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What the Supreme Court Cooked Up Monday The Supreme Court on Monday held that Lisa Cook can keep her job as a governor of the Federal Reserve—for now. The case stemmed from President Trump’s attempt to remove Cook from the Fed after the federal housing finance regulator uncovered evidence of shenanigans regarding her mortgage applications and referred the case to the Justice Department. President Trump first demanded, in a Truth Social post, that Cook step down. A few days later, he issued a letter in which he purported to remove her from office. Cook sued, of course. Her attorneys claimed…

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his primary race earlier this year, claimed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building public health policy “upon a foundation of lies.” Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, I mean, the current CDC autism and vaccines page has a heading that says vaccines do not cause autism. Very clearly, but there’s an asterisk next to it, and it says it’s up there due to an agreement with you, the chair of the committee, you go to lower down on the page, and there…

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he plans to deploy an unusual procedural maneuver in a bid to unfreeze the House floor this week, seeking to send the annual Pentagon policy bill and the GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act to the Senate in a single package. That is likely a recipe for a continued standoff between the two chambers over the SAVE America Act, which has stalled in the Senate for months due to internal GOP divides. Under Johnson’s plan, the annual defense policy bill, which typically passes every year with large bipartisan majorities, could become a…

Fairness and the law won once the federal government decided to end Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian migrants, says the citizens’ group that led the opposition to the Haitian influx into Springfield, Ohio. The message was posted at the group’s Facebook site, “Stop the influx into Springfield, Ohio” by one of the group’s leaders, Tammie Poe: Nearly 5,000 members share one common belief: America is a nation of laws, and those laws matter. We welcome the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] decision to end Temporary Protected Status because we believe it is a step toward restoring respect for our immigration…

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the one-time running mate for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential bid, claimed President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Democrats had become “goofy word salads.” Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you a little bit about what’s happening here at home. There were three far-left candidates handpicked by New York City Mayor Mamdani, who won last week over more centrist candidates. Some are looking at that and saying the reach of the left wing of your party seems to be expanding, and here is what President Trump said. Take…

Lawmakers of both parties questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff Monday in the first broad congressional briefings on President Donald Trump’s Iran deal. While Democrats asked some of the sharpest questions, participants in an afternoon conference call with House members said, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) at one point pressed the administration officials on the fate of Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium. According to two people granted anonymity to disclose the private remarks, Witkoff and Rubio repeated assurances the administration has privately made to select lawmakers in prior briefings — that the goal is…

The newspaper claimed that the outgoing UK prime minister is considering becoming the military bloc’s chief in 2028 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is stepping down following a revolt within his own party, is interested in becoming the next secretary-general of NATO, The Observer reported on Sunday.Starmer teared up last week when he announced that he would resign as prime minister and Labour Party leader in response to mounting pressure. Several ministers left his cabinet, and more than 80 Labour MPs urged him to step down after the party lost nearly 1,500 local council seats in last month’s elections.Former…

“When Governments Fail, We Sail — Humanity’s Compass Points to Gaza.” Joshua Scheer As Gaza remains under siege and much of the world looks away, activists continue to challenge the blockade through acts of nonviolent resistance. In this powerful interview with Chris Hedges, Brazilian organizer Thiago Ávila recounts what he describes as one of the most brutal crackdowns yet against the Gaza Freedom Flotilla movement. Ávila details the interception of a multinational humanitarian mission in international waters, the detention of more than 180 activists, and allegations of beatings, threats, solitary confinement, and interrogation by Israeli authorities. His account is not…

France’s national public health authority has reported that the country experienced at least 1,000 additional deaths last week during the heat wave compared to averages recorded in previous months. According to Santé Publique France, between June 24th and June 26th, there were approximately 1,000 additional deaths over the average recorded in April and May, with the most “pronounced” increases being seen in regions under the red alert for heatwaves, such as in Britanny, Centre-Val de Loire, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Normandy, and Pays de la Loire. The public health authority said that the increases in deaths impacted all age groups; however, 85 per cent of the…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, fully dressed in a suit, jumped into a public pool in East Harlem on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of the city’s pool program but also found himself swimming in the murky waters of antisemitism surrounding the state’s recent primary. The mayor took the bizarre plunge into the Thomas Jefferson pool to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the city’s outdoor pool construction program under the old Works Progress Administration. As he toweled off and walked from the pool, Mamdani revealed it was not one of his nicely tailored suits voters saw him wear during…