Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 … Dolly Parton in 1975.  She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance.  Her music confronted privation and loss even as it radiated possibility and hope.Jack Manning/The New York Times

How Trump's Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him  —  Here's a bit of poetic justice for you: The Democratic bid for control of Congress just might end up running right through the very heart of Trump country.  We're talking about parts of the Midwest that helped drive Donald Trump's …

Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed  —  In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”  —  Lawyers for the Trump administration told …

Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says  —  A Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated a nationwide injunction by finalizing a rule that would significantly overhaul mail voting if allowed to take effect.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News on Tuesday.  —  News of his trip comes after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted …

2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania  —  The individuals were not vaccinated, health officials said.  —  Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday.  Both were unvaccinated.  —  These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years …

Trump-backed House candidate removes mentions of the president from his website  —  Ralph Alvarado once called himself an “America First fighter” and a “vocal supporter” of Trump on his site.  Now he is highlighting his “independent leadership.”  —  Ralph Alvarado is running …

Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front  —  So here, according to Trump and his officials, is the state of the war with Iran: Iran has been totally defeated and is desperate for a deal — indeed, Trump has announced that a deal is imminent on at least six distinct occasions.

Hegseth's Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless … A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.

House GOP faces complaint for using floor footage in campaign materials  —  The action targets Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of House Republicans' campaign arm.  Rules bar lawmakers from using recordings of official proceedings for campaigns.  —  Rep. Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina) …

E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers  —  Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.  —  The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for communities to weigh …

Tim Scott says candidates like El-Sayed ‘coming after our culture’  —  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Monday said that candidates like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) are “coming after our culture.”  —  Scott told Fox News host Sean Hannity that “radical” candidates “don't just want new policies.”

Trump approval reaches record low in new survey  —  President Trump's approval rating for his second term has reached a new low, according to a new poll.  —  In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president's approval rating hit 33 percent, a 14-point slide from the start of his second term …

Do I really buy that Texas could turn blue?  —  Some of the skepticism about James Talarico's chances amounts to superstition.  But I have one lingering concern about our forecast in Texas.  —  ∙ Paid … I don't donate to political campaigns.1 But the algorithms correctly determine …

Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change  —  Budget and meeting documents obtained by The Post show ticket revenue and fundraising plummeted even as leaders publicly touted a financial turnaround.  —  Summary  —  Ticket sales and fundraising collapsed …

EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary.  He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.  —  Tom Smith sort of stumbled into the Republican nomination in his Michigan House district.  But based on dozens of posts he made on social media, Smith's path to the Jan. 6 …

Trump administration pauses immigrant visa applications  —  US state department wants consular officers to screen out people likely to need public benefits  —  The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa applications worldwide to accommodate “in-depth training” for consular officers …

Court halts Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement at motor vehicle offices  —  Ohio's law requiring proof of citizenship at Bureau of Motor Vehicles' offices conflicts with the federal National Voter Registration Act, the court said.  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked Ohio from requiring proof …

Study's Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease … The biggest predictor of C.T.E. is the cumulative force of hits to a head over a lifetime.Zack Wittman for The New York Times  — 2k  —  Since the degenerative brain disease known as C.T.E …

Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials  —  The MyPillow founder, who's a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state's GOP gubernatorial primary.

This Is Why People Hate the Government  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  One of the big problems in left-wing politics is that the very people who Democrats, liberals and socialists …