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Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need only around this amount of vitamin B12 each day, depending on the guideline used, to support red blood cells, nerves and DNA production. In 2026, it is 100 years since George Minot and William Murphy reported that a liver-rich diet could treat pernicious anemia, then a frequently fatal disease. Their work transformed medicine and eventually led scientists to identify vitamin B12 as the substance in liver that treated the disease. But the route to that breakthrough began with an unexpected clue from animal experiments. The American physician and pathologist George Whipple had shown that liver helped dogs recover from anemia caused by blood loss. Blood-loss anemia happens when the body loses red blood cells through bleeding. Pernicious anemia is different: the problem is not bleeding, but poor absorption of vitamin B12. Even so, Whipple’s experiments pointed researchers towards liver as a source of a powerful blood-forming factor. Patients with pernicious anemia who had been close to death often improved dramatically within weeks of eating liver-rich diets. The success of liver treatment eventually led scientists to isolate the deep red compound now known as vitamin B12, or cobalamin. Often mistaken Despite decades of research, vitamin B12 deficiency remains common, particularly among older adults, vegans, vegetarians and people with conditions that affect absorption. Some people do not consume enough B12 because it is naturally found mainly in foods from animals, including meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. Others struggle to absorb it properly. This becomes more common with age. Some older people produce less stomach acid, which is needed to release B12 from food. Others develop autoimmune gastritis, in which the immune system damages stomach cells involved in producing acid and intrinsic factor, the protein needed for vitamin B12 absorption. Weight-loss surgery and some medicines used for diabetes or acid reflux can also reduce absorption. The symptoms of deficiency can develop slowly and are often mistaken for normal ageing. People may feel exhausted, weak or short of breath. Some develop numbness or tingling in their hands and feet, poor balance, memory problems or what many describe as “brain fog”. These symptoms are not specific to B12 deficiency, so persistent tiredness, tingling or balance problems should be checked rather than assumed to be a simple vitamin problem. People at higher risk, including vegans, vegetarians, older adults and those taking medicines that affect stomach acid or diabetes treatment, may need testing or supplementation advice from a health professional. Doctors have traditionally linked tiredness in B12 deficiency to anemia. Without enough vitamin B12, the bone marrow cannot produce healthy red blood cells. Instead, it releases unusually large and immature cells that carry oxygen less effectively around the body. But anemia may not be the only reason people with low B12 feel exhausted. Low energy In humans, vitamin B12 is directly needed by only two enzymes, the proteins that help chemical reactions happen in the body. One helps the body make DNA, which cells need when they divide. The other helps mitochondria process certain fats and protein building blocks. Mitochondria are the tiny structures inside cells that help turn food into usable energy. This mitochondrial role has attracted growing interest from researchers studying ageing, muscle function and vitamin B12 status. A 2026 study explored what happens when cells do not have enough B12. Researchers found that low B12 could interfere with the DNA inside mitochondria and reduce energy production in laboratory models of skeletal muscle (muscle cells studied outside the human body). A related study in aged female mice found that B12 supplementation improved several signs of mitochondrial health in muscle, including the number and structure of mitochondria. Together, this work points to one possible reason why some people with low B12 report fatigue before obvious anemia is detected. These findings do not mean vitamin B12 supplements can reverse ageing or act as an energy booster for people whose B12 levels are already normal. Scientists have suspected a link between B12 and mitochondrial function for many years, because one of the two B12-dependent enzymes works inside mitochondria. Earlier research has also suggested that low B12 status may be linked with poorer muscle function in older adults, although much of this work is observational and cannot prove cause and effect. So if you’re feeling persistently tired, is it worth paying for vitamin B12 injections at a wellness clinic or medispa? For most people, no. B12 injections are an established treatment for diagnosed deficiency, particularly when absorption is impaired, and the NHS uses hydroxocobalamin injections for vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. But there is little evidence that B12 shots boost energy, weight loss or performance in people whose B12 levels are already normal. The more useful first step is to find out what is causing the tiredness. The story of vitamin B12 is unusual because the body needs so little of it, yet the consequences of deficiency can be profound. Long before scientists understood its chemistry, doctors recognized that something in liver could restore strength, appetite and vitality to desperately ill patients. A century later, researchers are still finding that this tiny cobalt-containing molecule does more than prevent anemia. It may also help explain how cells maintain energy and function as the body ages. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260623083116.htm

Fructose and glucose are two common sugars found in many foods and drinks. Although they contain the same number of calories, new research suggests the brain responds to them in very different ways. Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center discovered that fructose and glucose communicate with the brain through separate gut-brain pathways. Their findings indicate that these differences may influence food and beverage preferences and could help explain why certain sweetened products are especially appealing. The study, published June 10 in the journal Neuron, identified a specific signaling route that allows fructose to communicate with the brain. In experiments involving mice, researchers found that this pathway was far less effective than the one used by glucose when it came to reducing activity in neurons associated with hunger. "This work adds to our growing understanding of how modern diets, especially those high in fructose or high-fructose corn syrup, interact with the neural systems involved in appetite," said senior author and Monell Member Amber Alhadeff, PhD. How Fructose and Glucose Affect Hunger Neurons To investigate how the sugars influence the brain, researchers recorded neural activity in mice after exposure to fructose and glucose. The team found that fructose increased levels of the gut hormone PYY. That hormone then signaled through the vagus nerve, leading to a modest reduction in the activity of agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons, which play a major role in driving hunger. When researchers disrupted this pathway, fructose could no longer affect those neurons. Glucose produced a very different response. According to the researchers, it did not rely on the same PYY-Y2 vagus nerve pathway. Instead, glucose strongly suppressed AgRP neuron activity, resulting in a much larger effect on hunger-related brain signaling. Sugar Type Influenced Food Preferences Although fructose and glucose produced similar short-term effects on food intake, the mice eventually developed preferences that corresponded to the degree of AgRP neuron inhibition triggered by each sugar. The researchers also examined high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a widely used sweetener made from a combination of fructose and glucose. The mice showed a preference for HFCS, and the sweetener suppressed AgRP neuron activity more strongly than fructose alone. According to the researchers, this stronger effect on hunger-related neurons may help explain why foods and beverages containing HFCS can be particularly appealing. Challenging Assumptions About Calories and Hunger The results call into question a long-held assumption that AgRP neurons primarily track calorie intake regardless of where those calories come from. Instead, the findings suggest that these hunger-related neurons can distinguish between different sugars and respond through separate biological pathways. Even though fructose and glucose provide the same amount of energy, the mice's brains processed them differently. The study highlights the complexity of nutrient sensing in the body and suggests that even simple sugars can have distinct effects on the gut, the brain, and behavior. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260623083106.htm

