Politico's new German owner has a ‘contrarian’ plan for American media  —  Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down  —  BERLIN — Months after his company bought Politico …

Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach  —  A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices …

‘Deeply Problematic’: Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry  —  A ruling by a judge appointed by former President Donald J. Trump surprised specialists and could slow the documents investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge's extraordinary decision on Monday to interject …

Judge removes Griffin from office for engaging in the January 6 insurrection  —  SANTA FE — A New Mexico judge ordered Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin be removed from office, effective immediately, ruling that the attack on the Capitol was an insurrection and that Griffin's participation …

More Than 1 In 2 Americans Will Have An Election Denier On The Ballot This Fall  —  From the Carolinas to California, Montana to Florida, election denialism has spread across the country.  Candidates who support former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen …

Russia Is Buying North Korean Artillery, According to U.S. Intelligence  —  Moscow's purchase of millions of shells and rockets from North Korea is a sign that global sanctions have hampered the Russian military's supply lines.  —  WASHINGTON — Russia is buying millions of artillery shells …

Beneath campaign nastiness, legitimate concerns about Fetterman's health  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has not fully recovered from the serious stroke he suffered in May. His campaign has acknowledged his obvious struggles with “auditory processing” …

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit  —  The November 2020 email from an anguished Fox News news producer to colleagues sent up a flare amid a fusillade of false claims.  —  The producer warned: Fox cannot let host Jeanine Pirro back on the air.

'They're getting killed among women': Skeptical female voters stand in way of GOP Senate  —  Republicans this election cycle thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough with suburban women after years of losing support.  —  Now, as the primary season has all but ended …

Deal partner for Trump's Truth Social fails to get backing for SPAC extension: Reuters, citing sources  — The blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with Donald Trump's social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for a one-year extension to complete the deal …

To Support and Defend: Principles of Civilian Control and Best Practices of Civil-Military Relations  —  By OPEN LETTER  —  We are in an exceptionally challenging civil-military environment.  Many of the factors that shape civil-military relations have undergone extreme strain in recent years.

Democrats weigh same-sex marriage vote in pre-election sprint  —  Susan Collins believes the Senate is on the cusp of enshrining same-sex marriage protections.  And she doesn't want to wait until after the election.  —  “My impression is that the majority leader is eager to put this bill …

How Abbott Kept Sick Babies From Becoming a Scandal  —  Abbott's lawyers at Jones Day negotiated secret settlements and used scorched earth tactics with families whose infants fell ill after consuming powdered formula.  —  Early on a Saturday morning in 2013, Mark Bennett, a federal judge …

What's Causing Black Flight?  —  Where did all the Black people go?  If you live in an urban neighborhood and don't spend your free time looking at the U.S. census, you might ask yourself this question, puzzled by the dissonance between the evidence of your eyes and your vague sense that most Black people live in cities, right?

Missouri secretary of state throws support behind controversial election theory  —  Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (official photo)  —  Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has lined up behind a U.S. Supreme Court case legal experts believe could radically reshape how federal elections …

Below average, Joe: Photos show small crowd at Biden and Fetterman Labor Day rally  —  A small group of supporters gathered in Pennsylvania for a rally hosted by President Joe Biden and Senate candidate John Fetterman on Monday as the president sought to seize on recent party wins to gain momentum ahead of the November election.

‘Fat Leonard,’ set to finally be sentenced in long-running Navy bribery scheme, is on the lam  —  Leonard Francis, who has been under house arrest in San Diego for years, cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet on Sunday  —  The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who has been under house arrest …

Pro-MAGA D.C. Cop Secretly Worked to Undermine Seth Rich Investigation  —  A hard-nosed federal prosecutor was determined to figure out who killed the 27-year-old Democratic National Committee staffer.  But someone with access to the case file had a different agenda

Big Media to U.S. democracy: Drop dead  —  It's definitely a day late and maybe a dollar short, but Happy Labor Day 2022.  For most of my lifetime, Labor Day has been a time for last-gasp cookouts, glumness over earlier sunsets, and newspaper articles bemoaning the death of union power.

Pelosi seeks ambassadorship to Italy if GOP wins House majority in midterms  —  Biden has not yet nominated an ambassador to Italy since entering White House  —  Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning her next move after an expected Republican victory in November.

Rich Dems Worried About Trump Are Buying Second Citizenships  —  Worried about a potential return of Donald Trump, abortion rights, and the general state of the country, wealthy Democrats are looking to buy their way out.  Here's how it works.  —  For years, David Lesperance …