Chief Justice John Roberts announced this morning that tomorrow will be the final opinion day of the 2024-25 term. Six cases remain for the court to decide.

🚨 JUST IN: D.C. now under Level 3 of 4 flash flood risk ⛈️ Storms likely heavier & more widespread than yesterday 🕓 Timing: 4–9 PM 🌊 NWS warns of “local significant” flooding 💧 Rainfall rates: up to 2–3” per hour More info at: cwg.live

Scientists have unlocked proteins from fossils of extinct animals like rhinos, elephants, and hippos, with findings dating back up to 24 million years. This breakthrough could reshape our understanding of evolution. jpost.com/archaeology/ar…

Donald Trump’s sudden shifts on whether to arm Ukraine could have a bigger impact than the lack of weapons themselves, officials tell Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

Just want to take a minute to mark a huge moment in DC. The legendary Dan Balz is retiring from full-time work at the The Washington Post after 47 remarkable years. I had the great privilege of sitting next to Dan in the Post newsroom and working with him for years. He is the last of

BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per erica orden politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz: "The FBI interviewed alleged victims who named several 'clients.' These names have been redacted. They should be disclosed but the courts have ordered them sealed. I know who they are. They don’t include any current officeholders."

A photo from last night. Capital Weather Gang

"Historically, when Republicans control the House and the Senate, you still need 60 votes to get a budget through the Senate, and that means you need a bipartisan process," said Michael Scherer. "The Trump administration's goal here is to break that process."

SCOOP: Hegseth's texts about bombing Yemen derived from a classified email labeled "SECRET/NOFORN," per info provided to the DOD Inspector General for a forthcoming report, flying in the face of longstanding Trump administration claims that no classified info was shared: sources

NEW: Tension at the NGA. Dem governors are frustrated w what they view as the group’s silence in the Trump era—and two governors (Walz and Kelly) are about to step back and stop paying dues. W/ Michael Scherer: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Just two dudes from the Commonwealth. Thanks to my friend, U.S. Senator John Fetterman, for coming to my maiden floor speech.

Powell shakes his head as Trump talks about the renovations at the Federal Reserve. At one point, Trump hands Powell a piece of paper after mentioning costs:

TONIGHT: Peter Baker, Eugene Daniels, Susan Glasser and Jonathan Karl join guest moderator Franklin Foer to discuss the recent and intensifying developments in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal surrounding President Donald Trump. Watch at 8/7c on PBS

Rep. Tim Burchett kicked by horse, breaks rib trib.al/jSJs4gS

Virginia Giuffre’s Family Was Shocked That Trump Described Her as ‘Stolen’ The siblings of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers wonder what the president knows theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

President Trump has come to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to prolong the conflict in Gaza, in open defiance of Trump’s wish for the war to end, two administration officials told Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

May-June-July is the weakest 3-month period of job growth since COVID. If you throw out 2020, it's the weakest 3-month period since 2010 and the aftermath of the Great Recession.

Witkoff meets Putin, per RT.

NEW: It’s Trump’s August of discontent Wars in Gaza and Ukraine are expanding. The jobs report was poor. The new tariffs could raise prices. Republicans are being heckled at town halls. And there’s Epstein Inside Trump’s toughest moment back in office: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…