TOP NEWS STORIES FROM THE BEST SOURCES.
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CNN – Top Stories
- • Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court
Fox News – Top Stories
- A mother was swept away in swift waters and drowned while hiking on a popular Southern California trail, prompting urgent safety warnings for other hikers.
- Bruce Campbell announces cancer diagnosis, canceling appearances for treatment. The "Evil Dead" star says his condition is "treatable" but not "curable."
- Sen. Fetterman breaks with Democrats to support Trump's Iran strikes, calling the action vital for preventing the regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Minnesota is suing CMS and HHS after the Trump administration moved to withhold $243 million in Medicaid payments from the state.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman called for updates to the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act after the FCC invited feedback on the move of live sports from broadcast TV to streaming services.
WSJ – Top Stories
- by Mitch SmithThe Trump administration cited widespread fraud in state social service programs. Minnesota officials said they were victims of “political punishment.”
- by Rebecca Davis O’BrienThe two aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer had been on leave during an investigation of misconduct at the department.
- by Shane GoldmacherStarting in North Carolina on Tuesday, older House Democrats face a test of their staying power and the appetite of voters to replace them.
- by Jack EwingGeneral Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
- by Steven ErlangerThe Islamic Republic is aiming to draw out the conflict and broaden the fighting. That would force President Trump to risk more casualties and more political capital.
- by Nate CohnThe Texas Democratic Senate primary is more about persona than policy, and the same is true for many other races.
- by Jim TankersleyChancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Washington, long planned, is now likely to be dominated by discussions of the attack, which Europeans did not take part in.
- by David M. Halbfinger and Ronen BergmanWith the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.
- by Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa and Ian StewartPlus, fighting phone scams.
- by Steven ErlangerSoon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autonomy” will have a German accent.