Ex-Andreessen Horowitz partner slams his old firm, other VCs for ‘political infiltration’ around AI  CNBC

Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States That Don’t Turn Over Data  The New York Times

Rubio compares the founding of the UFC to landing a man on the moon  CNN

WATCH: First lady Melania Trump announces new investment accounts for foster youth  PBS

Trump plans to nominate U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as intelligence director  Spectrum News

Democrats try to repeal tax credit from ‘Big Beautiful Bill’  Spectrum News

‘The current libertarian administration has deepened this tradition’  The Week

Trump Picks Manhattan Prosecutor Jay Clayton to Be Intelligence Chief  The New York Times

Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to top intelligence post amid uproar over prior, interim pick  CNN

Trump and Hegseth Broadcast U.S. Military Strikes Before They Happen  The New York Times