Radical new electric trucks Slate's electric pickup and SUV. Photo: Slate Preorders are open for Slate Auto's low-cost electric pickup and SUV, Axios' Joann Muller reports. The Bezos-backed startup says it has over 180,000 "reservations" so far, with interested buyers forking over $50 to put their names down. It's $300 for an actual reservation. Deliveries are set to begin late this year. 💵 Slate's spartan two-seat pickup will start at just under $25,000. An SUV version will start at just under $30,000. The pickup has a range of 205 miles. It can carry up to 1,550 pounds, and tow up to 2,000. What it doesn't have: A radio or touchscreen — or about half the parts found in a typical truck. 🛻 The Troy, Mich., startup is betting that automakers can profit from affordable EVs by selling customization options and accessories, instead of packing every little feature into the vehicle upfront. The "Slate Marketplace" will offer more than 175 accessories for sale — roof racks, stereos, zip-off seat covers, etc. The truck even comes unpainted. Buyers can choose from more than 100 wrap colors for $500, or pick their own custom color. 💸 What we're watching: How many reservation holders turn into actual buyers — and how many pony up for extras. Go deeper ...

Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Daniel Sanchez Estrada wasn’t accused of attempted murder or material support of terrorism after a protest turned catastrophically wrong outside an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas. He was merely convicted of obstructing the investigation by moving a box full of antifascist zines after the protest. Giving him a long prison term would make a mockery of justice, his defense attorney, Christopher Weinbel, told U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor on Tuesday. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/23/prairieland-texas-ice-protest-prison-sentences/? Socialists Are Setting the Agenda in New York City THree key primaries in New York City delivered whopping victories for an emboldened left led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, as democratic socialists sought to define the future of the Democratic Party. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/23/new-york-primary-results-claire-valdez-darializa-avila-chevalier/? ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison. In his dreams, Aliaksei Shcharbachenia is on a plane with an immigration agent’s hands wrapped around his neck. When he wakes up, he’s freed from the memory of his traumatic and botched deportation attempt last month — but then he’s stuck languishing in Farmville, Virginia. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/23/ice-corecivic-farmville-detention-center-va/? The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database The Intercept is challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s refusal to release public documents relating to an unlawful database intended to stifle protest and punish people who exercise their First Amendment rights. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today, The Intercept is asking the court to compel the government to release documents requested through the Freedom of Information Act regarding increased surveillance and travel restrictions for protesters. The Intercept is represented by Democracy Forward in the case. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/24/intercept-lawsuit-ice-protesters-surveillance-travel/? The Left Is Unstoppable, According to Republicans Socialists and Republicans agree on one thing: The insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party is ascendant. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/24/new-york-primaries-left-socialists-mamdani-republican-gop/? Rep. Adriano Espaillat Was Slow to Help Mahmoud Khalil. It Could Cost Him His Seat. Eleven months after unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil from his home in Morningside Heights, he met with his congressional representative, Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., for the first time. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/23/new-york-primary-adriano-espaillat-darializa-chevalier/?

Third party will determine if University of Florida has a governance problem The Florida Board of Governors put most of its agenda aside Wednesday, instead airing grievances about governance standards in the State University System. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/24/third-party-will-determine-if-university-of-florida-has-a-governance-problem/? SNAP error rate lowered, but still too high to skirt potential future costs Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Florida has lowered its error rate for a federal food aid program to 12.97%, but that’s not enough to avoid a nearly $1 billion cost-share contribution next year. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/24/snap-error-rate-lowered-but-still-too-high-to-skirt-potential-future-costs/? Lobbyists work for and against Florida governments dealing with PFAS pollution A couple of millennia ago, when I was in elementary school, the teachers dispatched us kids to sell chocolate bars to support our school. That’s how I learned one of the basic principles of salesmanship: Make sure you hit the houses on BOTH sides of the street. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/25/lobbyists-work-for-and-against-florida-governments-dealing-with-pfas-pollution/? Study: Reproductive healthcare out of reach of one third of Florida women Florida outpaces the nation when it comes to women reporting difficulty obtaining reproductive healthcare services, an analysis of women between the ages of 18 and 49 shows. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/24/study-reproductive-healthcare-out-of-reach-of-one-third-of-florida-women/? DeSantis touts property tax amendment, but still laments what it could have been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Wednesday related to the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot which, if approved, would dramatically expand Florida’s homestead property tax exemption. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/06/24/desantis-touts-property-tax-amendment-but-still-laments-what-it-could-have-been/?

📸 Pic to go! Photo: Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images Classic American summer night: The sunset painted the sky during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last night. The Diamondbacks won, 9–4.

