Trump's Vendetta Campaign Targets John Bolton  —  This FBI raid makes clearer that second-term success for the President includes retribution.  —  President Trump promised voters during his campaign for a second term that he had bigger things on his mind than retribution against opponents.

Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business  —  The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.  —  President Trump said on Friday that Intel, the troubled Silicon Valley chipmaker …

Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump “in any inappropriate setting”  —  Ghislaine Maxwell rejected the notion that Trump was seen in any “inappropriate setting"during her interview with the Department of Justice, newly released transcripts show.

Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump …

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody in Tennessee  —  The Salvadoran native was wrongly deported to CECOT in March.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March …

Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built  —  The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.  —  The Trump administration on Friday ordered that all construction stop on Revolution Wind …

Maxwell Interview  —  Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied.

Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law  —  Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.  —  People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky.  The company announced Friday …

Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump  —  The first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board, Ms. Cook has long been a pathbreaker in a field dominated by white men.  —  Years before Lisa Cook became President Trump's latest target in his effort to exert control …

National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown  —  President indicates Chicago and New York could be next targets for expanded operations  —  Up to 1,700 National Guardsmen are set to mobilize in 19 states in the coming weeks to assist the Department of Homeland Security …

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies  —  A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

Trump names Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India  —  President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had named Sergio Gor to be the next U.S. ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs.  —  Gor, who is currently the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office …

What Is Trump Hiding in His Secret Budget?  —  For the past half-century, presidents of both parties have, almost without exception, released a comprehensive federal budget proposal to Congress each year.  The Trump administration is poised to break that tradition.

Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team  —  Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation.  —  A task force formed by an influential advisory committee to review the safety …

Mortgage-Fraud Accusations Are Trump's New Political Weapon  —  New probes represent an aggressive variation on efforts to take down opponents  —  The Trump administration has a new weapon at its disposal in its efforts to take down Democrats and their appointees: mortgage records.

9/11 conspiracy theorist Richard Gage says Ron Johnson will keynote his conference  —  On far-right podcast, Gage also says that the Wisconsin GOP senator will meet with “several stakeholders in the 9/11 truth movement”  —  On a far-right podcast, conspiracy theorist Richard Gage said that Sen. Ron Johnson …

ICE director says agents won't be at D.C. schools on the first day — but may be going forward  —  Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said there are special circumstances that may require ICE to go to a school, such as to check on a student's safety.

Dutch foreign minister quits caretaker government over Gaza  —  Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, part of a caretaker government, quit his cabinet post on Friday ahead of schedule over the government's position on Israel's war in Gaza, he told reporters.

In Trump's Second Term, Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream  —  President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many right-wing activists who have long supported those ideas.  —  Hundreds, including Enrique Tarrio, at a Proud Boys rally in Portland, Ore., in 2020.