Day 501

Plato feared the “false and braggart words" of the demagogue, and suspected democracy might be nothing more than a staging point on the road to tyranny. —Anne Applebaum

Stephen Colbert ends run after Trump pushed CBS to end the beloved talk show over political criticism

In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.

Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.

Trump says hell 'try to attend son's wedding this weekend but it's 'not good timing

"This is not good timing for me," the president said. "I have a thing called Iran." (Lololol. I’m using this excuse some day.)

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship

Payment System

The discussions suggest that the U.S. and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.

Suicides rise in ICE detention; 911 calls detail serious cases of self-harm

More than 1,000 emergency calls were made over the last year from at least six detention centers around the country, according to call logs obtained by NBC News.

BREAKING: The White House forced US intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said. Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X.

The criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man the Trump administration deported to El Salvador last year despite a judge's order barring his removal to the country - have been dismissed by a federal judge in Tennessee.

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump

Administration Says

The decision is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people and could lead to more family separations, immigration lawyers said.

Day 502

Defiant After Bad Week, Trump Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump

Administration Says The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.

Food, Flashlights and Fans: Floridians Step Up Aid to

Cuban Relatives

Months into the oil blockade imposed by President Trump, many Cubans are relying more than ever on relatives in the U.S. for help meeting their daily needs.

Trump's envoy went to Greenland to make 'friends."' They were left unimpressed.

"We don't want to be Americans," said a Greenland lawmaker. Another called the visit

"appalling" and "offensive."

Greenland's prime minister says citizens

'don't feel safe' after Trump's threats

Trump has pushed for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, despite being repeatedly rebuffed by Greenlandic and Danish authorities.

Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the White House is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country.

Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'

• Iran's soccer federation says team's World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the US

Day 503

Detroit Once Ruled Canada's Car Industry. Trump's Tariffs May End That.

Detroit-based automakers pioneered open trade between the U.S. and Canada.

President Trump's trade war has left their future in the country in question.

One Killed in Exchange of Gunfire With Secret Service Near White House

A gunman who opened fire near the White House was killed and another person was wounded in gunfire with federal officers. President Trump was at the White House at the time.

Day 504

Memorial Day

Day 505

As Trump Politicizes

Justice Dept.,

Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as President Trump uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.

U.S. Is Said to Observe Threatening Actions From Iran Ahead of Strikes

Iran has threatened to retaliate after American military forces attacked sites near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire and threatens retaliation after new strikes The U.S. said the strikes on boats and missile launchers near the Strait of Hormuz were self-defense.

It's not just kids: Trump's crackdown on trans healthcare extends into adulthood

Conservatives have long argued they want to end transition care for minors, but federal policies have increasingly limited adult access.

Russia ramps up threats against

Ukraine.

Israeli airstrike on displaced Palestinians' tents in Gaza

Disease, hunger and Israeli strikes: Six months after Trump's ceasefire in Gaza

Day 506

Tax Refunds From GOP's Big Ugly Bill 'Largely Erased' Thanks to Illegal Iran War: Expert

Cornyn's Defeat Fuels

Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P.

Senators are angry that President Trump turned on John Cornyn, a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican.

Reflecting Pool Contract

Has 'Inflated' Profit Margin, Analysis Finds

The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent.

National Park Entrance

Fees Are Funding Trump's D.C. Projects The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.

Trump Says Political Pressure Will Not Sway Him During Iran Talks

"I don't care about the midterms,"

President Trump said. He also insisted that Tehran would not control the Strait of Hormuz.

Some States Are More Antidemocracy Than Others. Guess Where They Are?

At every level of government, Southern GOP pols are routinely stripping Black leaders and people of power and agency. Simply put, the South is not a democracy.

Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.

U.S. Is Said to Open Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Her Trump Accusations

The criminal investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald Trump, whom she accused of rape.

Oman is at least the 15th country that President Donald Trump has either threatened to attack, left open the possibility of attacking, or actually attacked during his two terms in office.

Day 507

U.S. and Iran Trade

Strikes, Further Threatening Negotiations

The U.S. said Iran had launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait. Iran said it had targeted an unspecified U.S. base in retaliation for earlier strikes.

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump's Call to Expand Abraham

Accords

The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

Iran War Lifts Fed's Preferred Inflation

Gauge to Highest Level

Since May 2023

The Personal Consumption

Expenditures price index rose 3.8 percent in April from the same time last year.

Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students

A Times investigation found that school officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior.

Iran is quickly unearthing its huge missile arsenal, CNN

analysis shows

Satellite images cast doubts on Trump's claims of having all but obliterated Tehran's stockpile

DOJ Tries to Unmask Reddit and X Users Who Criticized ICE

Republican bill urges "deadly force" to stop abortions in North

Carolina

‘Sign of Madness’: Critics Warn Trump DHS Plan Would Cause ‘Apocalyptic’ Chaos at Airports

“Do any of these people have a working brain or understand how life works in the real world?” asked a retired air traffic controller.

Day 508

Research Funding Slows Again for

Universities Targeted by White House

Some grant proposals have been flagged for additional scrutiny without clear explanation, leaving researchers largely in the dark.

Trump Move Has Allowed

Corporations to Skirt at Least $40

Billion in Taxes

Tax havens became more appealing after President Trump signed an order over a year ago to withdraw the U.S. from an international effort to end such schemes.

Trump Administration

Live Updates: Judge Freezes Efforts to Create $1.8

Billion Fund

ICE Agent Wanted in Minneapolis Shooting Is Captured in Texas Christian Castro, who had been charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in

Minnesota, was taken into custody

Friday morning.

Multiple Artists Drop Out of Freedom 250

Concerts Hours

After Announcement Young MC, Martina McBride and Morris Day were among those who said they would not perform at the series on the National Mall.

In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author, against President Trump.

Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District

A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state's previous

congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander.

TROOPS TO GET FREE TICKETS TO WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, BUT MUST MEET WEIGHT STANDARDS

President Donald Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

Day 509

A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump's name, saying that it had been added unlawfully. The judge also temporarily blocked the institution from closing in July for renovations, months after Trump announced a two-year closure.

Meanwhile…

Shockingly, a Judge appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, Christopher Cooper, ruled that The Kennedy Center, which was going to close in early July for largescale renovations and construction due to years of neglect, decay, and poor maintenance, and which was to be transformed by the Trump Administration into the Finest Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World, is not allowed to close for these renovations, which would not be possible to properly do without such a closure.

