Judge says Trump administration's use of US military in Los Angeles violated federal law  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer.

The Anti-Trump Strategy That's Actually Working  —  Days after Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to put an end to the Justice Department's revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, captains of the legal resistance gathered by Zoom.  Norm Eisen, a former attorney for Barack Obama's White House …

A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler's perspective.  —  The cornerstone of the Trump administration's justification for cracking down on Harvard University is that the Ivy League school has allegedly allowed antisemitism to fester on campus.

Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party's Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year … Jerry Nadler intends to end a 34-year career in the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term next year.Clark Hodgin for The New York Times  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler …

Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice  —  Legal experts say charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration's crackdown on first amendment rights  —  The arrest of a US army veteran …

US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio  —  Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out  —  Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump's America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics …

Transcript: Trump Threat to Occupy Cities Gets Scarier in Vile Fox Hit  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 2 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

We Have Met the Enemy and He Isn't Us  —  Can Americans stop fighting each other long enough to appreciate the threat from China?  —  The latest illustration of the division and dysfunction in our politics—images of the National Guard occupying our nation's capital—has justifiably infuriated my fellow Democrats.

Trump will announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama  —  President Donald Trump's administration will announce on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado, according to two people familiar with the announcement.

D.C. grand jury declines to indict another defendant amid Trump's crime crackdown  —  Grand juries have declined to indict at least six separate times in recent weeks as part of President Donald Trump's federal policing in Washington.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington declined …

‘It Crowd’ Writer Graham Linehan Says He Was Arrested in London by ‘Armed Police’ over Transgender Critical Tweets  —  Award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said that he was arrested in London over posts on social media criticising transgenderism.

How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image  —  Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI's chatbot to be “politically neutral.”  His actions say otherwise.  —  Elon Musk has said Grok, the A.I.-powered chatbot that his company developed, should be “politically neutral” and “maximally truth-seeking.”

The Bonfire of Trump's Vanities  —  A richness of embarrassments  —  Busy day yesterday, so all I have this morning is a brief follow-up on last week's post about the decision by an appeals court to uphold the Court of Trade's ruling that most of Trump's tariffs are illegal — which they clearly are.

Exclusive: Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe v. Wade and reveals Supreme Court dynamics in new book  —  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in a new memoir defends her vote reversing a half century of national abortion rights, declaring that Roe v. Wade usurped the will of the American people and “came at a cost.”

Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs … This is not new.  But I at least hadn't heard any of these dots connected.  I wasn't even aware of the dots.  A friend mentioned to me over the weekend that he'd heard about Wall Streeters buying up the rights to tariff refunds from big corporate importers.

After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs  —  The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court's ruling that found many of the administration's tariffs to be illegal.  —  President Trump spent the weekend decrying a court decision …

Exclusive: US regulators cancel bank exams as Trump rollback gathers pace  —  U.S. regulators are pulling back on some bank exams and the use of confidential disciplinary notices, a sign lenders are already benefiting from a softer touch under President Donald Trump's administration, said more than half a dozen industry executives.

Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds  —  Trump is contending with a disconnect between the nation's sour outlook and traditional measures showing a robust economy  —  America is becoming a nation of economic pessimists.

Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms  —  Republican operatives and lawmakers are increasingly anxious about how inflation could affect the GOP in the 2026 midterms, and want President Trump to take more aggressive steps to address rising prices.

Dying Words  —  Is the President really on death's door?  If so, why isn't the White House being honest about it?  *Should* they be honest about it?  And: what happens if he dies?  —  Silence speaks louder than words, and all we've gotten from the loudest-ever White House, for a full week now, is silence.

Democrats' shadow Cabinet should start impeachments now  —  RFK and Gabbard, among others, have behaved in ways that demand action.  —  It is time for House Democrats to unleash their secret weapon: impeachment.  Not because there will be much chance of success, and not against President Donald Trump himself.

Trump's cash-grab faces meandering path to SCOTUS as Congress writhes … That means the high court's justices are unlikely to wade into the substance of the issue, if they choose to at all, until at least next year.  In the meantime, Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill …

Do Not Re-Gerrymander California  —  For the better part of two decades, California's elections have been freer and fairer because the state doesn't allow for the gerrymandering of political districts.  I like to think I am in large part responsible.  —  Working alongside former …

‘Do Something Radical!’  Joe Scarborough Calls on JB Pritzker to ‘Partner Up’ With Trump After Deadly Weekend in Chicago  —  Joe Scarborough, on Tuesday, floated an idea he billed as “radical” — calling on Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) to “partner up” with President Donald Trump to stop violent crime in Chicago.

RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇  —  😷 Subscribe to PN 😷  —  Last week, Health and Human Services secretary and anti-vax crank Robert F. Kennedy extended his efforts …

The Turmoil Inside MAHA Is About More Than Just Vaccines  —  Disparate factions are sparring over some of RFK Jr.'s biggest priorities; a top FDA scientist is hired, ousted, then hired again  —  WASHINGTON—Dr. Vinay Prasad seemed like a fitting choice by Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

White House Counsel Eases Trump's Path on Aggressive Agenda  —  David Warrington, the top lawyer inside the West Wing, focuses on “the art of the possible,” as one Trump adviser said.  —  President Trump's first White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, had tense encounters with the president …