Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the Trump administration of "ceding global leadership to China," citing the trade war and a retreat from international engagement through cuts to foreign aid and media agencies. read more
The Department of Defense suddenly withdrew the scheduled appearances of about a dozen military leaders expected to speak this week at the prestigious Aspen Security Forum. USSECDEF Pete Hegseth confirmed the decision not to have senior military leaders attend the forum. Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the decision was made because the department "has no interest in legitimizing an organization that has invited former officials who have been the architects of chaos abroad and failure at home." read more
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump's new food and hunger policies. read more
The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan think tank. read more
Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. read more
A federal judge in Texas has reversed a Biden administration rule that wiped medical debt from credit reports, affecting nearly 15 million Americans. read more
President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won't be getting the original trophy, because he's keeping it. read more
Ghislaine Maxwell (63), the British socialite serving a 20-year sentence, is prepared to testify before the US Congress ... read more
If President Trump gets his way and removes Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the market reaction would be swift and brutal, Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos argues. read more
It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and - as last week showed - deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood read more
The Guardian writes about a 35-year-old father and tech worker who comes to the U.S. frequently to visit his girlfriend. An illness prevented him from flying before his 90-day visa expired. He was jailed for months by ICE. read more
Dahlia Lithwick: It's hard to know where she goes next, and I think that's why they're so spooked by her. read more
For troops experiencing ethical dilemmas, following one's conscience can be costly. read more
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent from a year ago, as the global trade war started to bite. read more
Jonathan Alter, Washington Monthly: If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And if you have $75 billion over four years in new funding for ICE, you ... read more
The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies -- such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University -- has lost nearly two-thirds of its staff, according to a list seen by Reuters. read more
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