The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn't want to make wedding websites for gay couples  —  In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

Supreme Court rejects Biden student loan forgiveness plan  —  The Supreme Court on Friday said President Biden does not have the authority for his nearly half-trillion dollar plan to forgive student loan debt, the latest blow from a Supreme Court that has been dismissive of this administration's bold claims of power.

Brazil Set to Bar Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims  —  Brazil's electoral court had enough votes to block former President Jair Bolsonaro from office until 2030 for spreading false claims about voting.  —  Jack Nicas, The Times's correspondent in Brazil …

Supreme Court to Hear Major Guns Case Involving Domestic Violence  —  The court, which has decided very few Second Amendment cases, will consider whether the government may disarm people subject to restraining orders for domestic abuse.  —  Reporting from Washington

Fox News Agrees to Pay $12 Million to Settle Hostile Workplace Suit  —  The settlement with a former producer, Abby Grossberg, is the latest development in a series of legal battles involving Fox.  —  Fox News has agreed to pay $12 million to Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer …

Biden administration failed to foresee Afghanistan mayhem, review finds  —  A State Department report released Friday finds fault with the Biden administration's crisis management and awareness before and during the fall of Afghanistan, an affirmation of critics who have said that bureaucratic lethargy …

Alan Arkin, Oscar Winner for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ Dies at 89  —  Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor for “Little Miss Sunshine” with a body of work that spans seven decades of stage and screen acting, died June 29 at his home in Carlsbad, Calif, Variety has confirmed.  He was 89.

Eliot Spitzer: RFK Jr. asked about giving paid speeches in office  —  The News  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn't run for office before in part because he couldn't afford it.  —  That's what Kennedy told then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, when Kennedy was considering running …

With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective  —  Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.  —  阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.

Republican candidate Chris Christie: ‘Trump wants to be Putin in America’  —  The former New Jersey governor on his mission to stop the ex-president returning to power  —  I arrive a quarter of an hour early at the Tick Tock Diner to discover that Chris Christie is already there.

Supreme Court sends back Ohio redistricting case  —  The Supreme Court on Friday sent an Ohio redistricting case back to the state's top court, in light of a decision it delivered earlier this week on a similar case in North Carolina.  —  Ohio Republicans had appealed to the nation's highest court …

The Stunning Place Where Trump Is Beating DeSantis the Worst  —  There was supposed to be a deluge of support for the Florida governor in Congress.  It hasn't worked out that way. … Not Quite Ron Demand  —  Before Ron DeSantis officially announced his 2024 run, one of the first members …

Trump Jan. 6 Mob Member Arrested Near Obama Home With Weapons — Bomb Materials  —  Taylor Taranto — a Trump supporter with a Jan. 6 warrant — was arrested near former President Barack Obama's home with guns and bomb materials.  —  Taranto was arrested Thursday on charges related …

Op-Ed: Biden Just Failed America - It Could Be Years Before We Know the Extent of the Damage  —  Prior to new developments regarding a possible implosion in Russia amid the war with Ukraine, the news cycle had been dominated by the classified docs indictment of former President Donald Trump …

Cyberattack knocks out satellite communications for Russian military  —  Was it pro-Ukrainian hackers or Wagner rebels?  —  A satellite communications system serving the Russian military was knocked offline by a cyberattack late Wednesday and remained mostly down on Thursday …

The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don't Want Their Families to Join  —  Pentagon scrambles to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away  —  Sky Nisperos's grandfather came to the U.S. from Mexico, and became an American citizen by serving in the U.S. Navy.

DeSantis scores big legal win upholding $2.5B gambling deal with Florida tribe  —  The three-judge panel concluded that a lower court judge had wrongly stopped the deal and said that any dispute over the compact between Florida and the tribe should be fought in state court.

Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, wants shells, planes and patience  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For Ukraine's counteroffensive to progress faster, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the top officer in Ukraine's armed forces, says he needs more — of every weapon.  And he is telling anyone who will listen …