Additionally, Judge Cooper ruled that the 36 Member Board of Trustees, which unanimously voted to add the name "TRUMP" onto the former Kennedy Center, making it The Trump Kennedy Center, did not have the right to do such an addition, and the name, "TRUMP," must be removed.

The Kennedy Center has lost, over the years, prior to our getting involved a short while ago, Hundreds of Millions of Dollars - In some cases, including ridiculous construction jobs that were done, over 100 Million Dollars a year. I took great pride in taking over a losing Institution, and looked forward to making it into a Great and Prestigious WINNER for Washington, D.C., and indeed, the United States of America. Unfortunately, Judge Cooper and the Radical Left would rather see it DIE than have President Trump transform it into something that everyone could be proud of, much as I have done, in many cases, throughout my life, and recently, with all of the construction, renovations, and "fix ups" that we have completed with the Department of Interior on Waterfalls, Fountains, Monuments, and other things of Beauty that we have brought back to life in a now SAFE AND SECURE after Record Setting Crime, Washington, D.C., which is thriving like, perhaps, never before!

Therefore, based on the fact that the Radical Left Democrats care more about opposing your favorite President, ME, than saving a dying Performing Arts Center, almost all of which lose large amounts of money throughout the Country, we are going to be working with Congress to transfer this failing Institution back to them so they can make a determination as to what to do with it. Judge Cooper was given a presentation by leading Building and Construction Experts as to how structurally dangerous the Building is, with rotting beams, parking areas that are subject to collapse, and various other Life and Safety problems, in addition to the fact that it also needs a MAJOR renovation, from an aesthetic standpoint, but he was not "swayed," and said he wants the Building to, incredibly, remain open and, therefore, dangerous. Judge Cooper should be ashamed of himself!! cannot be involved with a situation where danger to the Public is allowed to flourish in plain and open sight. Unless I am free to do what I do better than anyone else, bring this Institution back, physically, financially, and artistically, I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopeless journey into "NEVER NEVER LAND." There has never been a President of the United States who has been treated so unfairly by the Courts as I but, that's OK, I will continue to do, what is considered to be, a great job for the wonderful people of our Country. I have instructed the Department of Commerce to make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution, giving them the responsibility for its Operation, Maintenance, and Management. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Day 510

WNY hospitals make changes ahead of federal

Medicaid reductions

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by about $1

trillion nationwide by 2034. New York State officials have estimated about 1.5 million New Yorkers could lose their health insurance coverage, which could cause uncompensated care costs to hospitals and providers to rise to more than $3 billion annually statewide.

Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent

The departure of more than 10,000 lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices.

Trump Administration Bans

Disease Experts from Speaking to WHO About Growing Ebola

Outbreak: Report

Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His Global Interventions, and It Stings

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump's early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

Day 511

Iran stops negotiations with

U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz

As Ebola spreads, the institute Fauci once led stays on the sidelines without a leader

It isn't clear who's running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which played an important role during past Ebola outbreaks.

More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America. But almost nine months into the operation, epidemiologists, addiction scientists and public health experts say cocaine is as easy to get in much of the U.S. as it was before the strikes began.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that far-right sectors in the United States are coordinating with domestic groups to attack her government, escalating her rhetoric against Mexico's largest trading partner.

Trump Is Said to Be Backing Off Plans for $1.8 Billion Fund After Backlash

A plan to pay people who President Trump said were victimized by Democrats drew wide opposition. Mr.

Trump has not abandoned his immunity from audits.

Hegseth Strikes Female And Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

A federal judge ruled that protesters criticizing President Trump near the U.S.

Capitol could not be forced to take down a flag reading "8647," finding no indication that the message could be taken as a true threat against Trump's life.

Day 512

Housing Official Who Targeted Trump's Enemies Is Named Intelligence Chief

Bill Pulte, who runs a federal housing agency, will replace Tulsi Gabbard as acting intelligence director. He has no known national security experience.

White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants

A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump's agenda or support what it calls "anti-American" values.

The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing. The lawsuit, led by New York attorney general Letitia James, argued that the deal struck between TotalEnergies and the Trump administration earlier this year deprived their states of much-needed power, and could raise electricity costs in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions.

In March, the Trump administration announced it would pay French energy giant TotalEnergies $928 million in taxpayer funds to reimburse the company for leases it had purchased under the Biden administration, allowing it to develop two offshore wind farms in waters near New York and North Carolina. The vast majority of that - $795 million - would have gone towards developing the New York project. TotalEnergies purchased the lease off New York and New Jersey, in 2022, for $795 million. This was planned as a larger project, with the potential to generate 3 gigawatts of clean energy to power nearly one million homes.

Trump Administration To Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

Day 513

CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer

"Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc," Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

Drone Barrage at

Kuwait Airport Kills One and Injures Dozens

The attack was part of one of the biggest assaults on a Gulf nation since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire was announced. Video footage verified by The Times showed fire inside the airport.

Where Is Iran's Highly Enriched Uranium?

Stored deep underground, most likely in multiple locations, Iran's uranium stockpile is among the biggest uncertainties surrounding any peace deal.

White House Fights Court Order on Tariff Refunds

It remains unclear it, or when, businesses will be refunded the full $166 billion collected from tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.

New Intelligence Role Puts

Bill Pulte's Housing Agenda in Doubt

Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Now he will also serve as acting intelligence director.

Trans Minors Sue to Stop Justice Department

Access to

Medical Records

The Trump administration says it is investigating off-label medication use and fraudulent billing. Families say the inquiry is a new way to press hospitals to end the care.

The Trump administration handed out a no-bid contract to cover four statues near the National Mall in 23.75-karat gold leaf, and decided that this job needed to be done before the country's 250th birthday.

Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes.

Day 514

Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office

It was not clear who hired Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to various offenses at the Capitol and was later pardoned by President Trump.

NEWS: The House has passed the Ukraine Support Act, 226-195, to provide new military aid to Ukraine and impose tougher sanctions on Russia.

X

The bill advanced through a discharge petition despite Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to block a vote.

18 Republicans and former Republican Kevin Kiley broke with leadership to vote for it.

Day 515

Senate Passes $70

Billion G.O.P.

Immigration Bill

House Passes Ukraine

Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders

Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president's foreign policy agenda.

"That's the Way Life Goes": Trump Brushes Off Skyrocketing Costs

DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump's baseless

'cheating' claims

DOJ lawyer suggests courts couldn't stop Trump from razing the Statue of Liberty

Federal judge strikes down Trump admin limits on asylum and immigration applications

Day 516

The Defense Department will no longer allow military service members to claim roughly 180 different religious traditions in their personnel records, leaving just 31 to choose from - 22 of which are Christian

denominations.

Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel

The Defense Department has increased the threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on U.S. talks with Iran.

Infant Killed as Israeli Military Fires on Car in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say

Israel's military said a soldier opened fire after Israeli troops "perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them."

The baby's grandmother, who was in the car, disputed that account.

As Trump Pushes Deportations, a

Skyrocketing Caseload

Strains Immigration Courts

A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts. Lawyers said the tactic was causing errors and confusion.

Israel says Iran launched missiles toward it after Beirut strikes

Day 517

With Baseless

California Vote Fraud Claims, Trump Previews His Midterms Strategy

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots to try to cast doubt on outcomes he doesn't like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.

Democrat Secures Second L.A. Mayor Spot and Ends Spencer Pratt’s Run

Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.

Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.

Day 518

Since the beginning of the war, Trump has announced that a deal has been reached 38 times.

Amherst NY man involved in Jan 6 capitol riot arrested for domestic violence

Trump Says Iran

Downed U.S.

Helicopter and Vows to Retaliate

President Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. must respond. There was no immediate comment from Tehran.

U.S. Strikes Iran to Retaliate for Downed Helicopter

The U.S. launched strikes against Iran, a day after a U.S. helicopter gunship was shot down near the Strait of Hormuz.

House Passes G.O.P's $70

Billion Immigration Bill

The vote gave final passage to Republicans' megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump's term.

Day 519

After U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes, Trump Issues New Threat

President Trump said Iran would "pay the price" for taking "too long to negotiate" an agreement to end the war.

Inflation Pressures Intensify as Iran War Chokes Energy Supplies

The Consumer Price Index for May will offer the latest look at how reduced oil and gas shipments have raised the costs of everyday goods and services for U.S. households.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challeng for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.

Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, up from 3.8% in April and the third straight increase. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.5% last month, after big gains of 0.6% in April and 0.9% in March.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal year 2027 Agriculture appropriations bill that cuts WIC funding by $200 million, targeting more than $141 million in fruit and vegetable benefits for over 5 million participants.

Children’s allowance for fruits and vegetables from $26 to $10 a week.

Day 520

U.S.-Iran Strikes Risk Dangerous New Phase

The U.S. military struck another tanker it said was carrying Iranian oil. Three Indians were reported killed in an earlier American attack at sea.

Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African

Republic, Lawyers Say The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised "Do not travel for any reason."

World Bank Warns Iran War Is Slowing Global Growth

The world economy is weakening as energy prices fuel a new bout of inflation.

The annual inflation rate in the US rose to 4.2% in May 2026

Trump says 'I love the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years

The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I

Trump says he canceled planned strikes on Iran, signals move toward deal The president cited progress in "final points" toward a peace deal, saying "all parties involved" have agreed and a signing will be announced soon.

Day 521

Judge orders

restoration of National

Parks displays removed under Trump executive order

Falling Wages and Surging Wall Street

Wealth Drive

Americans' Unease

Over Economy

As Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.

'Residual algae' coats part of newly opened Reflecting Pool

Kennedy Center Removes Trump's Name From Facade

The arts institution followed a judge's order to take President Trump's name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work.

Day 522

Knicks Win First N.B.A. Title in 53

Years

New York used another late rally to take down the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 and capture the title for the third time in team history.

Day 523

BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to pay $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly to Iran as part of the deal Pakistan announced, alongside the release of $24 billion in frozen funds with $12 billion released before negotiations even start, per Mehr News.

This directly contradicts Trump's & Vance's claim that no funds will be transferred to Iran at all.

If Trump denies this is true, there never was a deal. If Trump confirms, the US has fully capitulated to Iran's demands.

America's emergency oil stockpile tumbles to its lowest level since the Reagan administration

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing Trump of targeting him as a "political enemy"

Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet

While President Trump says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz, the country's nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.

Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right

Secret memos show that the White House debated, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants.

Day 524

A longtime Trump supporter was given a no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial pool, which has since turned green.

"One of the goals of Epic Fury you said going into it was to destroy Iran's ballistic missiles...Why is it acceptable to you now that they keep some of that capability?"

Trump: "They have less than other nations now...What are you going to do?"

U.S. Details Agreement With Iran as Trump Ends G7 Summit

A U.S. official provided what was described as the text of the preliminary agreement. President Trump said U.S. allies at the summit "love" the deal.

Fed Holds Rates and Leans Toward Fighting Inflation With Future Increases

Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed to start a

"new chapter" in the Federal Reserve's oversight of the U.S. economy.

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More

Wind Projects

It's the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines.

Trump's Justice Department is indicting 15

Minnesotans on charges of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, using vague Facebook posts and using anti-ICE tactics-many of which are legal, like observing-as grounds to deem them

"antifa."

Day 525

Tommy Tuberville sold all of his property in Alabama as of 2023 but has since claimed that he lives there. Meanwhile, Tuberville's wife was working as a real estate agent in Florida and he also voted in Florida in 2018.

Federal Prisons Must Provide Hormones Sought by Trans Inmates

The government had argued that a "pendulum swing" in the medical consensus justified treating trans inmates with psychotherapy and antidepressants instead.

ICE plans to sell or give away seven warehouses it bought for $700 million to detain migrants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision, a major reversal, is a rejection of a signature initiative under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem.

Iran and the U.S. Have an Understanding. Will It Lead to a Deal?

Europe and the larger world will be watching carefully to see if talks produce a lasting agreement on Irans nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.

Day 526

U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon Talks planned for today in the Swiss Alps were meant to launch a 60-day period of negotiations to resolve key long-term issues.

The paint on Washington's newly renovated

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was already peeling away from the bottom.

TRUMP SPARKS DIPLOMATIC CRISIS

WITH ITALY: Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled his planned June 21-22 trip to Washington after President Trump insulted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, claiming she "begged" for a photo with him at the G7 and that he "felt sorry for her."

