Close aides, but no Cabinet officials, joined Trump in airport catering truck  —  The president was accompanied by the White House deputy chief of staff, his executive assistant and the director of Oval Office operations, according to a U.S. official.  —  Summary

A Stunning Upset in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left  —  Francesca Hong's defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers.  —  The Democratic establishment finally struck back at the surging populist left.

Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say  —  Annabelle Loma has spoken with her husband only a few times since he attempted to jump overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during his current deployment.

Exclusive: Former employee at Southern Poverty Law Center arrested on fraud charges  —  A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of White supremacist groups, one of whom she was allegedly living …

Meet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission  —  Introduction  —  On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new attorneys and staff members in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division …

Treasury Department repeals Biden-era reporting requirement for US businesses  —  The Treasury Department on Tuesday officially repealed a requirement for American companies and individuals to report beneficial ownership information to its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN.

Republicans fear Hegseth's Democrat brushoff could backfire  —  The Pentagon is shutting congressional Democrats out of classified briefings — and even Republicans are shocked by the brazen partisanship.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trekked to Capitol Hill at least twice in recent weeks …

The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US … No one seems to have a solid strategy to win the war in Iran.  —  The situation is reminiscent of the darkest days of the Iraq war, in the mid-2000s, when the U.S. seemed unable to pull that country back from insurgency and civil war.

Rep. John Larson, a Longtime Lawmaker, Loses a Primary in Connecticut  —  In an upset, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, won the Democratic nomination, capitalizing on calls for generational change.  —  Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, defeated Representative John Larson …

I Was Dick Cheney's Cardiologist.  Trump Has Not Looked Well, and We Should Know Why.  —  Dick Cheney's heart problems were never a national secret.  —  I was Mr. Cheney's cardiologist for 27 years, including his two terms as vice president.  During his time in the White House …

Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment  —  Randall Lane, the magazine's chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers.  —  The top editor of Forbes was fired …

ICE to spend up to $20M on electric shock gloves  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin using electric shock gloves designed to cause pain and disrupt a person's ability to react. … - The Associated Press was first to report the plan.  — The CTG-5 Generated Low Output …

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction  —  The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.  —  Summary … Fountain  —  Fountain

Trump sued over Truth Social advance access sale … President Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by a media outlet and a non-profit group seeking to block a controversial new service that sells advance notifications of his posts on Truth Social.  —  The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan …

Sources: Josh Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Lakers for $12.5B  —  The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.  —  The businessmen were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but in a stunning turn …

Robinson's Defense Team: Shooter ‘Hit the Intended Target’  —  It has been clear for quite a while now that Tyler Robinson's defense team is really only trying to do one thing: Get the death penalty off the table.  They have delayed the trial, tried to have the prosecutors removed from the case …

Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers  —  Ecuadorean crews plying the waters of the Pacific have been targeted by a mysterious outfit equipped with drones.  Some sailors appear to have lost their lives.  —  Far out in the Pacific Ocean, Ecuadorean fishermen have been attacked by unidentified …

Pirro, in rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington  —  Unlike typical grand juries, those designated special focus on a single case or related cases and can issue a report following their investigation.  —  The Justice Department has convened a special grand jury in Washington …

U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise.  Ukraine's Drones Won.  —  Battlefield drill shows U.S. military hasn't fully absorbed lessons of Russia's war  —  U.S. Army troops faced off against Ukrainian drone operators at a military exercise in Germany earlier this year.

Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control.  Few Ships Are Listening.  —  With limited bursts of firepower, Iran is able to make the waterway too risky to cross  —  President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz.  The reality on the water tells a different story.

Kansas town settles reporter's suit over raid on newspaper offices  —  TOPEKA, Kansas — A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper's offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom.

Fighter jets intercept civilian plane over Geneva, Ohio, where Trump attended teen athletic event  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Fighter jets intercepted a civilian plane that was flying through restricted airspace Tuesday over Geneva, Ohio, where President Trump was attending a teen athletic event, military officials said.

Republicans Love Working With Elizabeth Warren  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren is well known for her progressive stances on “Medicare for All” and taxing the rich.  But over the past year, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts has collaborated with a number of conservative Republicans.

Lindell alleges voting irregularities, refuses to concede  —  My Pillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede in Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary, alleging irregularities in the vote totals.  —  The businessman, who is backed by President Trump, lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa DeMuth …