Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud.  Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The Trump administration has vowed …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me  —  I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.  —  I served for 29 days as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves …

Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers  —  The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.  —  By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill …

Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations  —  Defense officials have said the installation also could be used by military forces who are called on to assist ICE.  —  Just now  —  The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground …

Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say  —  In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases  —  Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

RFK Jr. drives a wedge between red and blue states on vaccines  —  As states diverge on coronavirus vaccines, parents across party lines still support vaccine mandates for measles and polio, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.  —  Vaccine policy has begun to fracture along state …

There's a New Budget Showdown.  Senate Dems' Current Plan Is Bullshit … I agonized for a bit about the point I'm about to discuss.  But I didn't agonize for long because I decided there was not much to agonize about.  The topic is the September federal budget showdown …

Trump's second presidency is ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says  —  Former Senate leader likens administration's fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s  —  The world during Donald Trump's second presidency has entered a period of danger with …

President of Northwestern, a School Attacked by the G.O.P., Will Resign  —  The university's president, Michael Schill, said he would step down following months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million from the university's research funds.

Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media  —  Paramount is reportedly set to pay between $100 million and $200 million for The Free Press and will install Bari Weiss at the top of CBS News.  —  Pocket  —  Bari Weiss has been making the world worse for a long time.

Agency That Issues Visas and Green Cards Is Hiring Armed Agents  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agents will now be allowed to arrest people for immigration violations  —  The primary government agency in charge of issuing citizenship, visas and green cards is forming its own police force …

Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer.  Here's what it shows.  —  Most Americans still don't know that alcohol can cause cancer — and the alcohol industry is working hard to make sure it stays that way.  —  For the past three years, the industry …

Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says … U.S. private sector hiring rose less than expected in August, data released Thursday shows, offering the latest indication of trouble in the labor market.  —  Private payrolls increased …

Trump officials restore Ronny Jackson's military rank after Biden-era demotion  —  “I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral,” Jackson said, suggesting the misconduct allegations upheld against him were politically motivated.  —  Just now  —  The U.S. Navy restored the retired rank …

The Conservative Media Ecosystem Is Coddling Amy Coney Barrett  —  In September 2021, about a year after she joined the Supreme Court and six months before she cast the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, Justice Amy Coney Barrett attempted to assure anxious members of the public …

Rep. Tim Burchett scraps with protester on Capitol Hill  —  Rep. Tim Burchett and a protester got into a physical altercation Thursday outside of the Longworth House Office Building that ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  The scrap took place shortly after the final House votes of the week.

‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American  —  Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing's intelligence services to track targets from the United States and dozens of other countries.

Trump commits to pursuing Russia-Ukraine peace: They are “not ready yet,” but “something is going to happen”  —  President Trump told CBS News on Wednesday that he remains committed to pursuing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, despite mounting uncertainty over the prospect of face …

Trump's pick for Federal Reserve plans to keep his White House job while on Fed  —  Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, says he will take an unpaid leave of absence from the administration while serving at the Fed.  —  just now  —  Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran …