'I'm Gonna Punch You in Your F—king Face': Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival … A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump's top economic officials …

Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics  —  Their ask in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown is an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies.  What happens when Republicans say no?  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) …

US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids  —  The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein  —  My colleagues and I have spent much of the past six years digging into Jeffrey Epstein's finances and pieced together what we think is the definitive account of how and why JPMorgan spent years enabling the notorious sexual predator.

Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It's Time to Say So  —  President Donald Trump understands better than anyone else alive that his hold on his supporters—and on plenty of swing voters too—depends on the mere perception that he's strong, wins everywhere, always acts boldly …

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner  —  Trump's actions are in direct tension with a 1935 ruling that upheld restrictions on the president's ability to remove FTC commissioners without cause.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to fire …

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security  —  DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agency, who admits he sometimes made things worse.

Appeals Court Says Trump Still Owes E. Jean Carroll $83 Million for Defamation  —  Appellate judges on Monday upheld an $83.3 million verdict against President Donald Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll, accusing the president of “extraordinary and unprecedented conduct” in his statements …

Stabbing video fuels MAGA's crime message  —  MAGA influencers are drawing repeated attention to violent attacks to elevate the issue of urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases.  — Shocking video of the fatal Aug. 22 knife attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska …

Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds.  Then DOGE Stepped In.  —  DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge's ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.

Image of Capitalism Slips to 54% in U.S.  —  Perceptions of socialism remain steady at 39% positive  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are more positive toward capitalism than socialism, but the 54% viewing capitalism favorably is down from 60% in 2021 and near that level in most prior years.

Rules-based world order is dead, EU to concede  —  BRUSSELS — The international world order is beyond repair and Europe should adapt to the law of the jungle — or else come up with new rules.  —  That's the bleak message the European Commission is set to give on Tuesday in a text detailing major challenges ahead.

The Abundance Delusion  —  I mean, what even is a Democrat at this point?  —  Back in July, following an eight-month fetishization of Luigi Mangione on the far left, another gunman in New York City killed several people, including a mother of two school-age kids who happened to work at—uh-oh—Blackstone.

Why the Fed should not cut rates now  —  Amid loose financial conditions and a bubbly market, it's exactly the wrong time … As Donald Trump pressures the Federal Reserve to cut rates, the fear is that he is undermining the central bank's independence, with potentially damaging consequences for the US economy.

Here's a Shocking Idea: Democrats Don't All Have to Sound Alike  —  WILL DEMOCRATS EVER STOP ARGUING over what they should say, how they should say it, and where they should say it?  They really should, because the answers are obvious: It all depends—on who you are, where you live, and what you believe.

Exclusive: Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats up  —  Tesla's (TSLA.O) U.S. market share dropped to a near eight-year low in August as buyers chose electric vehicles from a growing stable of rivals over the aging lineup offered by CEO Elon Musk's company …

Poll: Gen Z's gender divide reaches beyond politics and into its views on marriage, children and success  —  Gen Z men who backed Trump in 2024 rated having children at the top of a list of choices of how to define personal success.  Gen Z women who backed Harris rated it second to last.

RFK Jr. Touted a CDC Biosurveillance Program That Doesn't Appear to Exist Yet  —  When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his vision of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a recent op-ed, he cited one of the agency's biosurveillance programs as a prime example …

RFK Jr. says he sees no successes in the agency he leads  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he did not think there have been any “successes” among US health agencies Sunday, claiming the infiltration of pharmaceutical companies have led to a “series of bad decisions.”

Trump says he'll direct Education Department to protect praying in public school … Trump did not detail what the new guidance will include, but during the 2024 campaign he promised to “bring back prayer” to public schools.  —  The Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Why California's political class is begging Alex Padilla to run for governor … Padilla does not command the clout or near-universal name recognition that Harris does, despite his decade in statewide office, and he lacks the sizzle of politicians like Newsom, a likely presidential contender …

After a robbery, a D.C. store sought help.  The White House sent a film crew.  —  After her business was looted by teenagers, Tumika Alston was quoted as telling Trump to “send the boys to Benning Road.”  Then her cellphone rang.  —  At first she thought it was a joke …