Trump’s war of words with Friedrich Merz takes toll on US-German relationship

By Mallory Wilson

President Trump has repeatedly attacked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for comments he made about the U.S. role in the Iran war, targeting a leader who has worked hard to be in the president’s good graces and a country considered to be one of the U.S.’s strongest allies.

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DOJ casts Comey case as an ordinary threat prosecution. Is it?  

By Ella Lee

The Justice Department is portraying its new prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey as not unlike dozens of other cases faced by individuals who have hurled threats at public officials. 

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‘Shock and share’: Iran makes social media a key front in war against America

By Laura Kelly

Sassy comebacks, sarcastic insults and glossy AI-generated videos have all been key tools in Iran’s retaliation against the United States, as social media has become a key front in the more than two-month war. 

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Trump warns of more cuts following withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

By Sarah Davis

President Trump said on Saturday that he might pull even more U.S. military troops out of Germany, a threat that came one day after he ordered the Pentagon to withdraw approximately 5,000 service members from the country. 

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Supreme Court asked to halt limits on mail-order abortion pill Mifepristone

By Sophie Brams

A pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes the abortion pill Mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block a federal appeals court ruling prohibiting doctors from prescribing the medication through telehealth services or dispensing it through the mail.

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How far did the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision go?

By Zach Schonfeld

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of Louisiana’s congressional map has triggered a swirling debate about just how fundamentally the justices altered the Voting Rights Act landscape. 

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Czech Republic president on Trump’s anger with Europe over Iran war response: ‘We are not part of it’

By Sarah Davis

The leader of the Czech Republic pushed back this week against President Trump’s accusations that Europe has failed to do its part to support the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran. 

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Spirit Airlines to shutter after no Trump deal: What to know

By Ryan Mancini

Spirit Airlines on Saturday announced that it shut down all operations after failing to not reach a deal for a government bailout.

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Armed Services Republicans ‘very concerned’ about US troops withdrawal from Germany

By Ryan Mancini

The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Service committees on Saturday expressed they are “very concerned” about the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid President Trump’s feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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Musk’s ‘universal high income’ serves tech oligarchs more than workers

By Brian Hamilton

OPINION | Elon Musk recently proposed giving government payouts to people who lose their jobs to AI. Specifically, he called for “universal high income via checks issued by the Federal government.”

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False stories of ‘porn in schools’ are decoys for book bans

By Kasey Meehan

OPINION | In 2021, alarming accusations of “porn in schools” — sounded by the conservative Florida Citizens Alliance in its 2021 Porn in Schools Report and later championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) — spread like lice in a classroom. The so-called porn targeted by the report was not AI deepfakes or internet sites, but books for children and teenagers. Shockingly, its false message took hold far and wide.

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The New York Times: Indiana Republicans Defied Trump. Will Voters Punish Them for It?

By Mitch Smith

Spencer Deery is running for re-election to the Indiana Senate with endorsements that most any conservative Republican would covet: the National Rifle Association, Indiana Right to Life, Indiana Farm Bureau.

President Trump, however, wants him to lose.

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The Wall Street Journal: Inside Democratic Fundraiser ActBlue’s Big Spending and Internal Drama

By Torini Parti, Josh Dawsey & Anthony DeBarros

Following Democrats’ bruising losses in the 2024 election, the chief executive of ActBlue, the platform that had helped Democrats raise $4 billion for that year’s contests, gathered staff for a four-day retreat.

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Associated Press: Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 2 ‘shadow fleet’ tankers

By AP

Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude.

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The Washington Post: He spent 60 years building Black political power. He sees a wipeout coming.

By Justin Jouvenal

Press Robinson had to show he could read, before he was allowed to become the first member of his family to vote in the 1950s. In the 1970s, he filed a trailblazing lawsuit that cleared the way for him to be the first Black person elected to the city’s school board.

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