NYT Politics·Jul 7
Maryland Moves Toward Redistricting Ahead of 2028
Lawmakers at a special legislative session next month will try to pass an amendment to the state constitution that should ensure new congressional maps survive a legal challenge.
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Newsweek·Jul 7
AOC, Jon Ossoff Surge Against Gavin Newsom in 2028 Prediction Market
AOC, Jon Ossoff Surge Against Gavin Newsom in 2028 Prediction Market Newsweek
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump administration eyes offshore space launches
The Trump administration is considering allowing space launches and re-entry off U.S. coasts, according to a notice published Tuesday. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said in a notice Tuesday that it was considering allowing the use of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for offshore space activities. The Outer Continental Shelf refers to submerged lands that can be...
The Hill·Jul 7
IOC lifts suspension on Russian teams ahead of 2028 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced it is lifting the suspension of Russia’s Olympic teams, allowing them to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. In a release, the IOC said it decided to “provisionally” lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after its legal affairs commission determined the...
NYT Politics·Jul 7
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.
The Hill·Jul 7
Top White House environment adviser departs administration
Katherine Scarlett, a top environmental policy adviser in the Trump White House, has departed, an official confirmed to The Hill. Scarlett chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), where she led a rollback of federal environmental standards for new infrastructure projects. According to Bloomberg Government, which first reported her exit, Scarlett is headed to consulting firm...
The Hill·Jul 7
Treasury scraps plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
The Treasury Department has scrapped plans for Harriet Tubman to be on the $20 bill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. In response to a question about the status of the bill from Spectrum News, Bessent said the Trump administration was “not at present” planning to place Tubman’s likeness on it. The Hill reached out...
The Hill·Jul 7
Judge quashes DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County's 2020 election staff
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department’s request for personal information from election workers in Fulton County, Ga., as part of its investigation into President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge William Ray found in his order that the DOJ could not use a Grand...
The Hill·Jul 7
US condemns China's ICBM test launch
The Trump administration has condemned China’s test launch of an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, calling the incident “of great concern.” “At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite,” according to a statement...
vox.com·Jul 7
Democratic socialists have big plans for 2028
Democratic socialists have big plans for 2028 vox.com
The Hill·Jul 7
US revokes Iran oil sanctions waiver after Strait of Hormuz strikes
The Trump administration on Tuesday revoked a sanctions waiver that had allowed the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemicals. The revocation comes after Iran reportedly struck three ships near the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping waterway. The new document from The Treasury Department says that transactions that were authorized under its previous sanctions waiver would have to...
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump-backed Colombian president-elect halts transition, accuses predecessor of attempting coup
Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espirella, a conservative millionaire who earned an endorsement from President Trump, suspended the transition process on Tuesday, accusing President Gustavo Petro of planning a coup to remain in power. Petro, whom Trump had been critical of in the past but later called “terrific” after an hours-long meeting between the two earlier this...
The Hill·Jul 7
Levin says 'big mistake' for Trump to provide 'military gifts' to Turkey
Fox News host Mark Levin on Tuesday said it was a "big mistake" for President Trump to provide Turkey with "military gifts" as he aims to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. Levin said on the social platform X that it was "Christmas in Turkey." "We're piling on so many generous and expensive gifts even...
The Hill·Jul 7
O'Reilly urges Americans to invest in stock market and stop 'yowling about high prices'
Conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly on Monday urged Americans to invest in the stock market and stop “yowling about rising prices” amid widespread concerns about the economy. “My portfolio is doing great because Trump is — his policies appeal to the big companies, but 40 percent of Americans don't participate in capitalism, and a lot of them...
The Hill·Jul 7
Sanders-founded organization backs Troy Jackson for Maine Senate
Our Revolution, a political organization founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after his unsuccessful presidential run, is putting its support behind former Maine state lawmaker Troy Jackson to replace the embattled Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee in the race for U.S. Senate. Jackson is a former state Senate president who ran for governor earlier...
NYT Politics·Jul 7
Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers
A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to “select” which Iranians seeking refuge in the United States would be expelled.
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump reopens Greenland fight as NATO summit kicks off
President Trump renewed his call for the United States to have control of Greenland soon after arriving in Turkey for the NATO summit, reopening a fight that badly frayed relations with allies earlier this year. “Greenland doesn’t help Denmark, Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United...
NYT Politics·Jul 7
The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.
The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.
The Hill·Jul 7
FOR INSIDERS | Democratic Senate candidates hammer Republicans over 'big, beautiful bill' fallout
President Trump and Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" has become a weapon of choice for Democrats in their battle to win back power in Congress. A year after Republicans muscled the massive reconciliation bill to Trump’s desk, Democratic candidates in the most competitive Senate races are blasting their Republican opponents over their support for...
NYT Politics·Jul 7
Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator Will Resign
Aaron Szabo will step down as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office this month, he told employees, after overseeing rollbacks of a range of pollution limits.
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump administration falsely accuses Smithsonian of 'extreme political activism'
President Trump is escalating his fight over who gets to tell America's story.
NYT Politics·Jul 7
Nation’s 250th Celebration Fireworks Sent D.C. Air Pollution Spiking
Trump promised a record display of some 850,000 pyrotechnics for the country’s 250th birthday. The Park Service warned it could get dirty.
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump Jan. 6 pardons don't cover pipe bomb suspect: Judge
A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Trump's mass pardons for rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, do not apply to a Virginia man charged in connection with a pipe bomb planted near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties the night before the attack. U.S. District Judge...
The Hill·Jul 7
Trump accounts could help privatize Social Security
Trump accounts could help address the financial challenges of the current pay-as-you-go system of Social Security and provide Americans with significant assets upon retirement.