House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress' return to Washington  —  The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files it had received from the Justice Department, as the controversy surrounding …

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so  —  Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.  —  Florida's surgeon general on Wednesday announced plans to end all state vaccine mandates …

Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams if He Quits Mayor's Race  —  The conversations have also involved Curtis Sliwa with the goal of giving Andrew Cuomo a better chance of defeating Zohran Mamdani in November.  —  Advisers to President Trump have discussed the possibility …

It's time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down  —  This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting, and fearless opposition.  We all deserve better  —  In a recent podcast conversation, the former spokesperson for Jeb Bush sat down with the leader of the House Democrats.

Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines  —  Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  California, Oregon and Washington announced plans …

Newsmax sues Fox News, calling it a monopoly that abuses its power  —  Christopher Ruddy's pro-Trump channel Newsmax on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, accusing the Rupert Murdoch-owned broadcaster of illegally blocking competition in the right-wing pay-TV market.

D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests  —  What was happening in the criminal case of Nathalie Rose Jones, who was facing charges in Washington, D.C., federal court this summer, wasn't typical.  —  A grand jury of Washington, D.C., citizens on Tuesday …

Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat  —  Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are rising.  Days after sending U.S. gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy struck a vessel in the southern Caribbean carrying what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment.

A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start  —  Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.  —  Speaking to a crowd of over 6,500 in Portland, Maine, on Labor Day …

Trump's return to office order worked  —  The remote work era is over in Washington: The share of federal employees working in-office is up sharply from last year, a Gallup survey released Wednesday finds.  —  Why it matters: President Trump's return-to-office order worked — and then some.

The Saddest Little Dictator  —  Trump is so weak that Xi Jinping doesn't even feel the need to manipulate him anymore.  Meanwhile the rest of the world is moving on from America too.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Military Parades  —  China staged a massive military parade in Tiananmen Square today.

America Is Choosing Decline  —  The late Charles Krauthammer played a small part in provoking my exodus from the political right a little more than two decades ago.  —  He was one of a couple dozen neoconservative pundits who went all-in on providing a full-spectrum endorsement of the invasion of Iraq.

The Posse Comitatus Act comes for Trump's authoritarianism  —  Trump's efforts to go after U.S. cities — first Los Angeles and D.C., with, it appears, Chicago next — are alarming.  A lot happened, as to all three cities, on Tuesday.  —  President Donald Trump's effort to threaten American cities …

Trump Team Urges G.O.P. to Rebrand Signature Policy Law  —  Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.  —  Don't call it the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Eric Schmitt's conservative history isn't the America I want my kids taught  —  At the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt gave a speech about American history in which the only brown person mentioned was George Floyd …

Federal appeals court says Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act for deportations  —  A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful and blocked its use in several southern states …

Putin Embarrasses Trump, Yet Again  —  Lots of news on the 2026 Senate campaign front today: With Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst retiring, Rep. Ashley Hinson is already jumping into the race to replace her.  The Maine Democratic Senate primary has another entrant in brewer Dan Kleban.

New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee  —  The House of Representatives is preparing to vote this week on a GOP measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver and remove the New Jersey Democrat from the Homeland Security Committee.

The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler  —  A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.  —  “The story we got about world war ii is all wrong,” a guest told Tucker Carlson on his podcast two weeks ago.  “I think that's right,” replied Carlson.

Seven German AfD politicians die within weeks of each other ahead of elections  —  Seven Alternative für Deutschland politicians died within two weeks of each other before local elections, prompting party leaders to hint at foul play.  —  Five direct AfD candidates and two reserve candidates …

Why the acting CDC director's background does not inspire confidence  —  As the CDC struggles, Dr. Susan Monarez's temporary successor is Jim O'Neill.  For public health advocates, that's hardly encouraging news.  —  After Donald Trump's first choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control …

UAE official warns Israel West Bank settlement plans cross ‘red line’  —  The United Arab Emirates warned Israel on Wednesday that annexation in the occupied West Bank would constitute a “red line” for Abu Dhabi that would severely undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised UAE-Israeli relations.

Trump floats federal troops to New Orleans, not Chicago … That was a walk-back of his declaration just 24 hours earlier that “we're going in” to Chicago, a city he has long maligned for violent crime but has a Democratic governor who opposes Trump's deployment of federal troops in his state.

How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X  —  Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events.  —  Minutes after the perpetrator of the shooting …

This Is the Moment We Find Out if Trump Is for Real  —  What comes next?  —  The return of Congress from its August recess brings a critical inflection point for President Trump, who has used the first phase of his second term to swing a wrecking ball through the American establishment with astonishing speed and force.