🏆 Johnson's dual wins Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a White House meeting with two much-needed wins: President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural votes, which could help unstick the House floor. Johnson officially transmitted the bipartisan housing bill to the White House, a sign of confidence that it's on track to become law after Trump had refused to sign it just a day earlier. Why it matters: The SAVE America Act has consumed the House GOP, with some Republicans frustrated that a bill they've already passed three times is now paralyzing their agenda. Johnson was forced to scrap votes and end the House's workweek early after conservatives made clear they would tank rule votes on the floor over the Senate's failure to act on SAVE. Driving the news: "I think it's a shame that it got canceled yesterday," Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) told us of the housing bill signing ceremony. "I totally disagree with the tactic. These are his New York real estate leverage tactics he's trying to apply to the government, and I don't agree with it," Fitzpatrick added. "He should sign it. ... This is a win, and the House already voted on this SAVE Act three times," Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told us, adding that Republicans should work with Democrats on a bipartisan version of SAVE. Zoom in: The repeated shutdowns of House floor action are wearing on members across the conference. "The SAVE America Act? It's over there," Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) told us, gesturing toward the Senate. "What I don't like about holding the rule hostage ... is that it denies me, and the 750,000 people I represent, a vote," House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) told us. "With them being obstructionist like they are, that's unfortunate, because we can't get our work done," Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) told us. The bottom line: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) told reporters today she isn't promising to support next week's rule if leadership blocks her effort to attach SAVE to the annual defense bill. — Kate Santaliz

‼️ Mods on "war" footing Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist who won a Democratic House primary in New York, during a rally last week. Photo: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images Moderate House Democrats are warning they're prepared for "war" if incoming progressives and democratic socialists try to hijack the House floor to secure ideological concessions. Why it matters: This strategy would mean even more work for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to keep his caucus unified come 2027. "Clearly, there has to be organization," one centrist House Democrat told us. "You can't just wring your hands on this stuff." "There's going to be a war," a second centrist lawmaker said, calling the incoming leftist members "bomb-throwers, not problem solvers." State of play: The New York congressional primaries on Tuesday were a wake-up call for many Democrats on Capitol Hill. DSA members Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez won hotly competitive primaries, and progressive Brad Lander ousted Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.). The trio joins over half a dozen other left-wing candidates who have won primaries this year and another half-dozen vying to unseat more moderate Democratic incumbents. Add that to the current "Squad" members in the House and their allies, and you would start to get Congress' most sizable left-wing bloc in the 21st century. Between the lines: There is a good chance these lawmakers, moving en bloc, would be able to kill party-line votes to get their demands met. The right-wing House Freedom Caucus has used this strategy repeatedly over the last few years, taking advantage of slim GOP majorities to try to get concessions from leadership. Mid-decade redistricting has reduced the historically small number of battleground House seats, meaning any Democratic majority in 2027 would likely be small. What they're saying: "What you're seeing in these elections across the country is voters who are saying, 'I am sick and tired of your loyalty to the establishment,'" progressive Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said in an interview. "We have some real fighters that will stand up for what's right," said Adam Hamawy, the Democratic nominee in a safely blue House seat in New Jersey. What we're hearing: Moderate Democrats say they are prepared to use their own large numbers to enact the same strategy. "If we have a tight enough majority, you're going to see a group of moderates do exactly the same thing: 'We won't vote for X unless we get Y,'" said the second centrist House Democrat who spoke to us anonymously. A senior House Democrat, asked about the possibility of the left moving collectively to force concessions, similarly said "you'll see Blue Dogs" do the same — referring to the centrist Blue Dog Coalition. The intrigue: Some Democratic centrists are also floating breaking a potential logjam by doing what their moderate GOP counterparts have done repeatedly under Speaker Mike Johnson — signing onto discharge petitions. "The margins may force bipartisanship — you already see what's happening on the floor with discharge petitions," a third Democratic centrist told us. The lawmaker argued that leadership should go along with it: "Negotiating with these guys [on the left] never works out well because they'll never be satisfied." The bottom line: "At the end of the day, Hakeem's got to realize what his real base is," the third centrist lawmaker said. — Andrew Solender

