Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor  —  Some National Guard units patrolling the nation's capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes …

In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests  —  A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump's takeover of the city's police.  —  As President Trump posed triumphantly for photos with police officers …

JD Vance says Putin ‘not at all’ misleading Trump in Ukraine talks: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Vice President JD Vance says “sanctions aren't off the table” as President Trump tries to get Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy together for peace talks.

One party has a New Jersey recruitment bonanza.  The other... not so much. … “Democrats in New Jersey feel like the stakes are existential — literally existential — in these midterm elections,” said Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Tom Malinowski, a former 7th District representative whom Kean ousted in 2022.

A Letter to Emmanuel Macron  —  Public statements haranguing Israel embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France.  —  Dear President Macron,  —  On the 81st anniversary of the Allied Liberation of Paris, which ended the deportation of Jews from French soil …

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir.  Months after her death, it's coming out  —  A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday.

Trump's Stunning Power Grab on Elections  —  At first glance, President Trump's Truth Social post alleging voting fraud did not look especially alarming — not, anyway, by this president's singular standards.  Mr. Trump's long-debunked lies about stolen elections are no less malignant in 2025 …

Exclusive: Ghislaine Maxwell was honored at a prestigious Clinton event years after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced  —  Years after she was publicly accused in civil lawsuits and the press of helping Jeffrey Epstein groom and sexually abuse minors, Ghislaine Maxwell was an honored guest …

Ghislaine Maxwell just made Trump look even more guilty  —  Trump knew.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell did what I thought was impossible.  She made Donald Trump look even more guilty when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.  —  That is my takeaway after reading the transcript of Maxwell's testimony taken …

DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time.  FHP and OPD watching site  —  A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing.

YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos.  The results could bend reality  —  YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission.  As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life?  —  Rick Beato's face just didn't look right.

Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows  — The poll was completed online in English and Spanish from Aug. 11-17 by 4,950 registered voters in California.  — 69% of respondents said they disapprove of the way immigration enforcement is being carried out in the state.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 193.  —  ... Fox actually brought Gym Jordan on to vouch for the credibility of Ghislaine Maxwell: “This confirms what we all knew - President Trump didn't do anything wrong.  This transcript confirms that.  There's nothing there based on this interview with Maxwell.”