In the Matter of Lisa Cook  —  Trump's attempt to fire a Fed governor is illegal.  Now we find out whether that matters.  —  Yesterday Donald Trump said that he had fired Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.  My wording is advisable: He “said” that he had fired her.

Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections  —  The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren't drawn to favor any party.

Lutnick says administration considering taking stakes in defense companies … The investment came partially from grants awarded from the CHIPS Act, but not yet paid out.  President Donald Trump has previously railed against the Biden-championed law, calling on Congress to “get rid” of it.

Trump order calls for broader National Guard role in domestic unrest  —  The president's new directive was issued as he touts his efforts to assert control over D.C. and muses about deploying troops to other major U.S. cities.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump on Monday directed …

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says  —  DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency's chief data officer.  —  Members of the Department …

Republican Told to Take His 'Head Out of Trump's A**' in Town Hall Trainwreck  —  MIC DROP  —  Other constituents complained about the president's support for Russia and booed his mass-deportation policy.  —  Voters at a town hall meeting in Missouri demanded that their Republican congressman …

Can AIs suffer?  Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times  —  As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient  — AI called Maya tells Guardian: 'When I'm told I'm just code, I don't feel insulted.

‘The most illegal search’: Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges  —  Veteran defense lawyers and law enforcement experts have been warning about the potential for overreach since the federal government muscled its way into policing decisions in the nation's capital nearly three weeks ago.

'Maybe they will, maybe they won't': Trump voices doubt over Zelenskyy-Putin talks  —  President Donald Trump conceded that his plans to set up a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents to end the three-year war may not come to fruition.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …

Trump signs orders aimed at ending cashless bail, flag burning  —  The moves are important to his conservative base but might face legal challenges.  —  President Donald Trump moved on two issues important to his conservative base Monday, signing executive orders aimed at ending cashless bail across …

America's leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.  —  US vaccine consensus has officially shattered. … For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives.

Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel's Tactics in Gaza  —  Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.  —  As Israel's tactics in Gaza have increasingly provoked international condemnation …

The case against Kilmar Ábrego García is a study in sadistic absurdity  —  In its allegations against the Maryland man, the Trump administration is claiming authority over reality itself  —  In a way, you could think of the brief stint that Kilmar Ábrego García spent …

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks  —  The Trump administration's cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis.

Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs  —  This article reports results from the August Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  —  Summary of main poll findings:

Trump, chairman of corporate America … - No one's stopping him, so he continues to confidently plow ahead.  — Those with insight into his strategy say it's anything but arbitrary — there's a mold-breaking calculus at play, they say, centered on national security and American competitiveness.

Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath  —  A senior federal judge ordered Trump administration official Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath in ongoing litigation over her efforts to effectively dismantle Voice of America despite Congressional mandates that it be maintained.

Israel's Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State  —  I will leave it to historians to debate whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.  But what is absolutely clear to me right now is that this Israeli government is committing suicide, homicide and fratricide.

EU resists Trump: Tech regulation is our ‘sovereign’ right  —  U.S. president launches attack on Europe's digital rules, drawing opposition from Brussels.  —  BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Tuesday defended the bloc's right to set and enforce its own tech rules …

Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught  —  The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan's statewide hospital system over its provision of transgender health care services for minors …

Trump's migrant crackdown gives ICE power and money but puts it under strain  —  Under President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants, bolstered by record funding and new latitude to conduct raids …

‘We are watching and taking names’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago  —  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

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