Max Miller stays in as GOP replacement window closes  —  Rep. Max Miller appeared to let a crucial Saturday withdrawal cutoff pass in Ohio's 7th Congressional District, effectively closing Republicans' last practical window to replace the embattled incumbent on the November ballot.

Blanche as AG faces pressure from Trump, skeptical courts, low staff morale  —  As Todd Blanche officially takes over at the helm, the challenges for the Justice Department have been stacking up.  —  Summary  —  With his bruising confirmation battle behind him, Todd Blanche will soon …

Netanyahu Rejects Trump's Plan to Disarm Hamas  —  President Trump's Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.  —  The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point plan backed by the Trump administration aimed …

Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags … Guren “Bobby” Zhou, top left, with Zach Witkoff, right, in a private suite at the World Cup final match on July 19 in East Rutherford, N.J.Vincent Alban for The New York Times  —  During the World Cup soccer final in New Jersey last month …

Michigan Senate Candidate, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism  —  Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sank his first Senate bid two years ago.

The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline.  These red states are rejecting it.  —  Democrats say the Trump administration's new Medicaid work requirements — especially the narrow definition of who can get an exemption for medical reasons — are way too harsh.

Trump Thought Opening the Strait of Hormuz Was Imminent.  Iran Had Other Plans.  —  Tehran's new demands for major concessions come days after the White House had signaled a deal to clear commercial passage was within reach  —  WASHINGTON—For weeks, President Trump had been laying …

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on Democratic leaders to end “corrupt system” of super PAC donations  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on leaders of the Democratic party to end super PAC participation in primaries, saying in a letter shared exclusively with …

AOC is leaving her 2028 options open  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) left the door open Sunday to either running for president in 2028 or challenging fellow New Yorker and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. … - “I'm focused on winning the midterms.

Moderate Democrat in Hawaii Defeats Progressive House Challenger  —  Representative Ed Case beat Jarrett Keohokalole, a younger progressive, in a race that centered on questions of generational change and the state's skyrocketing cost of living.  —  Representative Ed Case …

A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress  —  Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of church and state is in grave danger.  —  Representative Jared Huffman, Democrat of California …

The Canadian Secessionists Who Love Trump … It's July 1, and they're hosting a family-friendly event that looks like a typical Canada Day celebration.  Live music, a farmers' market, hamburgers on the grill.  Except there isn't a Maple Leaf in sight.  —  Instead, people have wrapped themselves …

Engelbert: WNBA to continue talks about transgender athletes next week  —  WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball.  —  “I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding …

Joe Biden's cancer has spread, Hunter Biden says  —  In a BBC interview, Hunter Biden also acknowledged that the pardon he received from his father was “not fair” or good for the country.  —  Summary  —  Hunter Biden, son of former president Joe Biden, opened up about his father's prostate cancer …