ous: President Trump has labeled antifa a “domestic terrorism group” even though no such legal designation exists. Treating antifa as a “group” that can be labeled doesn’t make a lot of sense either, because antifa is not a single centralized organization or even a clear ideology, but rather a style or affect adopted by various people with a range of political affiliations and views. Indeed, Song denied being a member of antifa, saying that it was not a real group, but he described himself as holding anti-fascist views. Nine people were tried in connection with the incident, and prosecutors leaned into the antifa framing during the trial. All nine activists were convicted: Song of attempted murder for the shooting of the officer, and the others for charges including rioting, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, and conspiracy to corruptly conceal a document or record. On Tuesday, eight were sentenced and received extremely harsh sentences: 100 years in prison for Song, and 30 to 70 years for the others. (Attorneys for the defendants have said that they are appealing the convictions, alleging issues with evidence and jury deliberations.) The trial and sentences raise uncomfortable questions about protesting, political violence, speech, and equality under the law—especially when compared with the punishments meted out for those who fomented and participated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the subsequent clemency granted to them. Some of the Prairieland charges are ones that any administration in American history would have brought, and rightly so. Anyone who vandalizes government property, fires guns around an ICE facility, or attacks a police officer can and should be charged with crimes. Whether one believes that the activists’ motivations were righteous is more or less irrelevant. Dissent is not without risks; that’s the point. If you believe strongly in a cause, such as opposing ICE, and you decide that you are willing to engage in political violence, you should also understand that you could be arrested and convicted. The Prairieland group’s actions are distinct from, for example, the people arrested in Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis; and elsewhere who were protesting peacefully (or wielding only sandwiches). Yet some of the charges are more troubling and suggest a real attempt to crack down on legal dissent. Daniel Sanchez-Estrada, for instance, was charged with corruptly concealing a document or record and with conspiracy to conceal documents, and received a 30-year sentence even though he wasn’t present at the demonstration. His wife, who was arrested and later convicted, had asked him to move boxes full of zines and other materials that prosecutors described as “anti-government,” arguing that he moved it to try to cover up her connection to the charges. Federal prosecutors’ attempts to criminalize materials critical of the government because of an alleged nexus to terror is troubling no matter how one feels about the content or cause. These misgivings only grow given the stiffness of the sentences. Paul Butler, a Georgetown law professor, told the Post that the sentences were “stunningly severe,” but you don’t need a faculty position to know that. One reason is that the two judges who issued the sentences ruled that the defendants must serve them consecutively rather than concurrently, as is typical. The penalties look even more draconian when compared with those for people who stormed the Capitol on January 6. One of the judges in the Prairieland case, Reed O’Connor, said in court that the sentences fit the crime: “The defendants’ violence and terrorism is an assault on democracy. The defendants’ planning, staging and execution of the attack led to the attempted murder of an officer.” The characterization of “assault on democracy” is even more true of January 6, when rioters—many of them armed—attacked and injured officers, but also sacked the very seat of the government in the hope of disrupting the constitutional process of certifying a presidential election. Yet the longest sentences issued in connection with the riot were 22 years (for the Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio), 18 years (for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder), and 17 years (for Joe Biggs, another Proud Boy). In all three cases, judges gave sentences shorter than what prosecutors sought. Moreover, none of the rioters are in prison now. Upon taking office, Trump pardoned Tarrio and commuted Rhodes’s and Biggs’s sentences. That was part of a sweeping grant of clemency for the nearly 1,600 people involved in the insurrection—including those who’d participated in violence against police officers. Now some people who took part in the riot have been hired for sensitive Pentagon positions, as my colleague Will Gottsegen recently reported, and senior advisory roles at the Justice Department. Several are running for office. (Quite a few others have already reentered the criminal-justice systemfor different reasons.) The administration fired career prosecutors for the sin of having prosecuted overt crimes against the federal government on January 6, and it has explored ways to hand millions of dollars over to participants—most recently in the president’s $1.8 billion fund, though that at least seems to be frozen up by politics for now. Violence directed against anyone demands justice, but it demands justice that is equal and proportionate. The sentences in Texas make it extremely difficult for anyone to pretend that that’s what exists in the United States right now. Related: The J6 rioter now working at the Pentagon The Trump administration’s favorite tool for criminalizing dissent

Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188 LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and left more than 200 trapped. https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-earthquake-caracas-rodriguez-aid-0a62e6fc9feb5202a750c4fbb11a6aec?

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump administration and denounced as inhumane by civil rights groups. https://apnews.com/article/alligator-alcatraz-closure-florida-immigration-detention-3c371f51fe71ed64b7ae9d22d0fab5cb?

Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores and hotels on Thursday, in its latest opinion backing Second Amendment rights. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-guns-hawaii-trump-c5dbdf945bc870f70a03455f5eb1dec7? Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-immigration-trump-d36d0092617c7115780c06de38e2000f? The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-supreme-court-haiti-syria-tps-1bbbf8115f984a0d53336656924e989d?

