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President Trump is set to resume his helicopter departures from Washington as soon as Wednesday — but by using the Ellipse, a park south of the projects that have rendered the White House lawn unusable, according to three people. wapo.st/4piIcQW

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan began her testimony before Congress by remembering the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. “I didn’t get many Republican votes when I was confirmed to the Supreme Court. … And yet Sen. Graham voted for me,” she said. wapo.st/3RwTGE1

The 53rd annual World Pea Shooting Championship featured competitors going head-to-head to see who could blow dried peas most accurately at stationary targets.

For the first time in 16 years, Spain is headed to the World Cup final, carried by a new generation that has restored La Roja to the sport’s biggest stage. Spain beat France, 2-0, knocking out perhaps the tournament’s best player, Kylian Mbappé. wapo.st/44qlQU7

The family of a former Obama-era White House official filed a wrongful-death lawsuit over a 2023 flight when pilots briefly lost control of a private jet resulting in fatal injuries to Dana Hyde, a 55-year-old passenger. wapo.st/4pr0vUk

A person was struck by a vehicle and killed while fleeing federal immigration agents in St. Augustine, Florida, officials said. The incident took place hours before ICE reportedly halted most traffic-stop arrests in the wake of fatal shootings this week. wapo.st/4pigHqE

With August recess looming, House Republicans are scrambling to launch a party-line spending bill that would send funding to the Pentagon and incentivize states to tighten voting rules for the fall midterm elections, but they face an array of hurdles. wapo.st/3R8ehOU

The House voted to end Americans’ practice of switching their clocks twice per year, a win for President Donald Trump, who has called for permanent daylight saving time over the objections of medical groups and lawmakers who represent Midwestern states. wapo.st/3RERFFP

⏰ House PASSES Trump-backed plan to end switching clocks twice a year, 308 to 117 w/bipartisan support. If passed by Senate (TBD), will make daylight saving time permanent in most of the country. @ddiamond washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Massive crowds filled the grounds of the Royal Palace in Oslo to welcome home Norway's World Cup team. An estimated 100,000 people along with the team performed one last "Viking row," led by Crown Prince Haakon on the drums.

Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for months as the federal government sought to deport him, sued Trump officials and others, alleging a conspiracy to persecute. The case has been brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. wapo.st/4yBKRcS

When teachers in a southeastern Michigan school district decorate their classroom walls this fall, they will be limited to 32 preapproved phrases. Critics say the policy limits expression and bans phrases associated with supporting the LGBTQ+ community. wapo.st/4w3jZR6

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), was sworn in to serve the final six months of her brother’s term, filling the vacancy created by Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday. wapo.st/4aVeYBP

President Trump is planning a prime-time address that will use findings from reexamined government files to argue that the country’s election infrastructure has vulnerabilities, according to two people briefed on the plan. wapo.st/4fd8xv8

A Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday is expected to turn contentious over acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's role in a deal between the Justice Department and President Trump over the leak of his tax returns. wapo.st/4bJNAqD

With the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was widely viewed in Moscow as the toughest voice against Russia in U.S. politics, some pro-Kremlin officials are hoping to gain new advantage in Washington D.C. and especially in the Trump White House. wapo.st/4fgIeEe

Column by Michael J. Coren: The electrification of American camping is cleaner and quieter than the era of vibrating generators and hissing propane tanks. Here’s how millions of Americans may soon spend their weekends: wapo.st/4ffvzl5

Rainfall totals of 10 to 15 inches are possible in parts of Central and West Texas over the next few days. The National Weather Service is warning of potential “life threatening flooding” in the area. See which areas will be affected: wapo.st/4f0k2aq

A potentially record-breaking heat wave is headed east, with more than 110 million people in the U.S. under heat alerts. Temperatures are forecast to push 100 degrees from the Dakotas to New Hampshire on Tuesday. wapo.st/4vx8KQ6

Breaking news: ICE has temporarily instructed officers to refrain from making traffic-stop arrests in most cases, according to people with knowledge of the directive, a policy shift spurred by recent fatal shootings involving officers firing into vehicles. wapo.st/4fi5HVM