Melania Trump wants ABC to ‘take a stand’ against Jimmy Kimmel after ‘hateful’ joke  NPR President and First Lady Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’… [more]

California Billionaire Tax Has Signatures Needed for Ballot, Backers Say  The New York Times California billionaire tax proposal garners enough signatures to head to ballot  The Guardian… [more]

GOP member presses Johnson to hold vote on DHS funding as conservatives balk – Live Updates  Politico House may scrap DHS funding bill, likely extending agency’s… [more]

Top Iranian Official Meets With Putin to Discuss the Mideast War  The New York Times Iran war live: ‘US achieved none of its war goals’ –… [more]

DeSantis unveils new GOP-friendly congressional map on eve of special session  Politico DeSantis proposes new US House map for Florida aiming to flip four seats for… [more]

DeSantis redistricting plan gives Florida GOP 4 more seats in Congress  Tampa Bay Times Ron DeSantis releases new congressional map creating four more GOP-leaning seats in… [more]

Virginia High Court Weighs Legality of Congressional Map Approved Last Week  The New York Times Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional… [more]

US being ‘humiliated’ by Iran, says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz  Financial Times US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz  The Guardian ‘Clearly stronger’: Germany’s… [more]

Democrats ask Virginia Supreme Court not to overrule will of voters on redistricting  Democracy Docket Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map… [more]

Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine  The Verge Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway  The Verge Steam Controller: The… [more]