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The U.S.-U.K. deal shows the trade war is here to stay  Axios U.S. and U.K. Unveil Framework for Trade Deal  WSJ US-UK trade deal squeezes China supply chains  Financial Times Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump  The New York Times Detroit

Casey Means, Trump’s new pick for surgeon general, faces pushback  NPR Asked about his new surgeon general nominee, Trump says, ‘I don’t know her’  MSNBC News Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General  U.S. News & World Report The MAHA Takeover

A fight over Medicaid cuts is threatening GOP plans for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’  NPR A Budget Built on Illusion  The Atlantic Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind  The New York Times Ways and Means chair to huddle with

It can be hard to pick a good karaoke song. You want it to be something you know well enough to pull off onstage, but also something you actually like. Here’s how to narrow down your options.

A federal court says Alabama can’t use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)

India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours  BBC Live updates: Pakistan says India fired missiles at key military bases and that retaliation is underway  CNN India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far  The Guardian India-Pakistan Live: Pakistan launches

The crisis embroiling India and Pakistan continues to spiral. Pakistan’s military claims to have killed 40 to 50 Indian troops along their de facto border in Kashmir and downed 29 Indian drones during Thursday night and Friday morning, in response

India, Pakistan accuse each other of attacks as hostilities rise  Reuters Live updates: India, Pakistan tensions escalate as they exchange accusations of aerial attacks  CNN “Pakistan Didn’t Close Airspace, Used Civilian Flights As Shield”: Government  NDTV Exclusive: Pakistan’s Chinese-made jet brought down two

Donald Trump has a soft spot for military spectacles and autocrats.

India will respond to any escalation from Pakistan “proportionally and in exactly the same light”, the country’s high commissioner has told Sky News.