Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent  —  It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump's move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.  —  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday …

Live updates: Shooter contained after incident at Minneapolis church and school  —  The city of Minneapolis said that there is no active threat at this time after a Wednesday morning shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. … Minneapolis Police had already been investigating three deadly shootings in 12 hours

National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties  —  Service members say they're glad to help the National Park Service.  But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.  —  Just now  —  The August air was crisp Tuesday …

Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland  —  Denmark's foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections …

Just 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Few Americans outside President Donald Trump's Republican Party support his deployment of National Guard troops to police the streets of Washington, D.C., according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

What if Trump Runs the Federal Reserve?  —  His firing of Lisa Cook shows he wants to put monetary policy under his personal control.  He may succeed, but the country will live to regret it.  —  President Trump has long wanted to control the Federal Reserve, and on Monday night he made his power play by firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority  —  Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.  —  Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch by a wide 55-45 margin …

Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows  —  A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration …

Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.'s Restaurants  —  BY DONALD TRUMP'S TELLING, WASHINGTON, D.C.'s restaurants are doing great.  And, naturally, it's all because of him.  —  “Friends of mine are going out to dinner,” Trump told reporters Monday, claiming that his deployment …

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak …

All the President's ‘Butt Snorkelers’  —  Our long national nightmare is over: Cracker Barrel announced last night they will abandon their woke new logo and go back to the old one after all.  For good measure, representatives of the company called Donald Trump and—in the words …

This is Who the Tech Wonder Boys Always Were  —  The start of 2025 saw the three wealthiest men on Earth—Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—finance and attend the inauguration of a fascist American president.  In the months since, these men have explicitly and implicitly supported …

A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers  —  An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line.  All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.

In 3-hour televised Cabinet meeting, Trump soaks up flattery  —  Officials heaped praise on Trump in a fashion that analysts say resembled assemblies in authoritarian states.  —  In President Donald Trump's longest on-camera appearance of his second term, he soaked up credit from his Cabinet …

Live updates: Minneapolis Catholic school shooting  —  Acquire Licensing Rights  —  Ukraine sees ‘priceless’ digital battlefield data trove as key to West's support  —  Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City, Trump to chair meeting  —  Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say he wants to seek asylum in the United States  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump 's hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.

All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns  —  The White House does not belong to Donald Trump.  It is the property of the United States — of the American people.  The president is a temporary resident whose claim on the building lasts only as long as his time in office, which is set by the Constitution.

Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Magic Phrase Behind Donald Trump's Power Grab  —  The Trump administration frequently invokes the president's priorities to justify its actions—regardless of whether they align with the law.  —  Hi, I'm Tim Marchman, WIRED's director of politics, science, and security, and I'm filling in for Jake this week.

GasBuddy: Labor Day National Average Gas Price To Be Lowest Since 2020  —  Gas prices wrap up their cheapest summer in five years with more declines possible  —  GasBuddy, North America's trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast …

Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump multiple times because they thought that because of his experience in business, he must understand the American economy — and know how to make it work.

Trump's planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard  —  Agents with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago throughout September …

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community … Marine biologist and conservationist David Shiffman was an early power user and evangelist for science engagement on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.  Over the years, he trained more than 2,000 early career scientists …

Gavin Newsom Attacks Trump, 79, With Dementia Post as Feud Goes Feral  —  DR. GROK  —  Governor “Newscum” needled the president after he went on a rant about pumping water to California.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California poured cold water on Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting on Tuesday …

Have foreign tourists really avoided America this year?  —  Our analysis of whether the country is losing its international appeal among holidaymakers  —  America has rarely been out of the headlines this year.  The world has watched as the Trump administration has slashed government departments …