Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats  —  The first draft of the lower chamber's new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas.

Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center  —  You can't make it up, folks.  Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to confirm Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.

Congressional stock trading ban gets Senate panel's OK … “We have an opportunity here today to do something that the public has wanted us to do for decades, and that is to ban members of Congress from profiting on information that, frankly, only members of Congress have,” Hawley said.

Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly  —  The United States Military Academy abruptly ended the appointment of Jen Easterly to a high-profile academic position in West Point's Department of Social Sciences, according to a memorandum issued Wednesday by the Secretary of the Army.

House Democrats Sue ICE for Barring Them From Detention Facilities  —  The 12 Democrats accused the Trump administration of violating the law when it turned them away from immigrant detention sites and imposed a new policy limiting congressional access.  —  A dozen House Democrats who were barred …

Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, opening door for 2028 run  —  Harris has not ruled out another run for the White House, according to confidantes, while exploring the formation of a new group.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris will not run for governor of California next year …

Bessent says new Trump child savings accounts are ‘back door for privatizing Social Security’  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration was committed to protecting Social Security hours after he said in an interview that a new children's savings program …

DHS Launches ‘Defend the Homeland’ Nationwide to Recruit Patriots to Join ICE Law Enforcement and Remove Worst of the Worst from U.S.  —  WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) campaign to recruit brave …

Family of Epstein abuse survivor urges Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘A monster who deserves to rot in prison’  —  The family of Virginia Giuffre said any leniency extended to Maxwell would go down as “one of the highest travesties of justice” in history.

This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center.  The owner isn't talking.  —  On July 18, the Acquisition Logistics Company received a contract worth a reported $1.26 billion from the federal government for the construction and operation of an immigrant detention center …

Judge Excoriates Trump Officials for Violations of Laws on Voice of America  —  The judge had ruled that the administration must restore news programming at Voice of America and has brought back only a fraction of the coverage it provided.  —  A federal judge said Wednesday that it was likely …

Scoop: Massie blindsided Mike Johnson on Trump truce  —  At Rep. Thomas Massie's request, House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully appealed directly to President Trump for a truce, multiple sources told Axios.  — But Massie broke the truce just days later, accusing top Republicans of covering up the Jeffrey Epstein files.

What Are Trump's Options If His Tariffs Are Ruled Unlawful?  —  In rolling out the most aggressive tariff regime in the US in nearly a century, President Donald Trump has leaned heavily on emergency powers that had never been used before to impose import taxes.

Judge Bars Trump Administration From Punishing 2 Law Professors for I.C.C. Work  —  A federal judge in New York permanently blocked the government from pursuing penalties against the professors over their assistance to the International Criminal Court.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred …

Report says radioactive wasp nest was found near South Carolina nuclear facility  —  AIKEN, S.C. (WCBD) - A radioactive wasp nest was recently found in South Carolina, according to a report from the Department of Energy.  —  The report says Radiological Control Operations …

Trump's DOJ rewrites inclusion rules for grant programs  —  The Trump administration is flipping language about inclusion and diversity on its head to the advantage of white Americans as a requirement to receive federal grants. … - The guidelines say that federal antidiscrimination laws apply …

High Noon Announces Recall of its Vodka Seltzer Beach Pack (12 Pack) Due to Inclusion of CELSIUS® ASTRO VIBE ™ Energy Drink Cans that were Inadvertently Filled with Vodka Seltzer  —  When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service.

Brown University signs deal with Trump administration to restore funding  —  Brown University on Wednesday announced a deal with the Trump administration that ends three investigations into the institution and restores research funding that was withheld from it.

I might lean left — but Marjorie Taylor Greene is winning my respect  —  The congresswoman, who represents my district, has shown genuine political courage lately.  —  Just now  —  I'm not a big fan of political labels.  They invite people to put you in a box, and the only box I want to be in is one labeled “open-minded.”

The Weirdest GDP Report Ever  —  The economy grew 3%, but mainly because imports collapsed.  Alas, investment fell too.  —  If you think President Trump's tariff ructions don't affect the economy, take a gander at Wednesday's report for second quarter gross domestic product.

MAGA Champion Who Said Trump Would Fight Child Predators Is Arrested on Charges of Being a Child Predator  —  ISN'T IT IRONIC  —  Scott Soucek, the husband of a prominent Wisconsin GOP operative, has been accused of possessing child pornography.  —  A fervent Trump supporter …

Personal Superintelligence  —  Over the last few months we have begun to see glimpses of our AI systems improving themselves.  The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable.  Developing superintelligence is now in sight.  —  It seems clear that in the coming years …

Musk's America Party can't get off the ground and was just to ‘blow off steam’ about Trump's bill … After his fallout with Trump and departure from the White House, Musk is transitioning back to focusing on his various companies and finding firmer footing in the political sphere.

Alan Dershowitz Says He's Suing ‘Bigoted Vendor’ After Being Denied Pierogi  —  Alan Dershowitz said he is suing a Martha's Vineyard food vendor who refused to serve the former Harvard Law professor pierogi because of his politics.  —  Dershowitz, a former Democrat who represented President Donald Trump …

Patel found thousands of sensitive Trump-Russia probe docs inside ‘burn bags’ in secret room at FBI  —  EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel found a trove of sensitive documents related to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe buried in multiple “burn bags” in a secret room inside the bureau, sources told Fox News Digital.

Mysterious ‘Orange Shape’ Raises More Questions About Epstein Footage  —  NOT ADDING UP  —  A CBS investigation claims officials may have misled the public about a series of details on Jeffrey Epstein's final night alive.  —  Experts say there are flaws with the official explanation …

Ex-CIA agent hits back at Tulsi Gabbard after she accused Obama of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ against Trump  —  Susan Miller says US intelligence chief's allegations were based on misrepresentations of discoveries made by her team about Russian actions  —  A former CIA officer who helped lead …

Zohran Mamdani Scores 17-Point Lead with Jewish Voters in NYC Mayoral Race  —  New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani commands a 17-point lead among Jewish voters in the upcoming New York City mayoral race, according to newly released polling.  —  The survey from Zenith Research …

Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned  —  The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make U.S. vaccine policy.

Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall.  Now, They're Getting It.  —  New tallies of the administration's tax breaks and other incentives add up to tens of billions of dollars of benefits to the fossil fuel industry.  —  During the presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump gathered oil executives …