Financial Times:
US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May amid Middle East energy shock  —  US inflation jumped to a new three-year high of 4.2 per cent in May as Donald Trump's Middle East war sends energy prices soaring for Americans.  —  Wednesday's figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was in line …

Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Jumps as Iran War Intensifies Price Squeeze  —  Consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 percent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the U.S. economy.  —  What to know about the report.

Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran  —  President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter.

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Supreme Court Doesn't Own the Constitution  —  It is the job of the judiciary, as Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote, to say what the law is.  —  Often, this is taken to mean a duty to interpret the Constitution and fix its meaning in place.  But to say what the law …

Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials lay out aggressive timeline to build triumphal arch  —  Documents say a 320-foot crane may be used to build the arch, which sits on a flight path to Reagan National Airport.  —  Summary  —  Federal officials are laying more groundwork to begin construction …

John Sipher / New York Times:
I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years.  Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.  —  The law creating the job of director of national intelligence is not subtle about the requirements.  —  It says that nominees for the position shall “have extensive national security expertise,” and it says so for a reason.

New York Times:
Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pete Hegseth's Mormon diss explodes a MAGA myth  —  Christian nationalism isn't just immoral — it's incoherent  —  Pete Hegseth is not a coherent thinker.  This was demonstrated yet again on the D-Day anniversary event in France, where the defense secretary gave a speech that was supposed …

Politico:
Bernie Sanders' candidates just keep winning … Sanders stood vocally by Platner through the latest round of controversies, and his support helped bolster the progressive oyster farmer and former combat Marine through the closing stretch.  —  Platner heads into the general election against GOP …

Nick Turse / The Intercept:
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking  —  If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?  —  NINE MONTHS INTO the Trump administration's deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes.

Andrew Stiles / The Washington Free Beacon:
The Scum Also Rises: Graham Platner Makes History As First Vanity Oysterman With Nazi Tattoo To Win US Senate Nomination  —  Graham Platner made history on Tuesday, becoming the first vanity oysterman and Nazi-tattooed Hotchkiss attendee to win a major party's nomination for U.S. Senate …

Washington Examiner:
Cleaning up Biden's Obamacare subsidy fraud  —  Medicaid fraud in blue states has dominated headlines recently, but the problem is not new.  From its earliest reviews of Obamacare enrollment controls, the Government Accountability Office found that President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act was highly susceptible to fraud.

Anthony L. Fisher / MS NOW:
Nancy Mace lost the South Carolina governor's race.  But her legacy of failure runs much deeper.  —  Nancy Mace's political career is likely over and will almost certainly be quickly forgotten.  But the South Carolina Republican had the chance five years ago to create an enduring legacy …

Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Once a rising star, Nancy Mace suffers resounding defeat in governor's race  —  The South Carolina congresswoman finished fifth in the state's GOP gubernatorial primary, according to unofficial returns, solidly losing even her own home county and district.  —  Rep. Nancy Mace's trouncing …

Liz Dye / Public Notice:
MAGA's kayfabe meltdown over California primary  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤯 Subscribe to PN 🤯  —  Reality show influencer Spencer Pratt won't be getting clobbered in November by Karen Bass, and MAGA is psyched.

Avery Lotz / Axios:
Supreme Court's final cases loom over Trump's immigration, election hopes  —  The last Supreme Court decisions of the term include major tests of presidential power and election law that could have lasting implications on voting and governance. … - The Supreme Court's final slate …

Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say he's abusing his office and access to President Trump.

Adam Cancryn / CNN:
Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight  —  As President Donald Trump prepares to host a UFC fight at the White House this week, his family is promoting a venture aimed at profiting off the spectacle by selling gold coins priced as high as $12,000.

CBS News:
Mass shooting by multiple attackers leaves dozen dead, at least 9 wounded in South Africa, police say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Johannesburg — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting near the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday.

New York Times:
Paramount C.E.O. Promises Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes,’ Lesley Stahl Says  —  David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show's editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.