Texas Reopens the Gerrymander Wars  —  Congress could limit the mutual assured political destruction as partisans move to redistrict more than once a decade.  —  Dozens of Texas Democrats skedaddled on Sunday, fleeing the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new U.S. House map that's intended …

Trump “happy to hear” DOJ launched grand jury probe of Obama officials  —  President Trump on Tuesday said he was “happy to hear” that Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury probe into the Obama administration's handling of the investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.

A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan Lair … A sculpture of a bride clinging to a rope dangled in a central atrium of Jeffrey Epstein's mansion.  —  As a gift for Jeffrey Epstein's 63rd birthday, friends sent letters in tribute to the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender.

Watch CNBC's full interview with President Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump joins ‘Squawk Box’ via phone to discuss the latest news affecting markets and the country's economic goals.  —  WATCH NOW  —  WATCH NOW  —  WATCH NOW  —  WATCH NOW  —  President Trump …

House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials  —  The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe …

Pope Leo Most Favorably Viewed of 14 Newsmakers  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Among 14 prominent U.S. and global figures, Pope Leo XIV has the most positive image by far, with many more Americans viewing him favorably than unfavorably.  His 57% favorable rating and 11% unfavorable rating result …

Trump administration debating releasing transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell interview with DOJ, sources say  —  The Justice Department has an audio recording of the interview it conducted with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell last month, and the administration is considering releasing …

White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives  —  The president is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that targets so-called debanking of businesses including crypto companies  —  The White House is preparing to step up pressure …

Trump takes surprise visit to the roof of the White House … WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to a place that might be a first for a president: the roof of the White House.  —  Trump took a stroll atop the West Wing's colonnade on Aug. 5 …

Maddow: U.S. profoundly changed by authoritarian leader; 'We're beyond waiting and seeing now'  —  Rachel Maddow points out that the thing most Americans were dreading has come to pass, and the United States has changed profoundly in only six months of authoritarian rule.

US Coast Guard says Titan submersible's design a primary factor in implosion  —  A U.S. Coast Guard investigative board concluded Tuesday that the “inadequate design” of the Titan submersible was a primary contributing factor in its implosion in 2023 that left five people dead.

Mike Flood Heckled at Town Hall Over Trump's Domestic Policy Bill … Representative Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska, was booed almost as soon as he took the stage at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Monday night.Terry Ratzlaff for The New York Times

High-ranking FBI job losses disproportionately hurt women, people of color  —  Leaders are undertaking an unprecedented campaign to force senior officials off the job.  —  An unprecedented campaign by FBI leaders to force senior bureau officials out of their jobs has disproportionately hit women …

National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue  —  WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced today that it will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Albert Pike, which was toppled and vandalized during riots in June 2020.  The restoration aligns …

Trump spoke with Zelensky ahead of deadline for Putin  —  President Trump spoke on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and discussed the ceasefire ultimatum Trump set for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Ukrainian officials.

Why So Many Key Institutions Have Folded Rather Than Challenge Trump  —  Eight years ago, Don Lemon was hosting a 10 p.m. show on CNN that each night forthrightly described the antidemocratic tendencies of President Trump.  Guests such as onetime Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein …

Trump's Judicial Nominees Cannot Wait to Make LGBTQ People Second-Class Citizens  —  The White House's judicial confirmation machine is firing on all cylinders.  The results are already ugly.  —  In July, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed the first five of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees …

Inside Trump's New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families … Evgeny and Evgeniia, who fled their native Russia to seek political asylum, have been separated from their 8-year-old son, Maksim, since May.The New York Times  —  Evgeny and Evgeniia faced an excruciating choice.

After only 6 months, Project 2025 is already 47 percent complete  —  On July 5, 2024, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that he had “no idea who is behind Project 2025,” the nearly 900-page manifesto published in April 2023 by the conservative Heritage Foundation for use by …

Trump's Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations  —  The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge.  —  By the start of last week, Harvard University had signaled its readiness …

A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent.  Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted.  —  Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction.  In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they've fulfilled all the terms and were never actually evicted.

Murder Officially Plunged in 2024  —  The FBI released its report on crime in the United States for 2024 today showing a 14.9 percent decline in murder with 4.4 percent and 8.1 percent drops in overall violent and property crime respectively.  The nation's murder rate for 2024 was down 26 percent …

Epstein Was Still a Member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Long After He Was Indicted  —  IN THE CLUB  —  Trump claims he got rid of Epstein for “stealing” his staff.  But club records raise new questions.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jeffrey Epstein continued to be a member of Donald Trump's luxury private members club …

Inside Laura Loomer's rise: ‘Obsessive’ research, Oval Office visits  —  Laura Loomer has leveraged a personality that friends label “obsessive” and an extreme loyalty to Trump to emerge as a powerful figure in the president's orbit.  —  Just now  —  Laura Loomer's application …