Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat  —  The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit.  Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.  —  Summary

Trump demands major changes to childhood vaccine recommendations  —  The president signed an order instructing states to revise their rules.  He also called for narrowing which vaccines are administered to children and splitting shots into multiple appointments.

White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days  —  Members of President Donald Trump's political team asked Ohio Republicans last week not to wage a public pressure campaign against embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller, after they became increasingly convinced he wouldn't end his reelection bid.

Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence  —  “The future is for everyone,” Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.  —  Mark Zuckerberg, whose superyacht apparently spent the weekend ignoring or missing the distress signal …

Senators Johnson, Paul Release Initial Texts from Dr. Fauci's Government iPhone  —  Dr. Fauci in Jan. 2021: second dose of covid vaccine “theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) …

Lauren Boebert's son arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, court records show  —  Tyler Boebert faces 5 felony charges and was released from jail Sunday, records show  —  U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's son was arrested last week on three felony charges related to sexual exploitation of a child, court records show.

Recount puts Trump-backed challenger in the lead of Indiana state Senate primary  —  State Sen. Spencer Deery, who now trails Republican Paula Copenhaver by three votes, said he will appeal the decision.  —  A recount in a contested May Indiana state Senate primary has put Republican Paula Copenhaver …

How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump's Russia Ties Was Derailed  —  Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation.  —  For the last year, the Trump administration's efforts to seek retribution against intelligence officials …

State Election Officials Tighten Up Voter Rolls Ahead of Showdown With Trump  —  States under pressure to prevent noncitizens from voting fear that even small errors will undermine the midterm elections  —  In President Trump's prime-time address last month declaring U.S. elections vulnerable …

Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East.  It's Not Letting Him.  —  President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.  —  President Trump may want to let go of the Middle East.  But it won't let go of him.

Mamdani forced to pause pied-à-terre tax roll-out — and pull down ‘shame the rich’ list in win for NYC homeowners  —  The reign of pied-à-terror is on pause.  —  Big Apple homeowners fighting the controversial pied-à-terre tax notched an early victory Monday …

25 must-follow people in pro-democracy media  —  Negativity is a trap we can fall into during times like these.  But we need to stay optimistic and motivated if we're going to defeat the criminals who are trying to steal our country.  —  Here's my subjective list of 25 bright stars of pro-democracy media …

Trump fumes over latest Iran demands  —  BREAKING: President Donald Trump plans to sign a childhood vaccines executive order today, CBS' Richard Escobedo and Jennifer Jacobs report.  —  WAR REPORT: Oil has Trump over a political barrel ahead of the midterms.

Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’  —  Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they're not smart.”  —  President Trump on Monday described Democratic candidates in the midterm elections as …

Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong's Wisconsin Primary Lead Alarms Establishment Democrats  —  Party insiders worry Hong would lose the general election for governor in November  —  Democrats inside and outside Wisconsin are anxious about Tuesday's primary election in the battleground state.

Judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss charges against billionaire Adani, but sharply criticizes DOJ officials  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and several of his co-defendants …

Harry Potter TV star: 'I strongly disagree with JK Rowling's views'  —  Possession actress Bel Powley on anti-Semitism, scenes of sexual violence and her feelings on playing Petunia Dursley in the new HBO series  —  Bel Powley has made a career of putting herself through the wringer.

Scoop: U.S. brokers secret deal on clandestine Syrian nuclear site  —  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon remove nuclear material stored at a clandestine site in Syria after the Trump administration reached understandings with Syria and Israel, according to Israeli and U.S. officials.

N.C. Republicans Pick State Lawmaker to Replace Chuck Edwards on Ballot  —  State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom will be the Republican nominee after Edwards dropped out over a sexual harassment scandal.  — Copy  —  North Carolina Republican Party officials have selected state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom …

Trump's Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him  —  You'd be forgiven for thinking the saga involving Donald Trump's vile prosecutions of innocent people over his Reflecting Pool fiasco has finally come to an ignominious end.  On Thursday, a judge officially threw …

Congress' disappearing town halls  —  The congressional town hall is becoming an endangered species. … After a wave of explosive confrontations last year, many lawmakers have stopped them altogether.  — Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) is among the dwindling number of lawmakers …

One Source of Paxton's Wealth: A Cell Tower at a Hospital He Knew Well  —  Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.  —  Over the course of Ken Paxton's decade-long rise to prominence …

Private Equity Is Stuck With 33,575 Unsold Businesses  —  Even amid a booming deal-making environment, private equity firms are unable to exit a growing number of investments at values their investors require.  —  The long-awaited deal-making boom has finally arrived.

Taylor Farms recalls salsa, guacamole on salmonella outbreak, intensifying food-safety fears  —  Taylor Farms is recalling prepared foods containing jalapenos from retailers including Walmart and Whole Foods in several states over potential salmonella contamination, the second major foodborne illness linked …

A record Trump shouldn't want to beat  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond.