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.

Trump's red state army threatens America's cities  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  Thus far, President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard members in two major American cities.  He's not going to stop there.  —  In recent days, Trump made clear …

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 …

‘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.

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Maryland-based judges over handling of immigration cases  —  The Trump administration alleged that the court had no authority to issue a standing order that imposes an automatic, two-day pause in deportation cases.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge …

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.

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 …

Jack Smith's Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint  —  For months, the former special counsel has remained silent as the president and his advisers have publicly attacked him.  —  Lawyers for Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald J. Trump …

First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI  —  In an exclusive statement to the New York Post, first lady Melania Trump has revealed her next official project: leading the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers …

In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules  —  A federal circuit court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that requires Pennsylvania to count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, finding that a previous law rejecting such ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments.

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 …

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:

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.

Trump to put Dan Scavino in charge of hiring at White House … Gor endeared himself to the president and his family for adopting a zero tolerance policy toward job-seekers who had been critical of Trump in the past, often scouring their social media posts and occasionally intervening to block hirings.

Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing  —  Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi's Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires  —  More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam …

America's leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.  —  For decades, the American public, the federal government, and the medical community have been nearly unanimous: Vaccines are important because they save lives.  Today, after years of escalating attacks, that consensus has irrevocably shattered.

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.

Young Voters Who Swung Right Are Already Regretting It  —  Trump convinced voters under 35 — especially men — to give him a chance.  They are souring on what they see.  —  One of the most surprising datapoints from President Donald Trump's 2024 victory was his strength among young voters …

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.

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.

Donald Trump's Big Gay Government … The Washington Monument as seen from the Ned, a private club where many Trump officials socialize.Caroline Gutman for The New York Times  —  It was the last Wednesday in July, and many of Washington's top players were hanging out at the Ned, a private club around the corner from the White House.

The Bolton Raid Was Designed to Scare Us  —  I know because I was the first one there.  —  IT'S TOO EARLY TO EVALUATE THE MERITS of any case that may eventually arise against John Bolton.  —  It's not too early, however, to talk about the FBI's conduct on Friday in executing a search warrant at his house.

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 …