Lisa Murkowski says it was ‘agonizing’ to vote for the megabill  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski made the “agonizing” decision to vote for Senate Republicans' version of the “big, beautiful” bill after winning key concessions on federal health and food-aid programs for her state.  “Did I get everything I wanted?

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.  —  The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.

U.S. Department of Education Announces the University of Pennsylvania Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Violations  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has entered into a Resolution Agreement …

Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would approve Florida's plan to expedite deportations by having qualified National Guard members work as immigration judges.  —  Trump made the announcement during …

Pentagon halts weapons shipment to Ukraine amid concerns over U.S. stockpile  —  The move “was made to put America's interests first,” a White House spokeswoman said, as U.S. munitions have been depleted in recent years.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on sending …

Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools  —  The funding is earmarked for English learners, migrant students, professional development, and more  —  Remove  —  The Trump administration is holding back nearly $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools it was scheduled …

Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments … Mamdani would be the city's first Muslim mayor. … Mamdani has declined to condemn people using the phrase “globalize the intifada,” even though he said he doesn't use it himself, and once rapped his support for the “Holy Land Five” …

150 Guard troops pulled off LA mission for wildfire fighting duties  —  Some of the California National Guard troops deployed by President Trump to Los Angeles last month will be released from the deployment to fight wildfires as the state prepares for another fire season.

Making Foreign Aid Great Again  —  Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio  —  Every public servant has an obligation to American citizens to ensure any programs they fund advance our nation's interests.  During the Trump Administration's thorough review of thousands of programs …

Federal judge finds HHS mass layoffs likely unlawful  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the mass layoffs carried out at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) likely went against the law and there is sufficient evidence to support claims of irreparable harm as a result.

LA mayor: Trump administration lawsuit ‘an attempt to overturn the will of the city’  —  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass bemoaned the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging the city's sanctuary status and attacking its immigration policies.  —  “The lawsuit is an attempt to overturn the will of the city …

RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly’  —  “We need to stop trusting the experts,” Kennedy told Tucker Carlson. … Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson's podcast on Monday and it's filled with the ramblings of a man completely detached from reality.

Man Who Helped Florida Shark Attack Victim Now Facing Deportation  —  PAYBACK  —  Luis Alvarez was reportedly arrested days after rushing into the water to help after a child was mauled by a shark.  —  A man who rushed into the water to help after a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a shark …

Columbia University Applicant Personal Data Stolen by Hacker  —  Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data provided by a person who claimed to have hacked the school in June.

Issue 87 - SO ORDERED  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  It feels like every week I write something along the lines of “Trump's crypto conflicts surge to new heights” …

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90  —  Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died.  He was 90.  —  Swaggart death was announced Tuesday on his public Facebook page.

An Offhand Remark About Gold Bars, Secretly Recorded, Upended His Life  —  Brent Efron's “boring” Tinder date wanted to hear all about his work at the Environmental Protection Agency, so Mr. Efron talked.  If only he'd seen the hidden camera.  —  They matched on Tinder shortly …

Justice Department Charges Two Individuals with Acting as Agents of the PRC Government  —  For Immediate Release  —  Arrests Disrupted Clandestine PRC Ministry of State Security Intelligence Network Operating in the United States  —  Two nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) …

Nominations Sent to the Senate  —  Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.  —  Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030.