Anthony Zurcher

He pulled a Cheney.

Spend enough time driving on LA freeways, and you’ll hate cars too.

The White House press secretary job is a challenging one, even under the best of circumstances. These were not the best of circumstances. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A weekend of supposed ceasefire agreements and Russian diesel deals underscores the dire polititcal straits Trump finds himself in three weeks from election day. www.bbc.com/news/article...

When the going gets tough, Trump turns to Russia. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump says the US economy is the greatest in history, but on the campaign trail Republican candidates - fighting for their political lives - paint a very different picture. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bryan Avila is speaking at a rally for Byron Donalds’ Florida governor campaign at the Nacion de Fe church in Kissimmee. He starts in Spanish, and several in the audience shout for him to speak in English.

Trump has been upfront about his motives - to punish critical press coverage. The real question is - why now? www.bbc.com/news/article...

When it comes to Donald Trump, it never hurts to start by following the money (in this case, the stock market and his big-tech mogul friends). www.bbc.com/news/article...

So necrophilia is still out. Gotta have standards.

By the end of his term, every body of water bordering the U.S. will be named “America”. East and West American Oceans. America Grande. America Falls. The Strait of Juan de America.

RIP, Wadsworth.

Trump has used American economic and military power like few modern presidents. But there are limits - and consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Probably the most amazing baseball play I’ve seen in person.

Trump’s Turkish evasion isn’t the only indication that this war with Iran is far from over, but it’s a notable one. Actions, as the saying goes, speak louder than words. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Since they're called the Patriot Games, I assume one team will be a radicalized IRA splinter group?

The movie The Natural should have ended with at least an hour-long delay because of lightning.

Democrats in Michigan are rolling the dice on a candidate with political talent but scant campaign experience. At stake are their Senate hopes, with the outcome could determine the future of the party for years to come. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The reflecting pool prosecution, the Blanche nomination, the Iran War … in ways big and small, Trump is having to face uncomfortable realities. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump team is sending out fundraising emails in advance of his address to the nation tomorrow night.

Iran is increasingly unlikely to give Trump the clear-cut victory he desires. The “fee” proposal, as short-lived as it was, suggests the president struggling to find a way to frame this as a win for America. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spain is putting on a clinic against France.

From critic to loyalist to critic to loyalist. Lindsey Graham was a Republican barometer for the Trump era. www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC News reaches an audience of half a billion people every week. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

A political obituary for a candidate few people had heard of a year ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I can’t help but wonder how we would have done if they had let Balogun play.

Happy Fourth of July. Even though the US today may be all but unrecognisable to the nation's founders 250 years ago, the cultural and political influences in the country would likely be familiar. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court rarely sees an expansion of presidential power it doesn't like. But sometimes, like today, there are a some surprises elsewhere on the docket. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wait, so beating Paraguay is supposed to be hard?

Trump likes to boast about his endorsement power, but Mamdani picked three insurgent candidates - two going up against incumbent congressmen - and all three won. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump started today at Camp David, flew to Joint Base Andrews, motorcaded to the White House without stopping and has been there ever since.

Success or failure of this deal will hinge on the details. And here, the details are scarce. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The thing I learned about putting things off till the last minute in college is that sometimes shit happens, it makes you miss your deadline and then you’re screwed.

I’ve never seen a US team look this good in a World Cup match.

So we're back to the kind of White House we saw for the last three months of his first term - insulur and understaffed. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Platner didn’t get this far without having notable political talent. He’s good on the stump and has a message that has built a loyal base of support. But will his past end his rise before it reaches Washington? www.bbc.com/news/article...

From "Three Amigos" to uneasy neighbors. The World Cup, billed as an event that would unify the continent, has become a lot more politically fraught in the past year. www.bbc.com/news/article...

It turns out Trump's endrosement isn't always the golden ticket to a Republican primary victory. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump becoming the central act of the "Great American State Fair" in Washington makes perfect sense. There's nothing he likes more than being in the spotlight - and the nation's 250th birthday celebrations could be the biggest stage he's had yet. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Have we checked to see if the meteor was launched by a hostile insectoid alien race targeting one of our major cities?

Back in 2024, Biden generated headlines when he mixed up Egypt and Mexico in public remarks. Trump, in his Cabinet meeting, just referred to Iran as Venezuela.

I'm seeing a lot of coverage framing Paxton's victory over Cornyn as another sign of Trump's endorsement power. Paxton was going to win with or without Trump. If anything, Trump was following his base, not leading it. www.bbc.com/news/article...

So who will be the first Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 to propse a government "settlement" that pays off everyone's student loans or medical debt or provides reparations to the descendents of slaves? It seems like the sky could be the limit.

Trump is purging uncooperative Republicans from the congressional ranks, but he may have created a YOLO/DGAF caucus in the Senate for the rest of the year. Ousted Senator Bill Cassidy's vote to advance a war powers resolution on Iran highlights the risk for the president. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Unlike Republicans Bill Cassidy, Thomas Massie or Liz Cheney, longtime Texas Senator John Cornyn never had a clear break with Trump. In the end, that didn't save him. www.bbc.com/news/article...

That Thomas Massie is in what looks like a toss-up race given that he's faced the full Trump-MAGA whirlwind is already noteworthy. On Tuesday, we'll find out if he gets a moral victory - or a real one. www.bbc.com/news/article...