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BOMBSHELL: The Pentagon helped spread UFO myths for a generation. When a new DoD investigation dug up the military’s role, the Air Force pushed for a coverup. With the mighty Aruna Viswanatha wsj.com/articles/WP-WS…

Several U.S. government agencies in 2022 and 2023 tracked foreign nationals coming and going to Elon Musk’s properties, focused on people from countries in Eastern Europe and elsewhere who might have been trying to influence him. Dana Mattioli Michelle Hackman Josh Dawsey Emily Glazer

Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino’s pitch to lure back advertisers to X: Spend with us or we’ll see you in court. W/⁦Suzanne Vranica⁩ ⁦Dana Mattioli⁩ wsj.com/business/media…

President Trump told The Wall Street Journal he and his team were read in on Israel’s plans to attack Iran. "Heads-up? It wasn’t a heads-up. It was, we know what's going on." Meridith McGraw wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

.The Wall Street Journal scoop: The State Bar of California has opened an investigation into the tactics used by Gloria Allred’s law firm in its dealings with clients. The investigation was prompted by an article in the Journal. wsj.com/us-news/law/ca…

The State Department plans to start requiring that all applicants for student visas have their social-media accounts set to public so they can be scrutinized for anti-U.S. sentiment. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

GIFT LINK: Stephen Miller’s fingerprints are on everything in Trump’s second term. a dive with the great Rebecca Ballhaus: wsj.com/politics/polic…

Stephen Miller’s fingerprints are now on every issue from immigration to cutting university funding. Some of his colleagues say they are alarmed by some of the legal maneuvers he has proposed for executing the agenda—and Trump has gently ribbed him for being too “happy” about

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How ‘Daddy’ Trump Learned to Love NATO wsj.com/world/how-dadd…

The boss isn’t flying with us today,” LaCivita said. “So we’re the bait?” a staffer asked. New details on Iranian assassination threats against Trump, Pompeo, and others in a book from Josh Dawsey Tyler Pager Isaac Arnsdorf, out next month: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

"Authorities frustrated by continued resistance to Beijing are now prying children as young as four years old from their homes—before they have a chance to fully absorb the Tibetan language and way of life." wsj.com/world/china/ti…

Update: Just after our story ran, Trump told reporters the U.S. would have to send Ukraine more weapons. “We have to, they have to be able to defend themselves,” Trump said. “They’re getting hit very hard. Now they’re getting hit very hard. We’re gonna have to send more weapons.”

NEW: I tried to interview Joe Biden for my book on the 2024 election. I called his cell phone, and he agreed but cut it short as he boarded an Amtrak train. His aides then changed his number. NYT excerpt of 2024, w Josh Dawsey + Isaac Arnsdorf —out today! nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/…

Congratulations to the great Josh Dawsey Tyler Pager Isaac Arnsdorf on their fantastic new book, “2024,” out today! Order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/untitl…

An amazing get for the Atlantic. Vivian is the greatest ❤️

Despite no longer being a government employee, Musk lieutenant Steve Davis continues to give directions to DOGE officials regularly and has privately told some of them that his departure was “fake news.” wsj.com/politics/polic…

“Pigs get fat, and hogs get slaughtered.” As lobbying booms in Trump’s DC & there are seemingly few rules, some consultants & lobbyists wonder how much is too much? And what constitutes going too far? Latest w/Rebecca Ballhaus & Maggie Severns: GIFT LINK: wsj.com/politics/polic…

Lobbyist Barry Bennett has flown 379,000 miles this year looking for business. “I have three and a half more years,” he said. “You can sleep when you’re dead.” In Trump’s Washington, lobbyists are navigating the question of how to get rich—but not so rich that they attract

Convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has hired Ches McDowell, a lobbyist close to Donald Trump Jr., to help him pursue a pardon. wsj.com/politics/polic…