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Over nine-in-ten Americans say it’s important that federal judges are fair and impartial in their rulings, but far fewer have confidence they actually are. The post 5. Views of Congress, parties and courts appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Exclusive | White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade War  WSJ

Highland Park Shooting: Gunman Gets Seven Life Sentences  The New York Times Gunman in 2022 mass shooting at suburban Chicago July Fourth parade sentenced to life in prison  CNN Highland Park shooting: Gunman sentenced to life in prison  BBC Highland Park shooter Robert

The high court filing Thursday follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide.

Hegseth defended his Signal leak. Others lost clearances for similar lapses.  The Washington Post ‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon  CNN Hegseth set up Signal on Pentagon

‘Vladimir, STOP!’ Trump says to Putin after deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv in months  ABC News Trump Live Updates: Latest News on Russia-Ukraine, Transgender Troops Ban and More  The New York Times Trump: Russia not taking over Ukraine is a concession  The Hill

Events in Ukraine over the last 24 hours have been utterly barbaric. Bad even by the standards of this horrendous war.  

In our news wrap Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both the U.S. and China see high tariffs as unsustainable but dismissed reports U.S. would bring them down unilaterally, a dozen states have sued the Trump administration over its tariff

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

“We’ll soon be left with just a dusty rubble pile.”