Meloni released a video firing back at Trump's comments, calling them

"completely fabricated."

"I am frankly appalled," she said. "I don't know why the President of the United States behaves this way towards his allies."

She added that Trump appears to show more accommodation toward "the enemies of the West" than America's allies and concluded by saying: "Italy and I never beg."

Secret Vetting and Blocked

Promotions: Inside

Hegseth's War on Diversity

A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy's worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.

President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine

Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

Labor chief is 'putting governors on notice' with administration's crusade against alleged fraud

Day 527

Strait of Hormuz Reemerges as Point of Tension After Iran Says It's Closed

• Iran's military command said it had closed the waterway over the continued fighting in Lebanon.

• The next phase of talks between Washington and Tehran appeared ready to start on Sunday.

Disability Groups Fear Kennedy's New Special

Education Role

Alienated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr's claims about autism, advocates are sounding the alarm about the shift of special education programs to his department.

What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.

As the U.S. and Iran have reached a somewhat vague agreement to end the war, skeptics are baffled over what exactly has transformed.

Day 528

Fathers Day

@realDonaldTrump

.•.

POLL: Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat? In one case, you simply exchange the "e" for "u," so simple and precise (Many people don't know, or assume, that DUMB ends in "b"). In the other case, you spell out DUMB, but it seems to lose some of the identity to Democrats when done this way. Which is better?

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter! President DJT

Day 529

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless they adopt a sweeping set of election changes, including handing over voter rolls, according to multiple sources

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger, and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

Going to a National Park This Summer? Here's What to Expect.

Huge visitor numbers, sharply reduced statfing, scrapped reservation systems and higher entry fees for nonresidents could make your trip a bit less serene.

Ten Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In

Cuba's Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill

The country's already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the blockade.

Iran walks out of peace talks after Trump outburst

US president threatens to restart his bombing campaign in expletive-laden phone calls and posts on social media

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Justice Department from forcing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials to turn over records in its probe of Democratic resistance to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, calling the move retaliatory.

The Trump administration violated federal privacy protections when it overhauled a citizen data program so that it could be used more aggressively to purge voter rolls, a federal judge said.

Day 530

Attorney General issues guidance as 450,000 New Yorkers expected to lose health insurance July 1 due to Federal cuts

U.S. and Iran Offer

Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions

President Trump said Iran had agreed to the "highest level" inspections, hours after an Iranian official said there were

"no detailed discussions on the nuclear issue."

The Iran War's Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries

A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.

Tech Stocks Drive

'Unnerving' Sell-Off in

Global Markets

Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index plunged 10.5 percent. The Nasdaq in the U.S. was down 2.2 percent at today's open.

Seven people arrested for taking photos of reflecting pool.

The Surgeon General of Florida just announced

ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED; thus allowing: polio, whooping cough, influenza

The Senate adopted a resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove military forces from the conflict with Iran, a significant rebuke to the president and a strong message that the war lacks support in Congress.

Trump Says Vandals Hit the Reflecting Pool.

Internal Records Tell a More Complex Story.

The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.

N.S.A. Lost Access to Powerful A.I.

Model Amid Anthropic Dispute The episode underscored the Trump administration's increasing reliance on advanced A.I. systems for cybersecurity even as it battles a leading U.S. developer.

New A.l. surveillance systems were just installed at the the Lincoln Memorial

Reflecting Pool

A federal judge in California has just BLOCKED ICE's policy of conducting immigration arrests at courthouses nationwide, vacating the agency's courthouse-arrest policies and related detention waiver.

The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal waged a secret legal fight to stop the US government from subpoenaing several reporters in connection with national security leak probes.

The Justice Department subsequently withdrew the subpoenas, at least for the time being, though the episode remains a troubling example of President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against the news media.

🚨rare good news🚨

(Updated: Trump will refuse to sign this legislation because he wants Congress to pass his SAVE act. This was the only good thing to come out of this Congress and Trump refuses to sign it. It will still go into law but it speaks volumes that Trump wants to hold hostage the only thing the GOP has done to help people to further his attempted hijacking of the midterms. )

A landmark housing affordability bill is headed to President Donald Trump's desk after winning overwhelming support in Congress this week, setting the stage for the most sweeping federal housing package in a generation.

The bill's passage, by a lopsided 358-to-32 vote, ended months of sparring between the House and the Senate over a sprawling measure that aims to tackle the housing crisis by boosting supply in a country facing an acute shortage of new homes.

The Senate passed its version of the same bill Monday, by a vote of 85 to 5.

Day 531

Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls

Trump cancels signing of bipartisan US housing bill. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up the construction and availability of more affordable housing.

"Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. *worth noting Trump cancelled the signing right after progressive democrats swept the primaries to focus on the SAVE Act which will further create chaos and confusion for the midterm elections

Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote. A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump's efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.

Casper rejected the administration's argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump's requirements violated the separation of powers.

The White House formally submitted an

$87.6 billion supplemental spending request to Congress mostly to cover Iran War costs.

Day 532

Supreme Court Expands

Trump's Power Over

Immigration

Rulings Allow President to Expel Some Migrants and Turn Away Others

In a pair of sharply divided decisions, the court's conservative majority signaled deference to President Trump's ability to set the nation's immigration policy.

Supreme Court Rejects

Lawsuit Alleging

Roundup Weedkiller

Caused Cancer

The court's decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims.

Rescuers Search for Survivors After Quakes in Venezuela Kill at Least 164

More Temperature Records Are Broken as Deadly Heat

Stifles Europe

The continent's second heat wave since

May disrupted daily life for millions.

Officials in Spain said it might have contributed to a spike in deaths.

Inflation Accelerated in

May as Iran War Pushed Up

Prices

A closely watched measure of inflation ticked up as the conflict in the Middle East inflated energy prices.

U.S. Inflation Problems Are Far From Over

Kevin Warsh, the Fed's new chairman, has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials disagree over whether that will require higher borrowing costs.

Pentagon restores

mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300

Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz in a Show of Its Hold on the Waterway

The attack halted traffic in the strait, contradicting President Trump's claim that Iran did not control it and that it was open to shipping. Oil prices jumped.

Day 533

Immigration Hard-Liners Had Repeatedly Lost in Court Before Justices'

Ruling

"This is a victory 10 years in the making," Stephen Miller said after the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. could end deportation protections for some migrants.

