Rep. LaMonica McIver says she intentionally became pregnant while facing three federal counts and up to 17 years in prison, as courts reject efforts to dismiss the charges and claim congressional immunity.
Iran’s IRGC issued a 25 page appeal urging Americans to oppose Trump in the midterms while attacking US policy, disputing allegations against Tehran, and warning that war and fuel prices threaten the American economy.
Jack Smith’s investigators obtained journalist communications linked to 87 White House phones while also collecting nearly 5,000 personal checks from Trump donors, prompting Chuck Grassley to demand accountability during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Experienced Skydive Milwaukee jumpers watched a small plane vanish behind trees, then parachuted toward the crash site. They arrived before emergency service workers, treated an injured person and helped after all four people aboard survived.
Joe Biden accepted a Planned Parenthood of Delaware award with a rambling speech praising abortion activist Sonia Sloan, defending his administration’s response to Dobbs and warning that women are about to demonstrate their political power.
President Trump accused major media outlets of inventing a damaging split with Byron Donalds, while campaign materials and Donalds’ own public statement showed that Trump’s endorsement remained firmly in place.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran has about 15 million barrels left for delivery, with final shipments to China expected within two weeks as the Trump administration tightens a campaign he says has left Tehran isolated and unable to trade.
Iran says diplomacy remains the only path forward as Trump rejects Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.