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

Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum of December 5 …

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.

Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions  —  While the Israeli leader touts a willingness to defy the U.S. on Gaza, the president needs to show progress in the foreign entanglements weighing on his approval rating.  —  Summary

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.

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.) …

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 …

Will the Left Keep Winning in the Midwest?  What to Watch in Tuesday's Primaries.  —  The left and the middle continue to battle in Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and Senate in Minnesota.  In South Carolina, all eyes are on Darline Graham.  —  The Democratic Party's ascendant …

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.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Mamdani's Pied-à-Terre Tax  —  Order came days after homeowners sued to delay the rollout of the tax  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new pied-à-terre tax hit a wall on Monday after a Staten Island judge ordered an emergency pause on the implementation of the new surcharge.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump refuses to back down as Supreme Court blocks major policies  —  The president is seeking ways around rulings on tariffs, birthright citizenship and the Fed.  Experts say the moves don't signal outright defiance, but they push the court's limits.  —  Summary

“Not helpful”: White House winces over conservatives bashing AOC for egg freezing  —  When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a video Saturday giving herself a shot in preparation to freeze her eggs, she instantly injected issues of fertility, family and feminism into political discourse.

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 …