The much-hyped Ferris wheel at the Great American state fair is down.

The operator told her it was due to generator issues and the engine overheating. Unclear when it will be moving again, at least 1 - 2 hours they said.

Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.

Pro-Russian groups are seeding Al chatbots with propaganda, European officials warn

The Kremlin-friendly content raises concerns over AI silently manipulating voters.

'The decision is sickening: MAHA leaders feel betrayed by Supreme Court ruling on Roundup weed killer

The Trump administration backed Bayer, the maker of Roundup, angering prominent voices in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.

Volkswagen, one of the world's largest automakers, is reportedly planning to axe as many as 100,000 jobs over the next few years, representing 15% of its global workforce. Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.

Until Thursday morning, hundreds of thousands of Haitians were legally living and working in the United States, along with thousands of Syrians. Now, their work permits are set to expire and their deportation protections will be terminated, throwing them in legal limbo.

Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon. JD Vance downplayed the significance of the Watergate scandal during a speech on Thursday, saying that the controversy that toppled President Richard Nixon would be

"like a 12-hour news story" if it happened today.

DOGE fired NOAA's climate scientists.

Those scientists just launched climate.us-a new hub for climate research.

U.S. Attacks Iranian

Missile and Drone Sites in Retaliation for Strike on Ship

American military commanders said the attacks were retaliation for an Iranian drone strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.

Trump gives disturbing warning 'everyone will suffer or die' if they don't vote his way

President Donald Trump has given a stark warning that " everyone will suffer or die" in a lengthy Truth Social rant about communism

Day 534

OutFront obtains audio of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. urging a Libertarian

congressional candidate in lowa to drop out of the race to improve Republicans' chances of winning - and keep control of the House.

Rick Stewart, who had no prior relationship with RFK Jr., tells Erin Burnett it's

"ludicrous" a Trump cabinet official would make such an offer.

Pete Buttigieg and his kids subject to CPS, police investigation after false report

How the Reflecting Pool

Turned Green

Bulky "nanobubbler" machines, used to combat algae blooms, were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump's U.F.C. birthday party.

Stephen Miller Calls for Unamimous Supreme Court Ruling Against Birthright Citizenship

Day 535

Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks

With Few Signs of De-escalation

President Trump and Iran's

Revolutionary Guards exchanged threats, and U.S. allies in the Gulf said they had intercepted Iranian drones.

White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Stop Civil Service

Politicization

The White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving President Trump remarkable leeway to install loyalists.

U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado's Call for Help María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition, hopes to go home. U.S. officials say her wishes to do so come at an inopportune time.

Iran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain as escalating attacks threaten to unravel peace efforts

Iran's military said that U.S. bases "will experience hell in these coming days," as the two countries continued to trade strikes.

With bare hands and borrowed tools, families in Venezuela desperately search for loved ones

Across La Guaira, families refused to give up on missing relatives, digging through collapsed buildings themselves as they wait for help.

Great American State Fair visitors

shocked by Confederate flag display as governor steps in

Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said he ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did "not believe in a free press."

The phaseout of the 20-year-old subsidies, accelerated under Trump's 2025 tax law, could drive contract prices for wind and solar energy up by 40% to 50%.

Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say

Local health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.

Day 536

MAJOR BREAKING: In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S.

Supreme Court held that states may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day, even if they arrive afterward.

Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh dissented.

The Supreme Court declined

President Trump's request to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.

In a major expansion of presidential authority, the Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Trump to fire independent government regulators despite federal laws meant to protect their jobs.

Justices Carve Out Exception for Federal Reserve

The court allowed President Trump to fire independent government regulators.

But in a separate ruling, they made an exception for the Federal Reserve.

Day 537

Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House

A financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family's holdings, particularly President Trump's crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.

Supreme Court Lifts

Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates

Republicans had asked the court to strike down restrictions on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Effort to End Birthright Citizenship

The 6-3 ruling was a blow to President Trump, who had sought to prevent babies born to undocumented immigrants from automatically becoming citizens.

Supreme Court Allows States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls' Sports

U.S. Undercuts Venezuela's Opposition Leader as She Tries to Return

A bid by María Corina Machado to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela has angered U.S. officials focused on recovery and stability.

After his Supreme Court loss, Trump calls on Congress to pass a law banning birthright citizenship

Republicans hold only 53 seats in the Senate, meaning a legislative effort, much less a constitutional amendment, currently has no chance of advancing.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the New York Times, blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon policy that required reporters to be escorted while accessing non-public areas inside the building. The court found the restriction could not remain in effect as the legal challenge moves forward.

Sean Davis, trump ally and advisor and founder of a the Federalist tweets:

Several ways forward here given the choice of Roberts/Barrett to nullify the 14th Amendment and extra-constitutionally replace it with their own language:

1. Nullification. States issue birth certificates, and they can just stop issuing them to non-citizens. Roberts/Barrett can deal with the fallout and litigate each birth individually.

2. Pack the court. If Robert wants to be a politician who writes laws instead of a judge, then he can fight with 10 more unelected legislators in robes.

3. Deny entry to all pregnant foreigners.

4. Deny entry to all female foreigners.

5. Require sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry.

6. Dissolution of the Union. A nation which can't even restrict who gets to be a citizen isn't a nation.

7. Amend the Constitution. This is pointless, because once a judge decides he can rewrite the Constitution at will (as Roberts and Barrett did today), the actual text is meaningless. But this is what most GOP politicians gravitate towards because they are useless.

8. If you think all these options are not great, understand that that is what happens when unelected judges decide that they are in charge of the country and get to write its laws.

Day 538

Reporter speaking to GOP representative Troy Nehls today:

NEHLS: Affordability? What are you talking about? I'm gonna go there tomorrow. I'm gonna get me a couple of big lobster tails. I'm gonna get me some nice ribeyes.

MT: Do you think the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck can afford lobster tails and rib eyes and all of that?

NELS: Maybe not. Maybe the 60% of Americans don't work as hard as I do.

Stephen Miller to Jesse Waters quoted saying “WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A

"HARD LOOK" AT BANNING FOREIGN

PREGNANT WOMEN FROM ENTERING THE U.S.”

The president made a total of $86.5 million off of settlements from his lawsuits against media companies.

