Biden Shrinks Trump's Edge in Latest Times/Siena Poll  —  The president's popularity has ticked up slightly, though voters still view Donald J. Trump more favorably and have dour views of the economy.  —  President Biden has nearly erased Donald J. Trump's early polling advantage …

Vessel seized in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions, shipping firms say  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Syria consulate.

Trump the Front-Runner?  Not So Fast.  —  As foreign leaders trek to Mar-a-Lago to restore their ties to the once and future president, they might be surprised to learn that the election isn't as sealed as they seem to think.  —  Just as the stock market's record gains this year have been driven …

Mike Pence pushes a post-Trump path for conservatives and GOP  —  The former vice president, who decided not to endorse his old running mate, believes many in the conservative movement have lost their way to populism  —  Mike Pence became vice president by bearing witness to Donald Trump …

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss the federal gun charges against him  —  The judge denied all of Biden's attempts to have the case thrown out.  —  The federal judge overseeing a case involving gun charges against Hunter Biden rejected efforts by the president's son to have the case dismissed.

Judge declines to delay Trump's NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity  —  Trump the defendant and 2024 presidential candidate aims to campaign at New York hush money trial  —  The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president's request …

‘The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy  —  Greased by lobbying and campaign cash, tax breaks for retirement savings are one thing Congress agrees on.  But they also blow out the deficit and add to income inequality.

House Republicans fume over “messaging” votes … - Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) said he is moving his “focus to the presidential election.”  — “I think it's fair to say we've been frustrated for the past several months,” Nehls said.  — “This place is dysfunctional, unfortunately,” he added.

DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct.  —  The bill, HB 601, instead allows local chiefs …

Trump says federal abortion ban is not needed ‘because we broke Roe v. Wade’  —  Former President Trump on Friday said there was no need for a federal law limiting abortion because “we broke Roe v. Wade,” and said states were working “brilliantly” as many GOP-led legislatures restrict access to abortion.

For all his bombast, Trump is plummeting - financially, legally and politically  —  He's losing cash reserves and legal gambits, and his eponymous stock - DJT - took an embarrassing tumble this week  —  Donald Trump is doing his best Wizard of Oz imitation.

Exclusive: Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry  —  Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel's war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows.

US Steel shareholders approve takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel opposed by Biden administration  —  U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn opposition …

If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from ‘burdensome regulations’  —  A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators, according to a review of public documents and interviews with people allied with the former president.

Pence's second act: Former VP will teach about Christianity in public institutions at Pennsylvania college  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence has found his first official job since dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and will be teaching at a private college in Pennsylvania.