👋 Good morning! It's a great day to have a great day. Stat du jour: Cubs SS Dansby Swanson had 11 RBI in Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Mets, and has 15 (!!) so far in the series that ends tonight in Queens. In today's edition: USMNT group-stage finale, NBA Draft recap, Bafana Bafana's night to remember, Serena's audacious comeback, 28,221 Jello shots, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 Draft recap: The 2026 NBA Draft is in the books, and the biggest story of the second round — aside from the fact that 29 of the 30 picks were involved in trades — was North Carolina big man Henri Veesaar, who rejected an NIL deal worth more than $5 million in hopes of being a first-round pick but ultimately slid all the way to the Hawks at No. 52. Whoops! ⚾️ No. 300: Mookie Betts hit his 300th career home run in the Dodgers' win on Wednesday, becoming the 17th active player to reach that milestone. And it came in a win for Shohei Ohtani, who's now 8-2 with a 1.58 ERA and sits just three HRs shy of 300 himself. 🏀 WNBA All-Star update: Indiana's Aliyah Boston (683,996 votes) and Caitlin Clark (670,510) lead all players in the second voting update for next month's WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago. A'ja Wilson (LV), Paige Bueckers (DAL) and Breanna Stewart (NY) round out the top five. 🏈 Arnold faces life in prison: Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was arrested on Wednesday and faces four charges of armed robbery and four charges of kidnapping, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The 23-year-old former first-round pick continues to deny all involvement in the incident that first surfaced back in February. 🏀 Reaves signs the max: The Lakers are signing star guard Austin Reaves to a four-year, $185 million max contract, the richest for an undrafted player in NBA history. Reaves, 28, has averaged 21.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists across his last two seasons in L.A.   🇺🇸 STARS AND STRIPES WHY NOT U.S.? (John Dorton/USSF/Getty Images) As the USMNT prepares for tonight's group stage finale (10pm ET, Fox) having already clinched first place after a pair of expectation-altering performances, it's fair for fans to ask the same question that adorns the wall behind head coach Mauricio Pochettino's desk: Why not U.S.? Steven Goff, Yahoo Sports: Mauricio Pochettino is sitting in his makeshift office at the U.S. World Cup team's hotel, the French doors opened to a patio overlooking the sun stubbornly dipping over the Pacific. Four lemons sit in a bowl, a practice the 54-year-old Argentine believes absorbs negative energy. An unused surfboard leans in the corner, decorated in ocean-themed designs by the hotel's executive sous chef, who is also an artist. Down the bluff and in the blue water, surfers are catching the day's last waves before darkness descends. Even the seagulls seem happy. This isn't heaven, but it's just around the corner from it. Pochettino's 20-month coaching project is also in a state of bliss. His U.S. squad began the World Cup with two impressive victories and clinched first place in Group D with one match to spare. The Americans will play winless Türkiye on Thursday at SoFi Stadium before facing a third-place team in the round of 32 on July 1 in Santa Clara, California. While getting to the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years would be celebrated, Pochettino has gotten his team to believe in more. Behind his desk, the team motto is plastered on the wall: Why Not U.S. Pochettino celebrates last week's win over Australia. (Al Sermeno/ISI Photos via Getty Images) In marker, Pochettino has written quotes and aspirational messages on the wall cover. "Every single quote represents our journey from Day 1 to today," he told a small gathering of reporters Tuesday evening. They include: 'The talent has brought us here, but it is heart, effort and unity that will make us unforgettable.' 'Heart turns effort into belief and when everything hurts, heart keeps us fighting together.' 'Now is our time!' with the date, time and score of the three-goal victory over Paraguay in the June 12 opener. 'Believe, work, compete' is strung together in a circle. "Without one," Pochettino says, shaking his head, "disaster." There are more. 'Thank you for being more than a team – for being a family.' On a whiteboard, in both English and Spanish, a message reads: 'Don't fear the void; it's where the soul learns to fly.' A cynic would dismiss them as corny and contrived, but to Pochettino, these quotes epitomize the mindset and attitude that his soaring squad has embraced leading to, and at, the World Cup. Defying the public's — if not the team's — expectations, the Americans have performed with a pirate's swashbuckling and an artist's grace. They are playing — gasp! — quality soccer. Thoughts of a deep run in the tournament are no longer fantasy. Few if anyone is calling them a trophy contender, but after decades mostly in the wilderness, the U.S. is finding its way.   ⚽️ SURVIVE AND ADVANCE IN PHOTOS: WORLD CUP, DAY 14 (Julian Finney/FIFA via Getty Images) Monterrey, Mexico — South Africa stunned South Korea with a 1-0 victory to finish second in Group A and secure their first-ever trip to the knockout round. What a moment for Bafana Bafana. The loss leaves South Korea fourth among third-place teams, which should be enough to advance. Clean sweep: In Group A's other game, Mexico beat Czechia 3-0 to finish with a perfect nine points (3-0-0) in the group stage for the first time ever. Plus: Mexico's legendary goalkeeper Memo Ochoa entered as a second-half substitute, appearing in his fourth World Cup and taking a final curtain call at the Azteca. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images) Miami, Florida — Brazil clinched Group C with a 3-1 win over Scotland, who still need some help to secure their first-ever passage to the knockouts, while Morocco claimed second with a win over Haiti. But even in defeat, it was the long-suffering Caribbean nation that won the night. Jay Busbee, Yahoo Sports: Haiti fell to Morocco 4-2 on Wednesday night in Atlanta, eliminated in the group stage. But that's not the real story for Les Grenadiers, who exit the World Cup with a record of zero wins, zero draws and three losses. The real story is the miracle that Haiti — at No. 87, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament — even reached this World Cup at all, and still closed off its run with 45 of the finest minutes of soccer in the nation's history. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ermin Mahmić celebrates the victory. (Alex Livesey/FIFA via Getty Images) Seattle, Washington — Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Qatar, 3-1, to clinch third place in Group B and set up what will almost certainly be a Round of 32 clash against the United States. Goal of the day: Bosnia's Kerim Alajbegović, just 18 years old, opened the scoring with an absolute missile from outside the box. Group winners: Switzerland took down Canada, 2-1, to claim Group B. Despite the loss, Canada finished second and will join fellow host countries Mexico and the U.S. in the knockouts.   💯 STAT SHEET BIG NUMBERS Acuff and Coach Cal during a game last fall. (Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) 🏀 30 lottery picks When the Kings selected Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. with the seventh pick of the NBA Draft on Tuesday, he became the 30th lottery pick to have played for John Calipari, breaking Mike Krzyzewski's record for the most lottery picks ever coached. $6 billion and counting: The 41 Calipari-coached players who've been picked in the first round since 2000 (Acuff was the 42nd) have gone on to make more than $3.6 billion in on-court earnings. In all, Cal has boasted, his players have earned more than $6 billion in professional contracts, writes Yahoo Sports' Shlomo Sprung. 