NYTIMES (Ian Leslie) - Why Was Keir Starmer So Disastrously Ineffective?
His great achievement was to restore the Labour Party to government. His lack of conviction made him ineffective once he got there.
NYTIMES (Tyler Pager) - Trump Taps Former Oklahoma Trooper as New ICE Director
The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, who currently serves as an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency.
WASHINGTONPOST (Praveena Somasundaram) - GOP candidate with same name as senator can stay on Alaska ballot, judge rules
Supporters of incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan say a challenger with the same name is not running in “good faith,” but a judge says that is not an issue.
ABCNEWS - Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director
President Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
NYTIMES (Mark Walker) - Kentucky Declares State of Emergency as Heavy Rain Causes Flooding
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said the authorities were investigating reports of fatalities as emergency crews rescued people from flooded homes and vehicles.
ABCNEWS - Texas board of education votes to make Bible passages required reading
The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible passages required reading for Texas public school children.
NPR (Nathan Rott) - Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend.
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend.Open
ABCNEWS - Mayor Zohran Mamdani touts democratic socialist policies as his political star rises
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had two words for Republicans who want to label him as the "poster child" for the Democratic party, "Let them."
ABCNEWS - Millions drop Obamacare coverage after subsidies expire, costs rise
People faced double or even triple digit increases in their premium payments.
NYTIMES (Clarence Williams) - Now It’s Fireworks and a Fence Keeping Tourists From the Reflecting Pool
Chain-link fencing now surrounds the pool in preparation for a Fourth of July celebration. It has not stopped people from gawking.