Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a “terrible partner” in NATO.  —  Trump was speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead …

We didn't need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit  —  Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed. … When the story detailing allegations of rape against Graham Platner dropped Monday afternoon …

MAGA Host Melts Down at Scott Jennings Over McConnell Claim  —  NOT BUYING IT  —  Rob Finnerty was skeptical of the pundit's claim that he spoke to Sen. Mitch McConnell on the phone.  —  Newsmax host Rob Finnerty opened his show by mocking a MAGA rival's claim that he had a lengthy conversation with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US launches strikes and limits the sale of Iranian oil  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorizing the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

ICE officer fatally shoots Mexican man in Houston during traffic stop  —  The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.  —  Summary  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

It's Not Polarization; It's the Radicalization of the Political Right  —  Keywords  —  Political polarization radicalization democratic backsliding radical right authoritarianism democracy  —  Few concepts have shaped contemporary political analysis as much as polarization.

Trump Says US to Remove Syria From Terrorism Sanctions List  —  President Donald Trump said the US would remove Syria from the terrorism sanctions list as he met with the country's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on the sidelines of the NATO summit.  —  “I think I will.  Why wouldn't I?

Trump Says He Will Let Ukraine Make Patriot Missiles  —  US President Donald Trump said he will allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a key weapon in repelling Russian attacks.  —  “We're going to be giving a license to you,” Trump said, sitting alongside Ukrainian …

Lawmakers Target the Power of Health Insurance Giants … After years of rampant expansion into nearly every corner of the health care system, the biggest insurance conglomerates are confronting new efforts to break up their businesses.  —  Arguing that the companies have become too dominant …

911 calls: Haitian father shot in head while driving children to church in Springfield  —  A man who was shot in the head in his car on the south side of Springfield Sunday, July 5, appeared to have been on his way to church with his children, according to 911 calls.

How much and why ACA Marketplace premiums are going up in 2027  —  Every spring and summer, health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators detailing expectations and premium rate changes for individual market health plans for the coming year.  This analysis focuses on individual market filings …

Trump opposes Carroll getting $5 million damages verdict, cites last-ditch Supreme Court bid … Attorneys for Presiden t Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding …

The End of Reading Is Here … twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world's written works.  Ptolemy, who had served under Alexander the Great, envisioned a library that would safeguard the sum total of humanity's knowledge.

Johnson eyes vote on bill to end ‘birth tourism’ to satisfy right flank  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is exploring whether to put legislation on the House floor that would end the ability of pregnant women to enter the United States legally to gain citizenship for their children.