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Stephen Miller re-emerges as an ‘untouchable’ force in Trump’s White House  NBC News

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a nudge from Pope Francis — put Robert Prevost on the fast track.

Court lifts block on Trump order to strip federal workers of union rights  The Washington Post

Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears  The New York Times

Andrew Clyde joins rebel Republicans in derailing Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’  AJC.com Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt  The New York Times Trump’s Back, and Not a Moment Too Soon for His Megabill  Politico GOP hard-liners block Trump’s

James Comey: Ex-FBI boss interviewed by Secret Service over Trump seashell post  BBC

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Washington is about to host a global festival for the LGBTQ community and its allies—all while President

NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original. (Image credit: Lorin Granger)

Five dead after tornado tears through St Louis  BBC Kentucky tornadoes leave at least 14 dead as severe weather outbreak tears across Ohio Valley  FOX Weather Tornadoes kill at least 21 in southern US states of Missouri and Kentucky  Al Jazeera Tornado-spawning storms

Analysis | How to produce a statistic for a White House news release  The Washington Post