Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN  —  The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president.  Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.  —  The major networks are set to resume …

Trump Rejects Iranian Proposal for Cease-Fire and Opening of Strait  —  The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.  —  President Trump said on Saturday he turned down Iran's latest cease-fire proposal …

Scoop: “Delusional” Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat … “The mood is not good,” said another.  — “I think most attendees down here are politically astute and realistic about the headwinds Republicans face,” said a third.  — A fourth attendee described conversations …

FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller's wife demoted  —  Two veteran FBI counterterrorism supervisors have been removed from their jobs after a disagreement over an investigation involving alleged harassing phone calls made to the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller …

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules  —  New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.  —  The Trump administration will move on Monday to sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules …

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission  —  The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.  —  For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Vance Woos Skeptical Conservatives With His Own Take on Trump's Messaging  —  Vice president's appeal to dissatisfied Republicans aims to mend fences and rally supporters against Democrats for the midterms—and beyond  —  The midterms are approaching and the vice president is Vance-splaining.

ICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices  —  Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.  —  Federal immigration raids in beef-producing regions …

Trump turns on Salazar after Florida Republican challenges his immigration crackdown  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his criticism of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), amplifying a series of social media posts attacking the Florida Republican and, in multiple instances …

U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact  —  The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry.  The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progress yet toward a potential treaty.

An unlikely power player in the fight over solar on farmland … ALBANY, New York — In early July, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sat down in the White House Mess with an unlikely guest: a New York influencer who has attracted a national following attacking solar energy projects on farmland.

‘The MAGA Flag Is in Tatters’  —  This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what's next for conservatives.  —  The midterm elections are still six weeks away, but Republicans are already looking ahead to 2028.  In this episode, the Opinion contributor Robert Siegel …

Why Does Trump Think He Can Act Like a King?  —  Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a preliminary injunction to block a proposed plan from the United States Postal Service to overhaul the way Americans are allowed to vote by mail, rejecting President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.

The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe  —  Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle was a long way from Mar-a-Lago.  —  The U.S. ambassador to Greece …