The Justice Department “ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize criminal prosecution of protesters who destroy property or assault law enforcement, and to make sure every case they bring gets publicized,” Reuters reports.
MAGA Warns of ‘Massive Schism’
Axios: “Some of Trump’s popularity can be traced back to his early promises to keep out the U.S. out of Middle Eastern quagmires and advocate solely for Americans interests. A strike on Iran, supporters argue, risks undermining one of his most fundamental promises: ‘No new wars.’”
Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
New York Times: “The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.”
New Rules Allow VA Doctors to Refuse Care
“Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump,” The Guardian reports.
“Medical staff are still required to treat veterans regardless of race, color, religion and sex, and all veterans remain entitled to treatment. But individual workers are now free to decline to care for patients based on personal characteristics not explicitly prohibited by federal law.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“They knew that these were losing positions from the beginning and were not actually hoping to win in court, but rather to intimidate firms into settling, as many firms did. Now that they have racked up the four losses in district courts, it is not surprising that they are not appealing, because I don’t think they ever thought these were serious positions.”
— Cornell law professor W. Bradley Wendel, quoted by the New York Times, on President Trump’s strategy of targeting big law firms with executive orders and not appealing his losses.
Trump Won’t Sign G7 Statement on Iran
“President Donald Trump does not intend to sign onto a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada,” CNN reports.
“Trump’s decision not to sign the statement sets up an immediate divide with his counterparts before the summit even gets underway in the Canadian Rockies.”
G7 Nations Hope to Reach Trade Deals With Trump
“Nations are eyeing the Group of Seven summit in Canada this week as an opportunity to strike trade deals with President Trump—or at least build momentum to keep talking and ease tensions over tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Israel Strikes State TV in Iran
“Israel expanded its attacks on Iran on Monday, striking the headquarters of state television after ordering residents to leave part of Tehran, as the fiercest and deadliest confrontation in the history of the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered its fourth day,” the New York Times reports.
CNN: Video shows the moment an Iranian news agency was struck during live TV broadcast.
How Trump Flip-Flopped on War with Iran
“President Donald Trump had opposed Israeli military action against Iran, favoring negotiations over bombing. But in the days before the strikes began, he became convinced that Israel’s heightened anxiety over Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities was warranted,” NBC News reports.
“After a pivotal briefing from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, on Israel’s plans and U.S. options for supporting its operation, he gave tacit approval to Israel to have at it and decided to provide limited U.S. backing.”
Trump Unveils ‘Trump Mobile’
“President Trump and his family are getting into the wireless business, in partnership with the three major U.S. carriers,” Variety reports.
“The Trump Organization on Monday announced Trump Mobile, which will offer 5G service with an unlimited plan (the ‘47 Plan’) priced at $47.45 per month.”
Financial Times: Trump Organization to launch mobile phone service and $499 gold handset.
A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to Negotiate
“Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the U.S. via Arab intermediaries,“ the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials they would be open to returning to the negotiating table as long as the U.S. doesn’t join the attack, the officials said. They also passed messages to Israel saying it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.”
“But with Israeli warplanes able to fly freely over the capital and Iranian counterattacks inflicting minimal damage, Israeli leaders have little incentive to halt their assault before doing more to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and further weaken the theocratic government’s hold on power.”
Financial Times: Iran’s regime fights for survival.
What Was Terry Moran Thinking?
New York Times: “Mr. Moran, a longtime ABC News correspondent, was ousted from his network last week over a post on X that castigated the Trump administration in searing, personal terms. In his first interview since then, he offered no apologies. He sounded chipper — at least, as chipper as a journalist could be after losing a job in spectacularly public fashion.”
What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?
Benjamin Wallace-Wells: “Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.”
Bill Cassidy Blew It
Nicholas Florko: “It’s easy to forget that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault on vaccines—including, most recently, his gutting of the expert committee that guides American vaccine policy—might have been avoided. Four months ago, his nomination for health secretary was in serious jeopardy. The deciding vote seemed to be in the hands of one Republican senator: Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. A physician who gained prominence by vaccinating low-income kids in his home state, Cassidy was wary of the longtime vaccine conspiracist.”
“Then Cassidy caved.”
“In the speech he gave on the Senate floor explaining his decision, Cassidy said that he’d vote to confirm Kennedy only because he had extracted a number of concessions from the nominee—chief among them that he would preserve, ‘without changes,’ the very CDC committee Kennedy overhauled this week. Since then, Cassidy has continued to give Kennedy the benefit of the doubt.”
Joni Ernst’s Gaffe Becomes Rallying Cry for Democrats
“A one-sentence gaffe from Iowa’s junior senator has become a line of attack against Republicans nationally, with Democratic fundraising solicitations, political ads, social media and T-shirts now highlighting her words heading into the midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Sen. Joni Ernst’s response of ‘we all are going to die’ to a constituent who was complaining about proposed Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ has also helped produce a 2026 GOP primary challenger for her and prompted several Iowa Democrats to announce bids for her seat.”
“The incident has shone a fresh spotlight on the Republican Party’s political vulnerabilities as well as Ernst’s uncertain political future, with some Iowa watchers wondering whether she will stand for re-election. She angered Trump’s MAGA allies last year, delayed her trademark summer motorcycle ride until the fall, and now has become the face of what Democrats paint as Republican cruelty toward poor people.”
Trump and Deportations Unpopular with Voters
Americans broadly disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and favor Democratic U.S. House candidates for the 2026 midterms by 8 points, 45% to 37%, a new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds.
The president is underwater on 10 out of 11 issues.
Trump’s Parade Flopped, ‘No Kings’ Day Was a Hit
Paul Krugman: “America is no longer a full-fledged democracy. We are currently living under a version of competitive authoritarianism — a system that (like Orban’s Hungary or Erdogan’s Turkey) is still democratic on paper but in which a ruling party no longer takes democracy’s rules seriously…”
“Trumpists, however, haven’t yet fully consolidated their hold. America still has a chance of reclaiming itself from the grip of brazen corruption, mindless destruction, and contempt both for the rule of law and for our erstwhile allies. We don’t have to become a country bullied into submission.”
“But we’re teetering on the edge, and one of the most important ways we can step back from that edge is for ordinary Americans to engage in mass protests.”
Democrat May Force Rare ‘Secret Session’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said he may force a vote to have the House hold a rare “secret session” on security following the Minnesota shootings, Politico reports.
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