🎾 15 minutes Some top tennis players will limit their post-match media appearances next week at Wimbledon to just 15 minutes in continued protest over prize money at Grand Slams. They did the same thing at the French Open, with 15 representing the roughly 15% of tournament revenues offered as prize money, which falls short of what they've asked for. Worth noting: Wimbledon did significantly increase its prize money to a record $86 million (20% more than last year) in response to the earlier protests, a gesture the players welcomed as a "genuine and significant step forward." But that still represents only 14.4% of revenues; players requested 16% from Grand Slams and get 22% from ATP and WTA 1000-level events. Scheffler speaks with the press on Wednesday ahead of the Travelers Championship. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images) ⛳️ 22 golfers That's how many players have made the cut at all three majors so far this year, a group led by — who else — Scottie Scheffler. His aggregate score of -13 across the Masters (-11, 2nd place), PGA Championship (-2, T14) and U.S. Open (E, T4) is the best of the bunch. The rest: Sam Burns (-12), Justin Rose (-11), Rory McIlroy (-10), Xander Schauffele (-10), Ludvig Åberg (-5), Collin Morikawa (-3), Cameron Young (-2), Matt Fitzpatrick (-2), Aaron Rai (-2), Justin Thomas (E), Maverick McNealy (+1), Ben Griffin (+1), Chris Gotterup (+3), Jordan Spieth (+4), Sam Stevens (+5), Dustin Johnson (+8), Hideki Matsuyama (+9), Brian Harman (+10), Kurt Kitayama (+13), Corey Conners (+14), Michael Brennan (+17). 🍻 28,221 Jello shots Oklahoma may have won the College World Series, but they finished a distant second to mighty West Virginia in the all-important Rocco's Jello Shot Challenge. Mountaineers fans purchased 28,221 Jello shots in the annual contest hosted by Rocco's Pizza and Cantina, situated right across the street from the site of the CWS in Omaha. Charitable endeavor: Rocco's has hosted the challenge since 2019, when the winning tally was a mere 864 Jello shots (well done, Arkansas). And each year, $1.50 of every $5 shot is donated to a local food bank (one in Omaha and one associated with each of the eight schools in the CWS). That means this year they collectively raised $122,273 for charity. Drink up!   🎾 THE GOAT SERENA'S AUDACIOUS, INEVITABLE COMEBACK Serena trains at the All England Club's practice courts on Wednesday. (Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images) Nearly four years and another pregnancy after playing what was supposed to be her final match, Serena Williams is taking the court again as a singles player next week at Wimbledon at age 44. It's audacious, it's absurd… it's totally Serena. And perhaps it was inevitable. Dan Wolken, Yahoo Sports: Tennis players are notoriously terrible at retirement. They burn out, get old, become less competitive with age, but the grind is such a part of them that many find it hard to live without it. And there's always that little kernel of what-if doubt colliding with championship ego: How good is this new generation really? Most of the high-profile comebacks have been short-lived and not particularly successful. The game moves on, the competition gets better and the impact of age becomes apparent. Logically, "But it's Serena" shouldn't apply. But it's Serena, and it's Wimbledon. If she can do it at all, she'll do it there — on a surface that doesn't require the physicality of a hard court and where the greatest serve in the history of the women's game can still win her points without having to do anything else. Catch the right draw and an opponent freaked out by playing Serena Williams on Center Court and who knows. For someone who has done what she's done, with even a little competitive drive left in the tank, that's enough to convince her of what's possible. But there's risk, too. Not legacy-altering risk because nobody will remember or care if all this amounts to is losing a few matches and reversing course. The risk is that it goes badly, she looks old and overwhelmed and leaves with a worse taste in her mouth than she's had since retiring the first time. After all, she's 44, hasn't played an official singles match in four years. Her preparation has consisted of a couple doubles matches that showed she still has her racket skills (no surprise there) but didn't tell us anything about her movement or competitive stamina. At the pro level doubles is a vastly different game from playing singles against women in their physical prime. And Wimbledon is a heck of a place to jump back into the pool.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: THURSDAY, JUNE 25 (Yahoo Sports) ⚽️ World Cup, Day 15 The Americans wrap up their group stage tonight in Los Angeles against Turkey (10pm ET, Fox). Plus: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast in Philadelphia (4pm, FS1), Ecuador vs. Germany in East Rutherford (4pm, Fox), Japan vs. Sweden in Dallas (7pm, Fox), Tunisia vs. Netherlands in Kansas City (7pm, FS1) and Paraguay vs. Australia in Santa Clara (10pm, FS1). Where it stands: In Group D, the U.S. already clinched first place and Australia will clinch second with a win or draw against Paraguay; in Group E, Germany already clinched first and Ivory Coast will clinch second with a win (and likely a draw) against Curaçao; Group F is wide open as Netherlands, Japan and Sweden could all still finish on top. ⛳️ Women's PGA Championship The third LPGA major of the season tees off today (8am, Peacock; 11am, Golf) at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota, where 156 golfers will compete for a $13 million purse, the largest in women's golf history. The Year of Nelly: World No. 1 Nelly Korda has hit yet another gear this season with four wins (including both majors) and three runner-up finishes. If she wins again this week, she'll not only join Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1950) and Inbee Park (2013) as the only women to win the first three majors of a season, but she'll also officially earn her spot in the Hall of Fame. More to watch: ⚾️ MLB: Yankees at Red Sox (7:10pm, MLB) … AL Cy Young favorite Cam Schlittler (8-3, 1.71 ERA) takes on the team he grew up rooting for. In his three previous starts against the Sox, he's allowed just two runs with 22 strikeouts and two walks. Decent. 🏀 WNBA: Sparks at Tempo (7pm, Prime); Wings at Aces (10pm, NBA) … Dallas (11-6) has already won more games than it did all of last season (10-34). ⛳️ PGA: Travelers Championship (7:45am, ESPN+; 3pm, Golf) … Scottie Scheffler headlines the field in the $20 million event at Connecticut's TPC River Highlands. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   ⚽️ HOST NATIONS WORLD CUP TRIVIA (Yahoo Sports) All three hosts have advanced to the Round of 32, with Mexico and the U.S. finishing first in their groups and Canada finishing second. Question: Can you name the only two World Cup hosts this century who failed to reach the knockouts? Hint: 2010, 2022 Answer at the bottom.   💵 CASH GRAB TURNING MOMENTS INTO MONEY (Topps) Topps transformed the lasting image of OG Anunoby's Game 4 tip-in into a Topps NOW trading card and sold 105,842 copies. Quick math: While individual cards sold for $11.99, collectors can buy in bulk at lower prices. If you assumed a $10.00 average price, that would mean Fanatics-owned Topps printed (literally) nearly $1.1 million in revenue on one card in mere days. Just wait… The card's sales volume was impressive, but the basketball that Anunoby tipped into the basket will make it look modest by comparison when it sells at Sotheby's next month. Darren Rovell has set his estimate at $3 million. This story appeared in Wednesday's inaugural edition of Dylan Dittrich's Yahoo Sports Biz newsletter. Subscribe here to start receiving it every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.   Trivia answer: South Africa and Qatar

