Trump-Zelensky summit: The suit question, again  —  The White House asked Ukrainian officials if President Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.

Angry Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Unnerving New Plot to Rig Midterms  —  President Donald Trump raged at Democrats Monday for supposedly cheating in elections in a long and unhinged Truth Social rant—and buried in his tirade is a clear indication of how he hopes to corrupt the 2026 midterm elections …

'Don't Give These Freaks an Inch': Accounts Linked to a DHS Speechwriter Include Anti-Trans and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric  —  Blogs, podcasts and X posts that appear under Eric Lendrum's name reveal an extensive history of hateful rhetoric.  — Copy  —  A blog post attributed to the person listed …

MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo  —  The cable news network will adopt the new name MS NOW ahead of its spinoff from NBCUniversal  —  MSNBC is changing its name in its spinoff from Comcast's NBCUniversal.  —  The left-leaning cable network will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World …

DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), chairman of a House oversight committee, this month issued a subpoena commanding the attorney general to produce documents related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday.

Governor Reeves Statement On Mississippi National Guard Deployment to Washington, D.C.  —  Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C.:  —  “I've approved the deployment …

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims  —  The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

Pam Bondi's Power Play  —  Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.  —  It is rare for an Attorney General of the United States to venture into the offices of the Justice Department's National Security Division.

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories  —  A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump Administration in Talks to Take a 10% Stake in Intel  —  The Trump administration is in discussions to take a stake of about 10% in Intel Corp., according to a White House official and other people familiar with the matter, in a move that could see the US become the beleaguered chipmaker's largest shareholder.

Gut Check Time For Democrats  —  Send this to your senators.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every lengthy government shutdown in my lifetime has been a consequence of Republican extortion.  —  The structure and rules of our government all but demand that annual budgeting be a cooperative enterprise …

Bondi Aides Corrupted Antitrust Enforcement, Ousted DOJ Official Says  —  Roger Alford, formerly second-in-command of the antitrust division, called on a court to scrutinize merger case that led to his firing  —  An antitrust lawyer who was dismissed last month from the Justice Department …

What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life  —  Sophie's Google searches suggest that she was obsessed with autokabalesis, which means jumping off a high place.  Autodefenestration, jumping out a window, is a subset of autokabalesis, I guess, but that's not what she wanted to do.

The Vice President Who Can't Stop Taking Vacations  —  8 trips in 7 months - what could possibly go wrong for JD Vance, the tone-deaf veep who wants to succeed Trump in 3 years?  —  Team Zeteo  —  ∙ Paid  —  JD Vance is the talk of the town over in the Cotswolds …

TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers  —  TikTok Shop is selling GPS trackers marketed with viral videos that have voiceovers explicitly encouraging secretly tracking a romantic partner.  Some of the videos have millions of views, and TikTok Shop's own metrics show …

Criminal Illegal Alien Recklessly Driving an 18-Wheeler Kills Three in Florida  —  Gavin Newsom's California Department of Motor Vehicles issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver's License  —  WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Why Munich 1938 concessions to Nazi Germany haunt Washington 2025 talks  —  Read POLITICO's live blog for all the news from Monday's high-level White House meetings.  —  Handing over massive fortification lines to an expansionist neighbor hellbent on destroying your state tends to be a bad idea.

Jeffries: Noem will be among the first ‘hauled up to Congress’ if Democrats retake House  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be a top target of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee if Democrats retake the House in the midterms.

ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong  —  Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the mayoral nominee for hedging on ‘globalize the Intifada’ and falsely claimed Mamdani hasn't visited synagogues or engaged Jewish groups  —  Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO …

Why MAGA calls Trump “Daddy”  —  Yes, it's a weird sex thing.  But it also reveals secret insecurities  —  The MAGA movement is determined to make politics as disgusting as possible, destroying democracy one juvenile 4chan meme at a time.  It turns out that American fascism isn't just wrapped …

The Madden Sisters Don't Want to Be Institutionalized  —  Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently.  Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?  —  Carrie Madden at home in Los Angeles with Gigi Valbuena, one of her caregivers.

Is Trump's DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?  —  Anything is possible in the coming days and weeks, but it's difficult not to feel like we are veering toward escalating violence.  —  Pocket  —  What exactly is Donald Trump doing with the 800 National Guard soldiers …