His most profitable lawsuits were his First Amendment challenges against media companies that had removed him from their platforms in the wake of the January 6, 2021, riot. Trump raked in a whopping $24.5

million as part of a settlement with Meta, $22

million off a settlement with YouTube, and $8 million from a settlement with Twitter.

Trump also managed to turn silencing the press into a moneymaking scheme. He made $16 million from his settlement with CBS in a lawsuit over the editing of Kamala Harris's interview on 60 Minutes in 2024.

Day 539

D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained whil protesting National Guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, records say

Sam O'Hara, a D.C. resident represented by the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said he is satisfied with the settlement but conflicted that taxpayers are footing the bill.

The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms

President Trump is using the powers of his office to try to reshape the rules governing the midterms and future elections.

Russia Hammers Ukraine's Capital in Deadly Attacks At least 21 were killed in Kyiv, officials said. Ukraine's president had warned of a

"massive strike" as his country's forces hit deeper into Russian territory.

Day 540

Nearly one million people who bought President Trump's memecoin have lost a total of $3.81 billion, a report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm found.

$3.8 Billion.

The total losses of the nearly one million people who bought President Trump's memecoin, according to a new report. Trump made $636 million on the same crypto coin.

Millions of women may lose Medicare coverage for a breast cancer test hailed by doctors.

A private company advising the agency overseeing Medicare has recommended against reimbursing biomarker tests, sparking backlash.

Day 541

Joey Chestnut wins 4th of July

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating

Contest for unrivaled 18th time

A large group of masked men wearing clothing associated with a white supremacist group marched with flags and chanted in Washington on Saturday morning

as the U.S. Capitol prepared for events celebrating the country's 250th birthday.

America Celebrates Its 250th Birthday, With Some Weather Disruptions

Parades and historical re-enactments unfurled across the country, despite oppressive heat and humidity in many parts.

Day 542

Mourners Chant

'Revenge' at Funeral Prayers for Iran's Slain Supreme Leader

Trump called FIFA before it reversed U.S. star Folarin Balogun's suspension, source says

At Trump's Direction, Federal Agencies Are

Abandoning Discrimination

Cases

President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.

Day 543

Deadly Russian Strikes

Hit Kyiv on Eve of

NATO Summit

Missiles were fired into Ukraine's capital as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 12 people were killed, officials said.

Peter Ticktin, in his words, a boyhood "best friend" of President Trump's from boarding school is one of a number of Trump allies pushing him to go further with an executive order to effectively seize federal control of the upcoming midterms by declaring a national emergency based on alleged foreign interference through electronic voting machines.

Idaho Mother Who Said Vaccines Killed Her Baby

Twins on RFK Jr's Children's Health

drea and

Defense Podcast Has Been Charged With Murder

MAGA Wants to Force Women to Pee in Cups at Airports

As MAGA personalities start demanding a ban on women coming to the U.S. and having babies, a writer who covers Trumpism explains what this reveals about today's right-and why we should take it seriously.

Day 544

The U.S. military said it launched strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump Administration

Demands States Change Voting Rules or Lose Antiterrorism Funds

Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.

Justice Department

Threatens Top Election Officials Over

Noncitizen Voting

The letters come amid President Trump's effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn't exist: widespread noncitizen voting.

President Trump was on Truth Social at 12:58 a.m. on Tuesday morning demanding that Congress gift the military another $350 billion in defense spending in addition to passing his controversial SAVE America Act.

Day 545

After the federal Climate.gov website was taken offline and hundreds of government scientists lost their jobs, a group of former federal researchers launched an independent effort to preserve its publicly available climate resources.

The project was led by Rebecca Lindsey, the former program director of Climate.gov, who worked with more than 80 volunteer scientists and researchers to create Climate.us. The new site restores access to over 1,000 climate reports, datasets, and educational resources that had previously been hosted on the government website.

The initiative was largely funded through public support. Nearly 2,500 individual donors contributed about $250,000, covering roughly one-third of the project's operating budget and helping keep the archive publicly accessible.

Oil Prices Jump and Stocks Drop After Trump Says Iran Deal Is 'Over'

Trump Lashes Out at Europe at NATO Summit

President Trump assailed allies for not joining the war in Iran, called Spain "hopeless" and repeated his desire to control Greenland. His criticism cast a pall over a meeting critical for NATO's future.

Trump on Friday rejected $227 million in aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for help recovering from a major snowstorm in February. Two days earlier, Trump approved Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster aid for six Republican-led states, while extolling the political virtues of GOP politicians and candidates in the states.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark.

Day 546

Secretary of Transportation labels bike lanes DEI and pulls funding

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing

"DEl bike lanes" to build roads and bridges instead.

Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission

The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.

Day 547

U.S. appeals court rejected an effort to restore President Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The court said the center failed to provide specific evidence supporting its claim that keeping Trump's name off the venue would cause financial harm.

New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say

Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when President Trump travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft's safety.

Trump Administration

Sharply Cuts Protections for

Endangered Species

The move could open up habitats to drilling and mining, and hasten the demise of many imperiled animals, experts say.

Major housing affordability bill will become law without

Trump's signature

Angry at Congress for not passing the SAVE

America Act, Trump dismissed the bipartisan housing legislation as a "yawn." But he does not plan to veto it.

Day 548

npr A new study finds the number of people in the U.S. who've died at the hands of law enforcement has risen significantly over the last couple of decades, with Black men - ages 18 to 29 — seeing the highest mortality rates.

The researchers used mortality files from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. They found there had been nearly 12,000 deaths caused by law enforcement officers between 2003 and 2024, a number that included 270 children. Annual deaths of adults at the hands of law enforcement more than doubled in that time period. For children aged 17 and under, the annual deaths jumped by nearly five times, from 8 to 37. Nearly 90% of all deaths were caused by firearms.

The Homeland Security Department told employers that they must let go in coming weeks the hundreds of thousands of foreign workers who have been allowed to live in the

U.S. through a humanitarian program the Trump administration has sought to dismantle.

How Marco Rubio Is

Running Venezuela

From Afar

The secretary of state effectively controls

Venezuela's finances, its natural resources and its government. His grip is a vivid manifestation of U.S. power.

Times Journalists Are Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on

Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a "brazen act."

ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests

The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration entorcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.

