“The court is considering whether the Democrat-led Virginia General Assembly lawfully launched a referendum process last year to redraw political boundaries, following a redistricting push by Republicans in Texas backed by President Donald Trump. Virginia voters approved the measure this month.”

— Melania Trump, quoted by CNN.

It would likely transform a delegation with 20 Republicans and eight Democrats to one with 24 Republicans and just four Democrats.

“The gathering, which will be held by Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, will include the White House operations team, US Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security leadership.”

Said Mrs. Trump: “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy — his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America.”

In unusually candid terms, the German leader said he didn’t see “what strategic exit the Americans are now choosing,” adding that Tehran’s negotiators are proceeding “very skilfully — or indeed very skilfully not negotiating.”

The result is that an “entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, particularly by these so-called Revolutionary Guards.”

“Flipping through the unwieldy journals on the subway ride home, I confess I was only looking for the sex. Rather, I was searching for the descriptions of sex that my source had told me about. I found the lists of dozens of women at the back of the books. Beside each name—they are mostly first names—Kennedy had purportedly assigned a number from 1 to 10 to describe how far things had progressed, with ’10’ denoting intercourse, according to my source, who heard the explanation from Richardson Kennedy.”

“Richardson Kennedy had allegedly given the diaries to a friend in case she needed to use them as leverage in their protracted divorce negotiations, at a time when Kennedy appeared to hedge on disclosing his family’s financial assets. The divorce was never finalized, and Richardson Kennedy was still married—still a Kennedy wife—when she died.”

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“A common concern, for many years, was that Charles would be too political for the throne. A man of strong opinions, he championed environmental causes and intervened in areas such as architecture.”

“Yet as king, Charles has become a highly-disciplined monarch adept at speaking only when necessary, a master of subtlety.”

CBS News: King Charles arriving for visit with Trump at a fraught time.

“The court will hear a case Monday to decide whether federal law preempts state-level lawsuits alleging glyphosate, the chemical in Bayer’s herbicide Roundup, causes cancer. And the U.S. House is expected to take up the farm bill this week, a massive agricultural policy measure that includes new protections for the chemical.”

CNN: A Supreme Court case over pesticides is bringing out the ‘MAHA moms’ — and threats of consequences for the midterms.

Wall Street Journal: Meet the MAHA moms protesting against pesticides.

“The high court is poised to rule in the coming weeks on a range of polarizing issues – from immigration policy and transgender rights to rules on how to count mail-in ballots – that could help define the Republican president’s legacy and set key rules for the November 3 midterm elections.”

“The progressive lawmaker has sat for just three interviews with national media this year — a fraction of what other potential 2028 candidates for president have done.”

“When she is interviewed it’s usually with an ideologically sympathetic outlet or reporter, or is focused on a topic that’s politically safe.”

“A potential loophole in the federal law that governs temporary appointments creates the possibility that Blanche, in his acting capacity, could essentially take over as the nation’s top law enforcement officer if Trump chooses to bypass the Senate confirmation process, as he’s done for other top federal prosecutors.”

“The past year was tough for American farmers, a downturn that the Farm Bureau has called a ‘generational rather than a temporary slowdown.’ Farm bankruptcies increased 46% in 2025 and are at their highest level since 2020, though fewer farms are going bankrupt than in the 2010s.”

“Their mission: ensuring no trace of the Chinese leader’s DNA fell into foreign hands. The agents—measuring about 6-foot-3, dressed in identical dark suits—were observed grabbing Xi’s utensils and plate and spraying them with an unidentified liquid.”

“Welcome to the unseen theater of great-power diplomacy, where a meeting of the two most powerful leaders on earth can hinge on the slightest missed protocol, an unexpected miscue or even a bit of saliva left on a fork. It is a ritual that is at once deeply absurd and deadly serious. The length of a red carpet can say more about the state of the world than official statements.”

“The Secret Service falls under DHS, and the Trump administration estimates its ability to pay employees under executive order will run dry at the end of the week, according to multiple people in both parties.”

“Still, it’s an open question whether the shooting will be enough to resolve the impasse.”

They described the move as “the first step in the process of uniting and repairing the state of Israel.”