnell Announces Discharge From Rehabilitation Center  —  The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode.  He said he would continue recovering from home.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, said on Thursday …

JD Vance's Senate lunch visit dominated by Iran  —  Vice President JD Vance fielded questions on Iran — lots of them — during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans Thursday.  Vance's visit to Capitol Hill came as the Senate is trying to wrap up a massive to-do list ahead …

Stevens says of El-Sayed: “Differences were aired out” and “we did the unity deal”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan said Thursday she's moving on from the contentious Senate primary, which she lost to Abdul El-Sayed, saying their “differences were aired out.”

Trump Orders Leak Probe After Venting About Media Coverage of Munitions Stockpile  —  Move follows weeks of headlines describing depleted munitions levels  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has ordered new investigations into the disclosures of the Pentagon's munitions stockpile …

Jeanine Pirro berated Doug Burgum.  But Interior staffers have been angry at him for months.  —  Interior Department staffers were optimistic after Doug Burgum was confirmed to lead the agency in 2025, believing he had strong executive experience as governor of energy-rich North Dakota who led successful tech startups and businesses.

Judge Dismisses Former Olympian's Felony Charge in Reflecting Pool Case  —  The move ends the criminal case for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, after prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration's claims of vandalism were false.  —  A judge in Washington dismissed …

Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee  —  Ogles lost despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement, NBC News projects.  Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee.  —  Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary …

Behind the Curtain: Trump's quicksand  —  Read the polls, watch economic indicators and talk to President Trump's inner circle in private, and the verdict on his second term seems clear:  — Even some longtime insiders fear he's trapped by a war he shouldn't have waged …

“No escape:” Inside Rubio's Cuba pressure campaign  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is waging an unprecedented economic war on Cuba — and wants to make sure the island's communist leaders know it's going to get worse.  — “What we're trying to teach them is, there are no escape valves,” Rubio told Axios.

How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump's Washington  —  A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark.  This is the untold back story of the fallout.  —  TIMES INVESTIGATION

House Democrats pitch AI tax to fund worker protections  —  Three Democratic House lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to tax artificial intelligence companies and use the proceeds to fund a jobs program aimed at offsetting AI's impact on workers, marking one of Congress' most ambitious efforts yet …

Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoring  —  A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.  The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport.

Author of DNC's 2024 “autopsy” says he concluded Gaza war hurt Harris  —  The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election “autopsy” confirmed an Axios report that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he'd privately shared that assessment with a pro-Palestinian group.

Susan Collins Reminds Maine Voters Just How Easily Brett Kavanaugh Duped Her  —  On Tuesday, Maine Senator Susan Collins performed one of her favorite bits: acting like she cares about abortion access.  —  Collins announced that she would oppose President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.

FCC votes to lift broadcast ownership cap  —  The FCC on Thursday voted 2-1 to eliminate the national TV ownership cap rule that bars a single broadcaster from owning stations that reach more than 39% of U.S. TV households. … - FCC chairman Brendan Carr has long argued that the cap …

Thune sets up votes on sanctions and nominees as final summer sprint takes shape  —  The Senate is aiming to leave town Friday for a five-week recess.  They've got to finish a mountain of work first.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday night the chamber is hoping to pass …

DOJ Says Duke Law School Discriminated in Admissions  —  The Justice Department said Thursday it has found Duke University School of Law discriminated against applicants based on race, the Trump administration's latest move in its wide-ranging higher education pressure campaign.

Saudi Arabia expects imminent attacks from north and south, senior official says  —  An attack by Yemen's Houthis on southern Saudi Arabia wounded 11 civilians on Thursday, a military official said, as the kingdom warned that coordinated attacks by the Houthis and Iran-backed Iraqi militias were imminent.