Iran Fires on a Ship and Says It Is Closing the Strait After Inconclusive Talks

Hours after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman, Iran announced it had fired a warning shot on a vessel taking an "unapproved route."

White House Directed Kash Patel to Oversee

Investigation Involving

Times Reporting

The F.B.I. director spent eight hours at the White House on the effort, leading to subpoenas for several Times reporters covering Air Force One's security.

Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit

Asked after his release whether he was running for president, Khanna said: "I'm strongly considering it, and I'm more resolved to consider it after this trip."

The Trump administration will send election monitors to 15 jurisdictions in six states-four of which are deep blue, with the remaining being swing states.

Arizona, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia.

Day 549

Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally,

Dies at 71

He died of "a brief and sudden illness," his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.

The final USDA survey, released last December, showed that 13.7% of households were food insecure at some point during the year, the highest figure in a decade that capped several years of rising food insecurity.

Iran Targets Gulf States

After Night of Intense U.S.

Strikes

The U.S. said it hit about 140 targets in

Iran after Tehran attacked a ship in the

Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it responded by firing at U.S. targets in Jordan, Oman and Qatar.

Day 550

Judge says Trump sought to "manipulate the judicial process" with his IRS lawsuit and will recommend sanctions against the president's attorneys.

U.S. and Iran Edge Toward

War Again

President Trump said the U.S. was renewing its blockade of shipping to and from Iran, after the two sides exchanged escalatory rhetoric and fresh attacks.

Justice Dept. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents

Investigators had for months refused to share information with their state counterparts about three shootings involving federal agents.

One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to

"dismantle" the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution.

Day 551

BOOSIE BADAZZ

SUES AFTER PAYING $600K FOR TRUMP PARDON THAT NEVER CAME

Weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump announced that nearly all refugees admitted to the US would be White South Africans, radically reshaping a decades-long program that had largely serviced people fleeing war, persecution, or other dangers.

Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

President Trump on Monday

reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres, teeing up a legal battle over whether presidents have the power to shrink such sites in the first place.

Three years after a jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, she has now received the full $5 million payment plus interest — though

Trump's attorneys have filed another appeal seeking to reverse it.

Trump Drops Plan to Tax Ships but Will Restore Blockade in Strait

Trump Was Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation The payment illustrates the minefield

President Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.

Next year many adults enrolled in Medicaid will have to prove they work, are enrolled in college/vocational courses, volunteer, or do unpaid work at least 80 hours a month.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions for seven senior Navy officers, mostly women or people of color.

Day 552

White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review

Academics, city leaders and lawmakers number among the thousands to urge the administration to reconsider a plan to assert more control over grants.

Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.

In Iran, Trump Risks

Another American 'Forever

War'

Trump praised companies online days after buying their stocks

This week, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.55% - its highest level in nearly a year - after renewed strikes in Iran rattled financial markets.

Day 553

The United States currently has the highest inflation in the G7

Trump's Election Claims Land With a Whimper Among Republicans

President Trump did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.

Mullin

Threatens Local

Election Officials With Jail Time

• Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, on Friday threatened local election officials with prison time if they did not comply with President Trump's efforts to change election policies, escalating the administration's legally questionable attempts to control elections run by the states.

Stocks Sink on Anxiety

About Tech and

A.I. Spending

Investors are growing uneasy about increasing competition from China in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence.

Day 554

Trump Administration

Cases Against ICE

Protesters and

Immigrants Crumble in

Court

The government has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants charged with assaulting ICE agents, a Times investigation found.

Fighting Intensifies With Strikes on Critical

Infrastructure

The U.S. and Iran have expanded the scope of their attacks in recent days, with reports of water facilities and other structures coming under fire.

The Trump administration is on track to push ahead with turning the 300-acre East Potomac Park and its public golf course into a championship course without first getting approvals from two key agencies that have oversight of DC public spaces.

Heritage Foundation now targeting women's sports after

SCOTUS anti-trans sports ruling

Project 2025's architects say that Title IX and women's sports harm men's sports and

"feminine graces."

2 U.S. Service Members Are Killed in Iranian Attack on Jordan

The deaths were the first reported among American forces in the Gulf since the United States and Iran abandoned a cease-fire. A third person is missing in action.

Day 555

Trump Gutted Civil Rights Agency, Stifling U.S.

Scrutiny of Workplace Bias

A little-known office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.

Vance's Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories

Vice President JD Vance's comment that there were ties between Jeffrey Epstein and the "highest levels" of Israeli intelligence troubled some in his party.

Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor's Office Reeling

Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, angry about the cases they've been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.

Tate brothers arrested by U.S. authorities, face additional rape charges in the U.K.

The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed it took the influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate into custody in Miami.

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The death of May Pollard, 16, lays bare the tragic impact of legislation and political rhetoric on trans people in America.

Trump defends the war and the mounting casualty count: "Have you ever asked how many people died in Vietnam?!

FBI will no longer investigate

ICE confrontations, The New York Times reports

Third U.S. Service Member Is Killed as War Expands

Man Killed by Truck After ICE

Encounter in Florida Was Visiting From Mexico

Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount's historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.

Day 556

U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives

The Trump administration is aggressively seeking the confidential sources who provided information for articles about the president's new Air Force One.

Days 557-560

Nope

Day 561

On Friday, the Trump administration imposed new duties on imports from more than 80 countries, including Canada, Mexico and the members of the European Union. Now, many goods arriving from these countries will face tariffs between 10 percent and 12.5 percent.

Justice Dept. Drops Subpoenas of Times Journalists

The government's decision comes after a federal judge raised questions about the subpoenas, which The Times said were designed to intimidate the media.

On Thursday, Judge Subramanian zeroed in on whether the government had heeded the law and its own regulations on investigations involving the news media. He said subpoenas to reporters "are not the first thing you do — they are the last thing you do."

"It's a matter of basic compliance with the law," he added.

Iran Rejected a U.S. CeaseFire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say

The prime minister of Iraq, who recently visited the White House, carried the proposal to Tehran.

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website

On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website that a total of 18 American service members had been killed during the war in Iran.

By Thursday, the Defense Department had lowered that number, reporting that 14 American troops had been killed in the war.

Three military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.

Global oil prices continued their rise on Friday after Iran rejected a U.S. cease-fire offer, fueling investor concerns that the widening conflict could throttle energy shipments from the region indefinitely.

