The Economist: “Across America, millions of people… are finding life harder. One in nine Americans receives food stamps; around 70% of recipients are seniors, children or people with disabilities.” “But the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year without a single Democratic vote, is projected to cut federal spending on SNAP by about a […]

“A year and a half after leaving office, former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is embarking on a new political chapter with an initiative designed to elect independents to Congress,” NPR reports. Said Manchin: “The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a ‘D’ or an ‘R’ […]

“I’ve done more for you than your parents, OK? Your parents are good, I’m not gonna knock your parents, but I have been better to you than your parents.” — President Trump, quoted by NOTUS, speaking at a rally in Michigan.

“Donald Trump’s strained personal relationship with Senate Majority Leader John Thune has spilled out into the open as the president’s surprise missives and unattainable demands threaten to torch Republican legislative priorities with less than 100 days until the November midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports. “The president’s top priority before the Senate leaves for a month-long break […]

New York Times: “Soon after the war began on Feb. 28, President Trump declared that Iran was ‘totally defeated and wants a deal.'” “Then in March, Mr. Trump said the U.S. military would wrap up its campaign against Iran in two to three weeks.” “Now the conflict is entering its sixth month and a period […]

“President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his push to end the nation’s twice-yearly clock changes, urging the Senate to pass Daylight Saving Time legislation,” CNN reports.

“The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let federal officials move ahead with the president’s overhaul of mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections, after lower courts blocked officials from implementing his directives in nearly half the country,” Bloomberg reports.

“President Trump’s economic sales pitch is colliding with voters’ sour moods on high prices and the economy as the 2026 midterms loom,” Axios reports. “Trump has previously dismissed economic concerns, assuring voters that prices will come down and that affordability is an issue made up by political rivals to hurt his administration and the GOP.” […]

“The House Ethics Committee said in a statement Monday it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden, a four-term Texas Republican,” Politico reports. “It’s unclear what the committee is probing, but the Office of Congressional Conduct, an independent investigative branch of the House, sent over findings regarding Gooden to the committee on June 10.”

“Ukrainian drones have hit military-supply lines connecting Russia and Iran through the Caspian Sea, exploiting a new front in two increasingly intertwined wars,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Time: “Should Democrats take the House this fall, Crow is in prime position to be a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee’s ­majority. Should a Democrat reclaim the White House in 2028, his name is likely to come up on the short lists for Cabinet positions. He also has his eye on Colorado’s Senate […]

Punchbowl News: “There aren’t enough GOP votes for passing the SAVE America Act or getting rid of the filibuster. But Trump clearly doesn’t want to hear that. He has elevated the SAVE America Act to the most important thing for the MAGA movement, even as Thune continues to tell the president that there’s no path […]

“Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is backpedaling on his previous calls to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate — which is a critical bulwark against ‘a fill-in-the-blank government with new laws, deregulation or procedures of its choosing,'” Politico reports. Wrote Fetterman, in the Washington Post: “A Senate without the filibuster would become a Senate that ignored […]

“President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran were engaged in diplomatic talks to end the Middle East conflict, but warned the two sides would return to fighting if negotiations didn’t yield a deal,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “The only reason they want to meet is because we’ve been hitting them very hard. There’s a […]

“Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Monday that he will miss the annual picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. the state’s premier political event that he has attended for more than 40 years, as he recovers from a serious fall at his Washington home last month,” The Hill reports.

“Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top U.S. government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, branding the president ‘rambling,’ ‘crazy,’ ‘desperate,’ ‘bumbling,’ ‘incompetent,’ ‘an idiot,’ ‘a true embarrassment,’ ‘totally nuts’ and ‘truly an obnoxious […]

“The Trump administration’s deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they’re prompting criminal organizations to develop new strategies and tactics and undermining traditional investigative methods,” the Washington Post reports.

“There’s like this Bolshevik revolution that has taken over the Democrat Party. It’s scary to see because many of them are espousing communist viewpoints — very, very radical viewpoints — and they’re winning. They’re beating liberals.” — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), talking to Fox News. 

“Sen. Mitch McConnell was all smiles Monday as he posed for a photo demonstrating his recovery from a fall at his Capitol Hill home last month,” the New York Post reports. “The 84-year-old has not yet been medically cleared to return to the Senate, which is scheduled to leave DC for a five-week recess beginning […]

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Franklin Foer: “Just over a decade ago, support for Israel was one of the last remaining bipartisan reflexes in American politics. The harshest thing most mainstream Democrats said about the country was that Netanyahu’s government was obstructing a two-state agreement with Palestinians.” “But in the years since the October 7 Hamas-led massacre of Israelis and […]

“Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday formally asked a federal judge to dismiss his indictment on a charge of threatening to kill President Donald Trump, saying that the photo he posted of seashells spelling out the number ‘8647’ did not represent a ‘true threat,'” CNBC reports.

Wired: “With little interagency coordination in the administration, policy will almost certainly end up being set by the people with the most influence with the president. In an effort to map the forces at play, here’s a list of the current power brokers involved in the race to regulate AI.”

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“President Donald Trump said Morocco is naming a 660 mile highway in the Western Sahara after him, seemingly reflecting his landmark recognition of the kingdom’s rule of the disputed territory in 2020 that helped spur an investment boom,” Bloomberg reports.

Gideon Rachman: “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the bloodiest war in Europe since 1945. The conflict between Iran, the U.S. and Israel has seen 12 countries in the Middle East directly involved in fighting — making it the most widespread war in the region for decades. In east Asia, North Korea is pursuing […]

Wall Street Journal: “The push to expand head count, at least modestly, is a reversal from the prevailing corporate messaging during much of the AI era. Major employers largely held back on adding people due to economic uncertainties or a belief that artificial intelligence could shoulder more tasks on the job.” “But some executives say […]

“Embattled Cracker Barrel Chief Executive Julie Masino is stepping down, the company said,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The move ends a roughly three-year tenure in which the restaurant chain was widely criticized by customers and President Trump for her efforts to modernize the eatery and its stores. Masino pressed forward with a revamp that […]

“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came under criticism from his own party members after a cabinet reshuffle, which was meant as a fresh boost for his leadership, turned into chaos,” Bloomberg reports.

“President Donald Trump ramped up pressure Monday on Majority Leader John Thune, telling him to keep the Senate in session until a GOP election bill passes,” Politico reports. Wrote Trump, on Truth Social: “John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better […]