A federal appeals court has that halted President Donald Trump鈥檚 to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states ahead of November鈥檚 midterm elections.
Also, the Trump administration in that it for hundreds of clean energy projects 鈥渂ased solely on the political identity of the grant recipient鈥檚 state鈥� 鈥� in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
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Thune responds to Trump鈥檚 escalated calls to pass the SAVE Act: 鈥楽how me how this ends鈥�
Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded to Trump鈥檚 escalating calls to cancel the August recess until the Senate passes a proof-of-citizenship voting bill by again challenging the president and other supporters to show him a path to passage.
鈥淚f I thought there was a path to getting a result, I鈥檓 all for it,鈥� Thune said.
鈥淲e voted on it one, two, three, four, five times already,鈥� Thune added, counting each number on his hand for reporters. 鈥淪how me how this ends. What鈥檚 the picture of victory at the end?鈥�
Thune said he plans to 鈥渉ave some conversations鈥� with senators in the coming days about a possible path forward. He said he would be open to keeping the Senate in Washington if there was a path forward, but also noted that some senators need to return home to campaign.
Caine noted impact of munitions availability in advice to Trump
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has told Trump that the state of the country鈥檚 munitions stockpile could have an impact on military operations in Iran, a U.S. official said.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations, said this message was delivered as part of Caine鈥檚 regular duties of providing military advice and options to Trump.
The Associated Press has reported that Trump met Friday with top national security aides to discuss the situation with Iran. After nearly two weeks of strikes, the U.S. military has not attacked targets in Iran for three nights.
The Iran war has of key weapons systems like missiles and interceptors, analysts say.
Caine told lawmakers at a hearing last week that 鈥渁irpower has its limits鈥� in achieving military objectives.
The U.S. military has employed airstrikes almost exclusively against Iran.
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Trump claims his tariffs have helped General Motors
Trump was led on a tour of General Motors vehicles from different era. He was accompanied by CEO Marry Barra and other GM executives and sat behind the wheel of some of the automobiles.
鈥淭hey鈥檝e come a long way,鈥� he said to reporters about the Detroit-based automaker. 鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing what tariffs are doing for GM.鈥�
Trump said he鈥檚 been good to the company but declined to say more.
鈥淭he rest of the world doesn鈥檛 love me, but that鈥檚 OK,鈥� he said, alluding to the tariffs. 鈥淚t鈥檚 called 鈥楢merica first.鈥欌��
New rule aims to speed up asylum decisions
A new rule going into effect Tuesday gives asylum officers discretion to send cases of immigrants seeking asylum directly to a judge for a final decision without doing an interview.
Historically, immigrants can ask for asylum either through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or from a judge in immigration courts, depending on their immigration status.
USCIS asylum officers would interview everyone who applied with their agency. If they think someone doesn鈥檛 qualify for asylum, the case goes to an immigration judge who ultimately decides.
Now, USCIS says asylum officers can look at the person鈥檚 file, decide they don鈥檛 qualify and send the case directly to a judge, without an interview.
The agency says this shortens the time it takes to decide asylum cases.
Groups that advocate for immigrants say it鈥檚 part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the asylum system.
鈥淭he impact of this rule could be disastrous for people in need of safety.鈥� said Beth Oppenheim, President & CEO of HIAS.
Trump says no one tells him what the US should be selling
Trump hasn鈥檛 ruled out selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, which is not a friend of Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump are meeting at the White House on Tuesday, and the prime minister has made clear he does not want Turkey to get the American-made jets.
Trump was asked about such a sale to Turkey as he flew to Michigan and said, in an apparent rebuff of Netanyahu, that 鈥渘obody tells me what we should be selling.鈥�
鈥淭urkey鈥檚 been a great ally for me,鈥� he said of the country鈥檚 president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 鈥淚 think he鈥檚 done a very good job, did a good job with Syria. He鈥檚 a friend of mine,鈥�
Asked if he and Netanyahu are on the same page when it comes to the war against Iran, Trump replied, 鈥淲e have a little difference but pretty close, yeah.鈥�
Trump says US and Iran are having 鈥榞ood talks鈥� but keeps strikes on the table
The president insisted that new meetings were requested directly by Iranian officials, saying they reached out directly 鈥渂ecause we鈥檝e been hitting them very hard.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e having good talks, so we鈥檒l see what happens,鈥� Trump told reporters Monday on Air Force One. 鈥淚 think there鈥檚 a good chance that something could happen. And if it does, good. if it doesn鈥檛, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago.鈥�
Trump rejected a suggestion that his patience with negotiations could be wearing thin.
鈥淚 have plenty of time,鈥� he said.
Trump continues to needle Thune
The president insisted that he has a good relationship with the Senate majority leader 鈥� but that he鈥檚 just 鈥済ot to get his job done.鈥�
Trump has been escalating pressure on Thune to pass his voting restrictions bill before senators leave Washington for the August recess.
鈥淭he SAVE Act has to be done,鈥� Trump told reporters on Air Force One. 鈥淭hey shouldn鈥檛 leave town.鈥�
Trump also insisted that he hasn鈥檛 鈥渆ven thought鈥� about potential replacements for Thune.
US walks out of UN meeting when France is speaking to protest its criticism of US human rights
The United States has stood by France in every conflict where 鈥渢heir freedom has been imperiled,鈥� U.S. deputy ambassador Dan Negrea told the U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine after the brief U.S. walkout Monday, accusing France of 鈥渄isingenuous grandstanding.鈥�
He was apparently responding to a post from France鈥檚 U.N. Mission in Geneva on Friday criticizing U.S. opposition to a second four-year term for U.N. human rights chief Volker T眉rk. The General Assembly voted 144-10 with 13 abstentions to extend his term with the U.S. voting 鈥渘o.鈥�
The French Mission said: 鈥淭he US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.鈥�
Negrea shot back, calling the U.S. 鈥渢he beacon of liberty for the world鈥� and dismissing France鈥檚 鈥漰olitical drivel.鈥�
Trump says US stockpile is in 鈥榲ery good shape鈥� but he wants more
Asked about suggestions that the U.S. munitions are running low, Trump said stockpiles are in good shape and production needs to ramp up.