Contraband The Justice Department has announced charges in a "sophisticated" criminal operation that it says used high-powered drones to deliver weapons, drugs, cell phones and escape tools into prisons in East Coast states. Authorities say the rogue drone operation led out of a former daycare in Georgia was a staging ground where multiple drones were launched on covert missions to deliver the contraband by air to 10 federal prisons at night. Read more.

Border wall President Trump wants to finish the border wall by the end of his term and is stepping up efforts on multiple fronts to meet that goal. It’s an enormous task that will require the administration to build around 775 miles of new wall by the end of 2027, and several hundred more miles of secondary and waterborne barrier by the end of 2028. One hurdle, though, is land acquisition, as extending the wall requires seizing privately owned land, primarily in Texas. Read more. War powers A day after voting to limit President Donald Trump's Iran war powers, the Senate walked back its rebuke. The late-night vote on Wednesday came after Trump expressed frustration with Senate Republicans, arguing that Congress had undermined his position at the negotiating table with Iran. Read more.

America's 250th Preparations are underway for America's 250th birthday on July 4, prompting a fresh look at the nation's past — and its future. A new Gallup poll released this week found that 77% of Americans think the country's founders would be disappointed by the way the US has turned out. CNN also spoke with descendants of Jefferson, Franklin and other Founding Fathers, who have plenty to say about the state of the nation. Here's how they see the US today.

Trump Is Drowning Us All in His Green Slime Crisis The president’s signature touch has turned a historic landmark into a national laughingstock. Kermit the Frog said it best: It’s not easy being green. And now the Reflecting Pool, sickly green with algae, is D.C.’s top tourist attraction, a metaphor for what Trump has done to curdle his presidency. Another top stop for gawkers is the tarps hanging at the Kennedy Center, a cover-up in plain sight ostensibly in place to obscure possible damage done to the marble when Trump’s name was yanked off—and, deep down, to protect Trump’s fragile ego from public scrutiny.Trump’s handling of the mess made at both landmarks is typical for him: deflect blame and hide the truth. In the case of the Reflecting Pool, he’s alleged that the debacle is largely thanks to anti-government vandals, suggesting without evidence that someone(s) with a knife or a boxcutter slit the recently-installed blue rubber sheath from the bottom of one end of the historic water feature to the other, 350 feet in all, upending a nearly $15 million upgrade that Trump boasted would last fifty, maybe a hundred years.Questioned how anyone could pull off such a crime amid the continued presence of National Guard troops, not to mention all those tourists and their cameras, Trump said simply that, “I saw it.” (A New York Times account has challenged Trump’s assertion that the damage was manmade, but rather nature asserting itself.) The president told reporters that they would see this evidence in court, where his handpicked U.S. Attorney, Judge Pirro, was threatening ten-year-long sentences to anyone who dared to even touch the pool’s water. (Spoiler alert: we will never see those pictures of the so-called slit. They do not exist any more than the “evidence” Trump said he had gathered about Barack Obama’s birth certificate, or the “evidence” that shows he won the 2020 election “by a lot.”) Late Tuesday afternoon, workers could be seen hauling in fencing to put up around the area, with the Pool reportedly even listed on Google Maps as “temporarily closed.” More National Guard and U.S. Marshals are expected to patrol the site in the coming days as though the area is under serious threat. It sure looks like Trump is spoiling for a confrontation of some kind where he can flex those authoritarian muscles. Meanwhile, a taunting slogan has emerged on social media: “More people were arrested at the Reflecting Pool than in the Epstein files.” Compared to the myriad other problems facing the country, pool liners and algae blooms are no big deal. But there’s a pattern here, Michael Sozan, a senior fellow for democracy policy at the Center for American Progress, told the Daily Beast. “This is how authoritarians try to alter reality. They put the focus on a trivial but symbolic problem,” Sozan explained. “They make it worse through their own incompetence or corruption. They waste taxpayer resources while enriching themselves or their allies. They try to shift the resulting blame to an imaginary enemy.” Taking a step back for the big picture, Sozan added: “He’s arresting people who touched the Reflecting Pool but pardoning people who almost beat Capitol Police officers to death.” Trump is a master of deflection, and while he should be getting hammered for making a bad deal with Iran, we’re more focused on watching a dead duckling get scooped up from the algae and rolling our eyes at park employees dumping peroxide into the water in a desperate attempt to purge the algae. The Reflecting Pool rose to the top of Trump’s concerns in late April after a visitor to the Oval Office reportedly told him the pool was “filthy, dirty,” the water “disgusting-looking” and “not representative” of America’s majesty. Can’t have that! Trump soon made a trip to the area, Secret Service in tow, to see for himself, and with the assistance of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, set in motion the no-bid contracts for the botched renovations that have now become the center of the storm. Under the guise of an emergency, and citing the country’s 250th birthday festivities, Trump hired a company owned by J.J. Cafaro, a Florida friend, GOP donor and two-time felon, to install a water purification system in the Reflecting Pool that was supposed to get rid of the algae. The company, Greenwater Services, had a no-bid contract for $1.8 million, and—cue the laugh track—it certainly lived up to its name. Another $14.7 million no-bid contract was awarded to a Virginia firm, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, to spread the blue waterproofing material on the pool’s concrete floor, which, in a matter of days, was coming apart and floating to the surface. That was when David Hearn, 67, a former Olympian, stopped in the middle of a 52-mile bicycle ride to check out the Tidal Basin. He was arrested for touching a piece of the blue rubbery material and held for several hours, he claims, without being allowed to make a phone call or being read his Miranda rights. Hearn is now being represented by former White House counsel Norm Eisen, who says, “It is not a crime to touch water.” Eisen touts the recent victory in federal court to free the Kennedy Center from Trump’s grip, together with a judicial ruling that quashed Trump’s so-called slush fund to reward Jan 6 conspirators, as reason to believe our court system can withstand Trump’s authoritarian moves. Atlantic Industrial Coatings, no doubt embarrassed by the publicity, has agreed to drain the pool and fix the problem under warranty. The work won’t be completed by the July Fourth festivities. But maybe it’s a fitting coda for a celebration that fits the world we’re in. Bring on the fireworks and the patriotic music, but leave room for some healthy cynicism (if not a toast) for what some are calling, wait for it, “The Strait of Warm Ooze.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-drowning-us-all-in-his-green-slime-crisis/?

