Maggie Haberman Says Pushing Back in Trump Risky for Dems: ‘There Is a Crime Problem Everywhere’  —  CNN commentator and New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman said Democrats risk seeming out of touch when they push back on President Donald Trump over his policing takeover.

Trump Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee was bystander outside Capitol on Jan. 6, White House says  —  The White House said E.J. Antoni was in town for meetings unrelated to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau …

Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace  —  US president will propose money-making opportunities to encourage Russia to end Ukraine war  —  Donald Trump is preparing to offer Vladimir Putin access to rare earth minerals to incentivise him to end the war in Ukraine.

Republican Senator Says He Doesn't Wear Seatbelt in D.C. Because He Fears Being Carjacked: 'I Don't Buckle Up'  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he does not wear a seatbelt while driving in Washington, D.C., lest doing so prevent him from acting quickly in case he's carjacked.

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.  —  A video showed a man repeatedly calling a group of officers “fascists” before throwing a sub sandwich at one.  —  A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent who was patrolling Washington this week …

Illinois judge denies Paxton's request to help arrest Texas Democrats  —  An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt.  —  Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force …

Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities  —  Arts and sciences typically cohabitate.  Should they?  —  Things are going badly for universities.  They are in the crosshairs of an erratic and aggressive government willing to threaten anything in its path.

First lady Melania Trump puts Hunter Biden on $1B notice over ‘false, defamatory’ Epstein comments  —  The Daily Beast retracted an article and James Carville apologized after publishing similar claims  —  EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump is putting Hunter Biden on $1 billion notice …

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules  —  In a 2-to-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel ruled that foreign aid groups that sued to recover funds that President Trump froze cannot challenge the decision.  —  A federal appeals court panel cleared …

Multiple law enforcement officers shot in southern Virginia  —  Multiple law enforcement officers have been shot in southern Virginia, a congressman said Wednesday.  U.S. Rep. John McGuire, who represents Virginia's 5th congressional district, said in a post on X that his thoughts and prayers …

Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency  —  The Treasury secretary has been slow to shed assets, including farmland, posing potential conflicts of interest.  —  The U.S. government's ethics watchdog agency said this week that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …

Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill … Those staff-level meetings continue as House GOP leaders try to plot a way forward amid skepticism over whether another sprawling domestic policy bill is even possible given the difficulties Republicans had coming to agreement over the first one.

Toronto Film Festival Cancels October 7 Documentary, Citing a Lack of ‘Legal Clearance’ From Hamas Terrorists  —  The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has canceled its screening of a documentary about Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, ostensibly citing a lack of …

Some Democrats Panicked Over Mamdani.  Obama Called Him.  —  In the days after it became clear Zohran Mamdani had won New York City's June mayoral primary, much of the Democratic establishment began to panic.  —  Former President Barack Obama, the last Democrat to captivate the party's base, got on the phone.

Veterans Beg Ron DeSantis to Stop Killing Them  —  BACKSTABBER  —  Ron DeSantis, who is a veteran himself, has overseen the executions of five vets this year alone.  —  Ron DeSantis is under fire for turning against his fellow service members and letting executioners slaughter five veterans this year alone.

New York man charged with cyberstalking widow of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson … A New York state man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for the widow of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, hours after he was fatally shot on a Manhattan sidewalk in December.

Scoop: Schumer courts Peltola for Alaska Senate race  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is quietly pressing former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) to plunge into the Alaska Senate race. … Landing Peltola would give him a third statewide winner to cause problems for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).

Trump Picks Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors  —  The actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, the singers George Strait and Gloria Gaynor and the rock band Kiss will be honored later this year.  —  The five Kennedy Center honorees President Trump announced on Wednesday hail …

Trump presses Nobel Peace Prize case: 'The pressure's on'  —  President Trump is raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize — garnering nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts.

New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year  —  Fewer than 1,000 private-sector jobs were added, the slowest growth in the labor market outside a recession and the pandemic since 2003.  —  Employers in New York City significantly reduced hiring in the first half of the year …