鈥淲e have a lot. I鈥檇 like to have more, to be honest,鈥� Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
He blamed former President Joe Biden for giving U.S. technology to Ukraine. Trump said some more 鈥渟ophisticated鈥� weapons have been in shorter supply but he added that production has been accelerating.
鈥淓very one of our contractors is building four to five plans right now, and we鈥檙e in very good shape,鈥� he said.
Trump dismisses Russian efforts to help Iran in war
Ahead of his visit to Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asserted that Russia has been offering satellite images of U.S. bases in the Gulf region to Iran.
Asked about that Monday, Trump downplayed the impact of that assistance, saying the Russian help hasn鈥檛 had much impact.
鈥淭hey may be giving, but if they are, it hasn鈥檛 worked out,鈥� Trump told reporters on Air Force One, en route to Michigan.
Trump also said he would ask Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Zelenskyy is set to meet with Trump on Tuesday.
A large crowd of supporters waits for Trump speech
The president was set to address a crowd of more than 1,000 at a General Motors proving ground in suburban Detroit, where the company tests vehicles before they are sold.
Some GM employees joined larger groups of Trump supporters, many wearing red 鈥淢ake America Great Again鈥� caps or t-shirts celebrating the president.
Behind the stage where Trump will speak later hung blue and white banners reading 鈥淎merican Cars. American Jobs.鈥� Various models of cars and SUVs were parked nearby.
GM says the proving ground in Milford Township has more than 150 miles of test roads and was opened in 1924. That makes it the world鈥檚 oldest dedicated vehicle testing facility.
Trump鈥檚 new Canada tariffs could hurt Michigan
Michigan was one of the 2024 after it backed Democrat in 2020. But the state has also seen parts of its economy affected by the president鈥檚 tariffs, including on imported cars and auto parts.
A new round of is taking effect on dozens of U.S. trading partners. But Trump has singled out Canada with tariffs as high as 50% on a wide array of its products, including cars.
The president is visiting Oakland County, which encompasses much of Detroit鈥檚 northern suburbs. Once a Republican stronghold, it has increasingly leaned Democratic, backing Biden against Trump and Vice President against Trump four years later.
Stocks open higher on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop 5% as Mideast tensions cool
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The index is coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 518 points, or 1%, as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.
Oil prices reversed course from a week ago, when a sharp escalation in fighting between the U.S. and Iran worsened worries about global oil supplies. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 5.4% to $86.74 a barrel for October delivery. Prices surged to over $100 a barrel last week before easing.
The war between the U.S. and Iran has sharply curtailed, and at a times halted, traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz. That has had a ripple effect throughout the world鈥檚 economy.
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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region
Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.
Saudi Arabia said it had shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq that had targeted its petroleum facilities.
Two drone attacks were reported against a Kurdish Iranian dissident group in Iraq, and Jordan said it had shot down two drones, without saying where they originated. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
Neither the U.S. nor Iran reported carrying out any attacks for three days 鈥� a respite after about two weeks of sustained bombardments that had led to increasing fears of a return to all-out war.
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Trump is set to defend his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting
President Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as season heats up.
Trump is visiting a General Motors facility in Milford, home to tracks and proving grounds for new models and vehicles. Early voting is underway for Michigan鈥檚 Aug. 4 primary, which features fierce nomination fights in both major political parties.
Republican is unopposed in the Senate primary, but the GOP gubernatorial contest pits Trump-backed Rep. John James against , a businessman turned politician who鈥檚 launched unsuccessful campaigns before, including for president in 2024.
Johnson is now trying to style himself in the president鈥檚 mold 鈥� despite missing out on his endorsement. He鈥檚 even holding a 鈥淭rump Tailgate鈥� outside the president鈥檚 GM event.
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Pentagon鈥檚 official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The during between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the in the Pentagon鈥檚 official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category.
It’s raising questions about properly counting the as the Trump administration has in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while providing little indication of how it intends to wind down a conflict that’s .
The Defense Casualty Analysis System, which Pentagon officials have repeatedly pointed to as the definitive source on the numbers of dead and wounded from the conflict, removed the as well as dozens of wounded troops from its tally last week.
On Sunday, a new category called 鈥淥verseas Operations鈥� emerged on the system鈥檚 website, listing the four Army deaths by name as well as 207 wounded. It was unclear if all of the wounded were injured in the Iran conflict.
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Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics
The Trump administration has acknowledged in that it for hundreds of clean energy projects 鈥渂ased solely on the political identity of the grant recipient鈥檚 state鈥� 鈥� in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
The statement contradicts repeated assertions by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other officials that the projects were canceled because they did not adequately advance the nation鈥檚 energy needs or had other problems that made them a poor investment of taxpayer dollars.
Democrats and environmental groups seized on the court filing Friday, saying the administration had 鈥渨eaponized鈥� the federal government to kill good jobs and punish working families because of their political views.
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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump鈥檚 order to create a federal voter list
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted Trump鈥檚 to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
The ruling Saturday by judges of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states ahead of November鈥檚 midterm elections.
Trump issued an executive order in March for the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to create a 鈥渟tate citizenship list鈥� of eligible voters. It also ordered the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.
While Trump touted the proposed changes as safeguards to keep non-U.S. citizens from voting, state election officials argued they were ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.
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