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.

'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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

French Prime Minister Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote, Putting Pressure on Macron  —  Prime Minister François Bayrou failed a confidence vote aimed at breaking an impasse over the budget, adding more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.  —  The government of François Bayrou …

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 Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump  —  The judges rejected President Trump's argument that the Supreme Court's decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.  —  A federal appeals court …

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.

White House Lashes Out at Celebs After Trump's U.S. Open Security Chaos  —  PICKING FIGHTS  —  The heightened security for the president's visit saw long queues for entry into Arthur Ashe Stadium.  —  The White House lashed out at a slew of Trump-critical celebrities after slow security delayed …

‘No Kings’ Unveils a Big New Trump Protest, and the Stakes Couldn't Be Higher  —  A movement leader tells Rolling Stone about the No Kings 2 demonstrations on October 18, and how they can curb Trump's overreach  —  America's pro-democracy movement is gearing up for what may be its biggest …

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.

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.

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 …

Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws … Attaullah Baig tried to warn Meta's top leaders, including its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, that millions of users were being harmed by the security weaknesses, according to his lawsuit.Christopher Lee for The New York Times

The Grand Jury Strikes Back  —  In rejecting indictments that overcharge, grand juries are returning to their constitutional mission of preventing government overreach.  —  Meet The Authors … Recently, the Department of Justice has been striking out in a surprising field: grand juries.

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.

Hegseth in Puerto Rico as Pentagon eyes island for military usage  —  The unannounced trip coincides with the Trump administration's plan to dramatically ramp up operations targeting Latin American drug cartels.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior defense …

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.