Trump Demands Saudi Arabia Normalize Relations With Israel as Part of Nuclear Deal

President Trump's new condition could create a roadblock to the agreement his administration announced this week.

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as

Vaccination Rates Wane

More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.

Crucial Interest Rate Jumps to Highest Level of Trump's Second Term

The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen steadily, as the Iran war rages, government spending worries intensify and A.I. spending boosts growth.

Day 562

Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During

NATO Summit

The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on a different plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.

Iran's New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S.

Intelligence Says

The previous supreme leader had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.

Trump wears TRUMP2028 hat to correspondents dinner and says he will run again

President Orders Warning Signs Outside 'Inaccurate' Smithsonian

Museum

President Trump said the signage would alert the public that the museum does not, in his view, accurately reflect American history.

Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Trump

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump's push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

Day 563

Zelenskyy says that Russia is helping Iran kill our troops. In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said Putin told him he wasn't and he trusts him that he was telling the truth.

Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest Hammer

A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.

Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation

Against Iran as Advisers

Raise Concerns

Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.

Day 567

Employers Fear Labor

Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest Hammer

A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.

Iran War Forces Energy Buyers to 'Unshackle' From Global Markets

Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.

Day 568

Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects.

Trump Isn't Spending It.

The federal government has long funneled big grants to expand public transit. But in his second term, President Trump has not signed a new agreement.

Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader

Caught in L.A.

Immigration Raid

The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let mail ballot order proceed as he hits the campaign trail The president's executive order seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots submitted in state-run elections was partly blocked by a federal judge.

Day 569

Trump administration announced that it intended to end a Biden-era program that has helped tamp down the cost of monthly premiums for drug coverage for people on Medicare. The decision means that millions of Americans 65 and older could face higher Medicare drug premiums next year. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4fEFXmF

The Trump administration is ending a key health insurance subsidy program that aimed to keep premiums for seniors' prescription drug plans in check, claiming that it benefits corporate insurance companies, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator

Mehmet Oz.

The move comes as Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired and health care costs remain a top issue for voters ahead of the midterm elections. The ACA subsidies helped lower the out-of-pocket costs for monthly premiums for people who purchased health care through the health insurance marketplace.

Trump reportedly pushing RFK

Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on

'alleviating autism'

Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed Kremlin asset

Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I.

Data Centers

Day 570

"We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of Medicare, daycare, Medicaid, all these things." -Donald Trump

Day 571

More and more uninsured patients are seeking care in emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies. Many are unable to pay hospital bills.

U.S. Growth Slows as Inflation Bites, in an Uncertain Economic Moment

The economy slowed in the second quarter, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5 percent, as the war with Iran upended prices, supply chains and energy markets.

Drone Attack in Egypt Threatens to Expand Fighting

The United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, after Saudi Arabia acknowledged direct involvement in the war for the first time.

Number of Uninsured Rises Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms.

Five months into the war in Iran, rising oil prices and stubborn inflation are driving mortgage rates to the highest level in a year.

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.66% this week, the highest since July of last year, according to Freddie Mac. That's up from 6.58% last week, marking the biggest one-week jump in mortgage rates in 10 weeks.

Day 572

The Justice Department is admitting that a President Donald Trump-prompted $14

million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Day 573

Trump's Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid

Contracts

Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources

The subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government's expanding campaign to investigate leaks.

Scope of Hacks on U.S.

Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures.

Federal prosecutors on Friday said that contractors hired by the Trump administration had botched the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, leaving behind

"widespread damage" in the pool's new blue lining, and that the Interior Department had then falsely blamed that damage on vandals.

…But on Friday, Ms. Piro said that her prosecutors had been misled by the Interior Department, which had awarded a no-bid contract to a first-time government contractor to repair the iconic landmark.

Ms. Pirro said that the pool's new blue coating had actually started to peel within two days of the project's completion, and that the Interior Department kept that fact from prosecutors, telling them that

"nearly all of the damage" was done by vandals.

Visuals Suggest U.S. Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in Iran, Killing 3

The weapon hit a house in a heavily-populated area, according to a Times analysis. Iranian officials say the strike killed a couple and their two-year-old son.

Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-fire

The deal announced by President Trump calls in part for Hamas to give up its weapons and Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza.

Russia pounds Ukraine hours after Trump backs away from missile defense pledge

Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as only one of 27 Russian missiles was shot down

In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump's accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed.

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The bank says its AML team conducted a careful review that identified suspicious transaction patterns and made the decision under federal anti-money laundering obligations.

Day 574

Trump's stance against diversity programs has coincided with a decline to decade-low levels in appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards, potentially reversing recent progress in boardroom diversity efforts.

Day 575

Documents Undercut

Trump's Claims About Utah

National Monument

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The Times show officials knew otherwise.

Day 576

Todd Blanche: We're working with Trump to make Dobbs permanent in every state

Day 577

Trump Administration Moves Forward With Plan to Deregulate

Head Start

While officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the antipoverty program will be gutted.

Trump Again Targets Birthright Citizenship in Two Executive Orders

One is intended to prevent "birthright tourism," and the other places limits on who qualifies. Aides said neither conflicts with a recent Supreme Court decision.

Trump grows angry over reports on depleted munitions - believing it weakens him in Iran negotiations

Day 578

Trump's New CDC Head

Said 'Abortion

Surveillance' Will Be A

Critical Focus

U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy

Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.

The chief economist at the employer review website Glassdoor flags that technology employment - as measured by a basket of occupational subsectors spread across a few industry categories — is down 3.8 percent from its peak in

2022. That's a bigger decline than the 2008 recession.

The Trump administration has suffered 21 court losses this year in efforts to obtain state voter rolls, with judges ruling states are not mandated to share records under federal law.

Day 579

Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says

Iran Insists Strait Will Stay Closed Until U.S. Agrees to Demands A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were "separate" from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv launches 'massive' drone attack more than 600 miles

inside Russia

The Ukrainian attack on a major Russian oil refinery comes after Moscow hit a number of Ukrainian cities in its own heavy attacks over the weekend.

Day 580

Nearly 100 large wildfires strain firefighting resources across the U.S.

More than 30,000 personnel are battling 94 large fires across the country as officials shift crews and equipment to the most dangerous places.

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures

Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought

Women Made up 100 Percent of Jobs Trump Cost Us in July

Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000.

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