The Hill reports: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, the law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its lawsuit with Fox News over the network’s coverage of President Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said the effort violated the Constitution and threatens the independence …

Via press reports: As part of the investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s mental decline and potentially unauthorized issuance of sweeping pardons and other executive actions, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today sent letters to Karine Jean-Pierre, Ian Sams, Andrew Bates, and Jeff Zients demanding they appear for transcribed interviews. “President …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration’s plan for mass layoffs at the State Department has left much of the workforce exasperated and embittered, tanking morale as extra demands were made to assist U.S. citizens seeking to flee the Middle East amid Israel’s war with Iran, employees say. Rubio had set a July 1 timeline for the dismissals, but execution …

Agence-France Presse reports: Record-breaking numbers of revellers are expected to turn out on the streets of Budapest on Saturday in defiance of a new law by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling coalition that bans Hungary’s annual Pride celebrations. A record number of people are expected to attend Saturday’s Pride march in the Hungarian capital Budapest, defying a ban that marks …

Reuters reports: U.S. Senate Republicans late Friday released a revised tax and budget bill that would end the $7,500 tax credit on new electric vehicle sales and leases on September 30 as well as the $4,000 tax credit for used EVs. The prior version would have ended the credit for new sales 180 days after the bill was signed into …

Politico reports: Rep. Dusty Johnson will announce a bid for South Dakota governor Monday, according to two people granted anonymity to speak about private conversations. Johnson has served as South Dakota’s sole House representative since 2019. He’s been a key player in major deals on Capitol Hill in recent years as the head of the Main Street Caucus of Republicans. …

The Guardian reports: Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end. Eric, who is co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, said, the road to the White House “would be an easy one” if he decided to follow in his …

The Washington Post reports: Iran nearly succeeded in orchestrating an assassination of former secretary of state Mike Pompeo at a European hotel in 2022, and then-candidate Donald Trump and his campaign were told by intelligence officials last September that the longtime U.S. foe had recruited hit men who were active at the time on American soil, according to a forthcoming …

NOTUS reports: Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska will not seek re-election next year, according to four sources familiar with the situation, dealing a blow to House Republicans who had viewed the five-term incumbent as the party’s best hope for retaining his battleground congressional district. Bacon, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, has represented Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District …

Billboard Magazine reports: Pop superstar Ariana Grande fielded messages from all manner of fans and celebrities on Thursday (June 26) as the singer-actress turned 32 years old. But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building. New York City’s Empire State Building shared a video celebrating the pop singer’s birthday. In the clip, …

NBC News reports: At least two federal prosecutors who worked on cases against Jan. 6 rioters were fired Friday by the Justice Department, according to more than half a dozen current and former officials familiar with the dismissals. A copy of one of the dismissal letters seen by NBC News was signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, notifying the recipient …

Sen. Tim Kaine had a press release ready to go: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance his war powers resolution to require that any U.S. participation in offensive hostilities against Iran be explicitly authorized by Congress through a declaration …

The Michigan Advance reports: Guitarist and sportsman Ted Nugent had a weapon on his person when he visited the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, which was initially known to Michigan State Police before they approached him following his testimony to a House committee. That’s according to Department of State Police spokesperson Shanon Banner, who told Michigan Advance in an email that …

CBS News reports: Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the war powers resolution days before the U.S. bombed three locations central to Iran’s nuclear program, seeking to force the president to get congressional authorization before entering the conflict between Israel and Iran. In an interview last week with CBS News’ Major Garrett, Kaine acknowledged that his resolution could fail …

“The Great Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working all weekend to finish our ‘ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’ We are on the precipice of delivering Massive General Tax Cuts, NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR OUR SENIORS, Permanently Securing our Borders, an even Bigger and More Powerful Military (I rebuilt it during …

“I don’t know, have we been beyond the Van Allen radiation belt? Maybe? If so, I would like to know why it’s taken so long to get back through it again. We’ll see what Artemis and the Orion spacecraft have to do when they try to take a crewed spaceship back out there in just a year or two. Tucker …

The New York Post reports: Andrew Cuomo is staying on the New York City mayoral election ballot — a move that prompted critics to slam the ex-gov as a “spoiler” candidate. Cuomo’s defiant stance comes as he hemorrhages union support after his stunning loss to socialist contender Zohran Mamdani in Tuesday’s Democratic primary – and amid widespread consternation that he’ll …

404 Media reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a new mobile phone app that can identify someone based on their fingerprints or face by simply pointing a smartphone camera at them, according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. The underlying system used for the facial recognition component of the app is ordinarily used when people enter …

Military.com reports: The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service — an issue that disproportionately affects Black men. The new guidance, expected to take effect in the coming weeks, would bar permanent shaving …

Reuters reports: Tesla failed to persuade a federal judge to end a lawsuit over the death of a woman struck after an Autopilot-equipped Model S ran off the road in Key Largo, Florida, paving the way for a possible trial next month. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami said the estate of Naibel Benavides Leon, and her former boyfriend …