US to Israel: Don't do something you'll regret  —  In private calls and public moves, President Joe Biden and his aides are pointing to reasons to look for an off-ramp.  —  The Biden administration's main message for Israel following Iran's aerial assault comes down to this: Stop and think.

How to pick a jury that can judge Donald Trump  —  Tailoring questions to probe prospective jurors' political biases and opinions of the former president is more art than science.  —  Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York begins Monday with an immediate and fundamental challenge …

Senate spotlight: A Trump Republican's China problem  —  November's election will not only determine which party controls the White House but also the United States Senate.  Currently, the Democratic caucus holds a narrow 51-49 advantage.  Control of the chamber will come down to a handful of competitive races.

Democrats descend on Chicago as specter of '68 convention looms  —  Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden.  —  Democrats from across the country are converging in Chicago this week to lay the groundwork for their upcoming convention …

Pentagon Reviews Events Before Attack That Killed 13 U.S. Troops in Kabul  —  A team conducted new interviews to address lingering questions about the bombing in the final days of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.  —  A new Pentagon review of the events leading up to the bombing …

Mark Cuban says he's proud to pay $288 million in taxes this year, unlike a certain former president  — Mark Cuban says he'll be paying $288 million in taxes to the IRS.  — “I pay what I owe,” Cuban wrote on X.  — The billionaire says he's “proud to pay my taxes every single year,” unlike one ex-president.

Scoop: Teamsters make another move toward GOP … - In the past, the PAC has given overwhelmingly to Democrats, but Hawley has made a point to align himself with the labor movement, joining picket lines with the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers.  — In total, Hawley's …

‘The damage is done’: Ruben Gallego says repealing Arizona's near-total abortion ban now would be too little, too late  —  Gallego argued a repeal through the state is just the first step in rectifying what he sees as injustice.  —  PHOENIX — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego argued this week …

COULD YOU JUDGE TRUMP IMPARTIALLY?  —  Here is what 12 New Yorkers said.  —  When Donald Trump walks into a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, it will kick off a process unprecedented in American history: jury selection for a former president's criminal trial.

Migration's human toll overwhelms a border county in Texas  —  EAGLE PASS, Tex. — The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck.  —  The woman had been fished out of the Rio Grande minutes earlier.

Donald Trump's Rambling Rally Speech Raises Questions  —  Donald Trump's mention of the “beautiful” Battle of Gettysburg during a campaign rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday got the former president some attention on social media, with users wondering what his rambling “rant” was about.