US strikes Iranian rocket launchers, marking first attack in a month  —  The Middle East Federal agencies US military Donald Trump  —  The US military on Sunday struck Iran's Larak Island, where forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with mines into the Strait of Hormuz …

Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles … The Pentagon has secretly installed several conservative military veterans with large online followings in government roles, declining to disclose their assignments as they amplify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints …

More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They're Getting Tossed  —  State officials say they worry about the Postal Service's ability to deliver votes this fall.  They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.

Hegseth's purges are endangering national security  —  The Iran quagmire wouldn't have happened under Trump's first-term military leaders.  —  It was obvious from the start that appointing Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News weekend host — as secretary of defense was a spectacularly bad idea …

‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election  —  At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections.  Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.  —  In Michigan and Minnesota …

Democrats want the midterms to be about Trump.  He does, too.  —  As Republicans fight to hold Congress, Trump and his allies are spending money and political capital to keep him at the center of the campaign.  —  Summary  —  For vulnerable politicians, the safest place …

These Generals Fought for Israel.  Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.  —  A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support.

Johnson faces pressure to cut out early  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Lawmakers jockey for E&C spots  — Military widows caught in bill brawl  — Moulton comes for climate mantle  —  The House is back in session, but it might be a short one.

The midterms are months away.  Members are already jockeying for seats on this powerful panel.  —  Lawmakers can spend years trying to land seats on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.  Several could finally get their chance in the next Congress.

Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates  —  Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign  —  Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government's administrative renaming …

Trump Is Copying Putin's Losing Playbook With Canada  —  It sometimes feels as though the Trump administration gets its worldview and foreign policy ideas from a Kremlin School of International Relations course taught by Vladimir Putin — though at a CliffsNotes level that fails to consider how those strategies played out.

Netanyahu son evacuated from US over threat  —  Israel's Shin Bet security agency says it urgently evacuated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's oldest son from the United States due to a threat against him.  —  In a brief statement obtained Sunday, the Shin Bet confirmed there had been a “significant threat” to Yair Netanyahu.

Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America. … - “We're not in a book club anymore,” said one strategist who works with the DSA.

Indonesian activists hail ruling to strike down ban on insulting government, but question impact  —  Indonesian legal experts and activists voiced support on Monday for an Indonesian court ruling voiding legal provisions that made insulting the government a criminal offence …