Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting  —  The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.

Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon … President Donald Trump named Duffy as interim administrator in July after abruptly withdrawing the nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman amid a spat with the nominee's ally, Elon Musk.  —  Duffy also offered a directive to more quickly replace …

The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away  —  Of all the terrible things Donald Trump has said and done as president, the most dangerous one just happened on Friday.  Trump, in effect, ordered our trusted and independent government office of economic statistics to become as big a liar as he is.

Tesla board awards $30bn of shares to Elon Musk  —  Billionaire chief executive threatened to leave electric-vehicle maker if he was not given more stock  —  Tesla's board has approved the award of 96mn shares worth about $30bn to Elon Musk as part of a new pay deal after the billionaire …

US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance  —  U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance.

State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US  —  The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington  —  A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the “Black Lives Matter” protests after George Floyd's murder, will be reinstalled in Washington, the National Park Service said on Monday.

Top Hegseth aide tried to oust senior White House liaison from Pentagon  —  The unusual dispute received White House intervention and appears rooted in deeper frustrations over failed attempts to fill jobs on the defense secretary's staff.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's acting chief …

This Attack on a Federal Judge Is Preposterous  —  Last week, in a post on social media, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against James Boasberg, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington, claiming he made …

Victim in Epstein case decries ‘political warfare’ in effort to release grand jury transcripts  —  Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have filed letters to the court condemning the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury testimony and cited the lack of respect they feel …

Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” to be model for ICE state-run detention centers  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” will serve as a model for state-run migrant detention centers, and she told CBS News in an interview that she hopes to launch a handful …

Netanyahu government votes to dismiss attorney general  —  Israel's cabinet voted to dismiss Israel's attorney general, a key Netanyahu critic, as the U.S. grows increasingly impatient with the war in Gaza.  —  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government …

Start the presses!  New York Post will expand to LA with launch of The California Post  —  The New York Post is going Hollywood.  —  The nation's most popular tabloid will launch The California Post early next year — delivering its brand of fearless, common-sense journalism and legendary headlines …

DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations  —  Pam Bondi acts on Tulsi Gabbard's criminal referral claiming intelligence community suppression  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director …

Elizabeth Warren on Why Billionaires Are Doing All They Can to Stop Zohran Mamdani  —  The Massachusetts Democrat explains why Wall Street is spending big to boost Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo  —  Zohran Mamdani pulled off an inspiring 12-point victory to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York.

How US adults are using ‘buy now, pay later’ services, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.

Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro  —  Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday as he awaits trial over an alleged coup plot to overturn his 2022 election loss, which the Trump ally denies.

Nunes defamation lawsuit over Rachel Maddow comment dismissed  —  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif) against MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow nearly five years ago.  —  U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled this week that Nunes failed …

Trump Praises ‘HOTTEST’ Sydney Sweeney Ad, Bashes Taylor Swift  —  The debacle over the Euphoria star's great “jeans” — and her politics — has made it all the way to the president … “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there.

Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals  —  The proposed rule would repeal a Biden-era VA policy that allowed for abortions in some cases, including rape and incest.  —  Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department …

Scoop: Brown interviewing campaign managers for Ohio Senate race  —  Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is interviewing campaign managers for a 2026 comeback bid, a clear indication that he's preparing to jump into the race to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), according to three people familiar with the matter.

Community Colleges Have Been Hit by Trump's War on Elite Universities  —  Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation's two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates.  —  A welding class at Delta College, a community college near Saginaw, Mich.

U.S. Factory Orders Declined in June  —  There has been a drop in orders for two of the past three months  —  Orders from U.S. factories fell in June, declining for two of the past three months, the Commerce Department said Monday.  —  New orders contracted 4.8% month over month to $611.7 billion in June.

Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers.  We tested their replacement.  —  Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta's new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods.  It failed to make a dent.  —  When a hoax about Donald Trump went viral at the funeral of Pope Francis, I went on social media to try to set the record straight.