Chicago mayor signs order with blueprint for fighting a potential Trump crackdown  —  Mayor Brandon Johnson said the order directs his city to use “every legal mechanism” to combat a potential deployment of troops or federal law enforcement to Chicago.  —  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed …

Judge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to Guatemala … “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend, which is surprising, but here we are,” Sooknanan said at the hastily assembled hearing.

Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in New Hampshire car wreck after helping domestic violence victim: spokesman  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a freak car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday night, a rep said.  —  Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized …

Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  —  The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza.  One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.

Former CDC official on RFK Jr. policies: ‘I only see harm coming’  —  A former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official is sounding the alarm about Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his policies after resigning from his post last week.

Videos Contradict Israel's Rationale for Deadly Hospital Attack  —  The strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people.  A Times visual analysis calls into question what the Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a second time, killing first responders and journalists.

Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity  —  This piece was co-produced by Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket and Jacqueline Sweet, an independent investigative journalist.  If you want to support The Handbasket's 100% independent journalism, become a paid subscriber or leave a tip.

‘It infuriates us’: Veterans rage at ‘abusive’ Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers  —  Donald Trump has reportedly gone out of his way to avoid paying national guard troops sent in to Washington, D.C., resulting in outrage from veterans.  —  The reports started earlier in the summer …

A firefighter detained while working at a wildfire in Washington State entered the U.S. at age 4.  —  A judge temporarily blocks U.S. efforts to deport Guatemalan children.  —  With children already loaded onto planes, a federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration …

Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi  —  Chinese president hosts bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin  —  Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met on the sidelines of a showpiece summit in China that seeks …

Sen. James Lankford says he doesn't think RFK Jr. has ‘gone a wrong direction’ on vaccines  —  Asked whether he has 100% confidence in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Oklahoma Republican did not directly answer.  —  Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday declined …

Trump faces a hurdle in banning mail-in voting: His own Republican Party  —  Voter turnout by mail exceeded 30% in at least 14 states and D.C. Trump won half of those states, most of which have Republican governors or secretaries of state overseeing elections.  —  President Donald Trump says he wants to do away with mail-in ballots.

Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right.  Maybe Donald Trump Really Is Just A Moron.  —  His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.  —  WASHINGTON ― Exactly 10 days after taking the presidential oath …

In Trump's Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit … Dr. Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, was dismissed after a 36-year career as part of the Trump administration's plan to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force.Jared Soares for The New York Times

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case  —  Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz lost his bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the news channel's coverage of remarks he made during President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.

Ten car chases.  Six crashes.  Park Police have new rules in Trump's D.C.  —  The agency's officers are pursuing vehicles when D.C. police would not.  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has thanked Trump for allowing them to chase “bad guys.”  —  U.S. Park Police have initiated at least 10 car chases …

Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation  —  One of the rioters' lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.  —  It was a shocking double victory for the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 …

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 196  —  ... The mysterious case of disappearing Trump continues to leave more questions than answers with each “proof of life” post put out by him.  Trump has not appeared or spoken at any public event in 5 days, he has carefully avoided getting anywhere near the press …

Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein's ties to Trump officials - why wasn't she pressed for names?  —  Experts raise questions about the DoJ's interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remaining  —  As deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department …