Trump Nominee Busted Deleting Hundreds of Vile Posts The president’s pick to lead a key Justice Department office has a wild social media history. Donald Trump’s pick to lead a key Justice Department law enforcement office was found to have scrubbed hundreds of social media posts that savaged the very senators weighing his confirmation. Konstantinos Ligris, 49, a tech entrepreneur and former real estate attorney, was nominated to lead the DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs, which awards grants and assistance to state, local, and tribal police forces. The trouble is his old X account, which a Courthouse News review found packed with insults aimed at lawmakers, judges, and the police he now hopes to work alongside. Facing the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, Ligris claimed he could not recall the posts and said he “routinely” wipes his account every 90 days “for cybersecurity exposure reasons,” as the outlet reported. Courthouse News reviewed more than 300 archived posts in which Ligris went after Democrats and Republicans alike. He branded Sen. Alex Padilla of California a “thug” after Padilla was tackled and cuffed at a press conference held by then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota got tagged a “top-rated propaganda peddler” and “partisan hack,” according to the outlet. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, meanwhile, was a “loser and a fraud” and a “socialist hypocrite.” Both Padilla and Klobuchar sit on the committee that will decide his fate. Republicans were not spared. Ligris called Sen. Susan Collins of Maine a “fraud” after she voted against Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. He said Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski “sounds almost as dumb as Kamala,” referring to former Vice President Kamala Harris. He also pushed to impeach federal judges who ruled against Trump. In a March 2025 post flagged by Courthouse News, he demanded Congress remove D.C. District Judge James Boasberg, writing: “Impeach all these political hacks.” But the post that stung Democrats most came in 2024, when Ligris replied to a dashcam clip by branding police officers “dumb as dirt.” Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the committee’s top Democrat, was floored. “At least address the ‘dumb as dirt’ comment,” he said as he pressed Ligris during the hearing. “You want to work with police departments across the United States, and it’s a matter of record that you think they’re dumb as dirt?” Ligris insisted he did not have the post’s “specific reference” and said it may have been a repost. He noted several family members serve as police officers. “I do not believe that law enforcement is dumb as dirt,” he said. Under questioning from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Ligris conceded that he had never disclosed the posts to the DOJ and that the department had never raised them with him. Ligris is a real estate attorney turned tech entrepreneur who founded the law firm Ligris before launching Stavvy, a digital platform for property transactions, as Law.com reported. He now sits as a director at title insurer CATIC, where—in a detail that may raise eyebrows—he chairs the cybersecurity committee. The Daily Beast has contacted the Justice Department and the White House for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-doj-nominee-humiliated-as-his-deleted-posts-are-exposed/? ps:So pathetic!

Homophobic chant returns in Mexico’s World Cup match against the Czech Republic MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fans at Mexico’s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines and other sanctions against the country’s soccer federation. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-world-cup-chant-3a37becc5d7f4ed5832dcf982a303401

Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey. https://apnews.com/article/poll-scams-law-enforcement-social-media-389f8d824b89fa434c297729f2aaf56d?

Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally The president hosted a rally Wednesday night on Washington’s National Mall, including a series of booming flyovers by stealth bombers, music from military bands and Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless the USA.” Read more. Why this matters: The rally comes as midterms loom. The president has struggled to deliver the presidency that he advertised to voters — causing his approval rating to dwell at a low 37%, according to the most recent AP-NORC polling. Trump said he’d restored the country to greatness, proclaiming, “Nobody's laughing at us anymore.” Trump’s appearance was only announced after several musicians — including Young MC, Martina McBride and the Commodores — canceled their concerts because of concerns the event had become politicized. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Trump praises US military operation in Iran and capture of ex-Venezuelan president Maduro Trump launches 250th rally, in photos Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues

What Trump’s refusal to sign the housing bill means to homebuyers and renters Trump’s showdown with Republican Sen. Cassidy: Inside the blow-up on Capitol Hill Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don’t mirror oil’s decline. Experts say it’s not that simple White House seeks $87.6B from Congress for Iran war costs, US farmers and Ebola response FACT FOCUS: Netanyahu’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program run counter to public evidence New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats Ex-chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 Trump-endorsed de la Espriella declared winner of Colombia’s presidential runoff election Court filing reveals President Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before antitrust case was settled Michigan Senate candidate accuses Trump of keeping Canada-US bridge closed to help donor IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them Senate Republicans held the late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease the president, after he harangued them face to face earlier in the day for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran on Tuesday. Read more. What to know: In the meeting, President Donald Trump exchanged particularly harsh words with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure. Cassidy later changed his position after he received a White House briefing on the war. Trump also called off a scheduled signing ceremony on a bipartisan housing bill that GOP lawmakers were touting as an election-year achievement. Trump said he wouldn’t sign the legislation until they send him the SAVE America Act, his bill to require proof of citizenship for all voters. North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis said he doesn’t know why Trump is holding the housing bill “hostage” for the voting bill that “will never pass in this Congress.”