Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida  —  A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to feud.  —  In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …

Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever.  But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill

G7 Leaders' Statement on Ukraine  —  At our meeting today in Hiroshima, we, the Leaders of the G7, reaffirmed our commitment to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.  We condemn, in the strongest terms …

U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader  —  The acknowledgement comes as terrorism experts and the dead man's family have cast doubt on a Pentagon statement indicating the operation targeted a high-ranking militant in Syria  —  QORQANYA, Syria …

Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain  —  Three self-described FBI whistleblowers, who are key to the Republican narrative that the FBI is weaponized against conservatives, testified at a House hearing Thursday …

House Freedom Caucus calls on McCarthy to suspend debt ceiling negotiations  —  The House Freedom Caucus said it's calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend his negotiation on raising the debt limit with the White House and instead focus on getting the House-passed “Limit, Save, Grow Act” through the Senate.

US signals to allies it won't block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine  —  The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under …

Flush With Campaign Cash, Tim Scott Is Set to Join '24 Race  —  The South Carolina senator will announce his campaign on Monday and then head to Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina will announce his candidacy for president on Monday and will enter the race …

WSJ News Exclusive |  ESPN Plans to Stream Flagship Channel, Eyeing Cable TV's Demise  —  ESPN is laying the groundwork to sell its channel directly to cord-cutters and has begun talks with sports leagues and cable partners.

Georgia Prosecutor Signals August Timetable for Charges in Trump Inquiry  —  The Fulton County district attorney said most of her staff would work remotely at times, and asked judges not to schedule trials, in the first half of August.  —  The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation …

The Post-Liberal Authoritarians Want You To Forget That Private Companies Have Rights  —  On Wednesday night, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) took the stage at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and declared—to the astonishment of many who subsequently read the quote online—that …

EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis' Secret Invitations for a Wednesday Campaign Announcement  —  The campaign is intentionally giving false dates to some people to test who would leak details to the press. … The invitation for Ron DeSantis' de facto presidential campaign kickoff Wednesday in Miami isn't fancy.

Robert Kennedy Jr. names Dennis Kucinich as 2024 campaign manager  —  The move unites two famously idiosyncratic Democrats in their long-shot quest to defeat President Joe Biden in next year's primary.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen former congressman Dennis Kucinich to manage …

Abbott confirms first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) confirmed Thursday that the first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado.  —  “Texas' overwhelmed and overrun border communities should not have to shoulder the flood of illegal immigration due …

Why border crossings have fallen since Trump-era rules expired last week  —  Immigration and the Border,Mexico & the Americas  —  Fewer migrants are crossing the southern border of the U.S., and the doomsday scenarios that many politicians feared would follow the expiration …

The NYPD Took This Dog Into Custody Because His Owner Filmed the Police  —  Harvey's owner is just one of 2,746 humans who have been arrested for filming the NYPD in the last two years alone.  —  On May 3, 2020, Molly Griffard stepped out of her Bed-Stuy apartment to take her dog Harvey, a nine-year-old Yorkie, for a walk.

Bill Barr says Trump's classified documents case is his biggest legal risk: “I don't think that argument's gonna fly”  —  Trump-era Attorney General Bill Barr says he believes former President Donald Trump will be “very exposed” legally if he was playing “any games” with the documents marked …

Pence's prepared speech lifted words directly from Trump  —  Mike Pence's prepared remarks include a two-sentence passage almost identical to words used by Donald Trump in 2019.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence's prepared remarks for a speech in New Hampshire this week lifted words directly …

The FBI Didn't Persecute Hillary.  It Protected Her.  —  For the last seven years, conventional wisdom has told us a singular story about the FBI and Hillary Clinton.  That story had a clear headline: the FBI was out to get her.  —  Let's go back to 2016, when the FBI was investigating …

America's Leading Republican Pipsqueak Has a New Book on How to Fix Men.  It's a Hoot.  —  Josh Hawley's long-threatened tome about American masculinity is here.  Savor it with me.  —  Josh Hawley calls influencer Andrew Tate onto the carpet in his new book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs …

UC regents take groundbreaking step toward hiring immigrant students without legal status  —  The University of California regents, saying they support an equitable education for all, unanimously agreed Thursday to find a pathway to enact a bold policy to hire students who lack legal status and work permits.