Supreme Court emergency docket roars back

By Zach Schonfeld

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has flared up in the thick of the justices’ summer recess. 

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The Memo: AOC 2028? Dems feel trepidation and excitement over Ocasio-Cortez

By Niall Stanage

Speculation about a presidential run by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in 2028 is rising to its highest pitch yet — and some people are putting their money on it.

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Florida primary fight marks DSA’s last stand

By Julia Mueller

The last major midterm primary test for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking place Tuesday in Florida, after a loss in Wisconsin this past week dealt a blow to the far-left movement. 

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Centcom commander visits USS Abraham Lincoln amid questions about conditions on ship

By Mira Bhakta

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited the USS Abraham Lincoln Saturday after the ship had been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days since November.

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DNC gives final approval of 2028 primary calendar starting in South Carolina

By Julia Mueller

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has voted to approve the 2028 presidential primary calendar, starting with South Carolina.

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Republicans face unexpected challenge in Alaska Senate race

By Helen Huiskes

As Republicans look to hold on to their Senate majority in November, one state that is usually safely red is heating up as a former Democratic congresswoman makes a comeback bid to return to Washington. 

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Navy looking into warship redesigns as part of Trump requests

By Mira Bhakta

The United States Navy is potentially redesigning incoming aircraft vessels to better align with President Trump’s preferred aesthetic. 

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Maher on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions: ‘It just makes my blood boil’

By Finya Swai

Comedian Bill Maher condemned the reported harsh conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying accounts of food shortages and broken toilets the sailors onboard have worked under made his “blood boil.”

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ICE purchase of electric shock gloves prompts Democratic outrage

By Rebecca Beitsch

Outrage is building among congressional Democrats who are alarmed by new plans from the Trump administration to buy gloves that will allow immigration agents to deliver a painful electric shock as they carry out deportations.

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Here is our way forward on immigration

By Jennie Murray

OPINION | As America continues to celebrate 250 years this summer, I can’t help but reflect on our shared immigration history — and on my own family’s story.

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Why Americans now hate each other more than ever

By John Mac Ghlionn

OPINION | Researchers at the Marquette Law School Poll recently identified a sharp generational decline in trust across the United States. Americans born before 1960 still hold onto a baseline assumption that their neighbors will not rob them, given half a chance. They are the most trusting demographic in the country.

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The New York Times: The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.

By David E. Sanger, Dustin Volz, Ana Swanson and Julian E. Barnes

In mid-July, many of the country’s biggest military contractors received a letter from the Air Force with a stern warning: By Sept. 1, all the software they use for weapons and control systems must be free of products built by the A.I. company Anthropic. Failure to comply would put all their business with the Pentagon at risk.

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The Wall Street Journal: The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center

By Erich Schwartzel

The offer arrived out of nowhere just over one year ago.

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Associated Press: US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

By Ben Finley and Didi Tang

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression.

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The Washington Post: Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it

By Julian Mark

One bill proposes increasing the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13. Another would cut their lifetime terms to 18 years. Others would create an enforceable ethics code and place standards on how the court rules from its relatively opaque “shadow docket.”

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