ICE is Eating the Soul of America  —  Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law … A big part of this newsletter is trying to mark the moments when America changes — when today is different from before.  —  A big change happened yesterday …

In Epstein's ‘Birthday Book,’ a Celebration of His Lecherous Exploits  —  The book containing 50th birthday tributes to Jeffrey Epstein was released on Monday by the House Oversight Committee.  —  One friend compared him to the main character in Ernest Hemingway's “The Old Man and the Sea …

Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid  —  Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order that blocks a lower court ruling while the Supreme Court decides how to proceed in the case.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration …

Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Commissioner of Food and Drugs  —  In 1962, the Congress vested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the authority to regulate prescription drug advertising.  These advertisements can mislead the public about the risks and benefits …

Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate  —  The hearing would give Susan Monarez a high-profile opportunity to respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about her ethics and their conversations about vaccines.  —  Just now  —  Susan Monarez is set to testify …

Missouri House Sends GOP Gerrymander to the Senate  —  The Missouri House in a 90-65 vote approved a Republican congressional gerrymander, advancing the map to the Senate as part of a national plan to try to rig the 2026 election by eliminating Democratic seats in Congress.

Israeli Strike Targets Hamas Leadership in Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator  —  The Gulf nation of Qatar has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in the conflict.  The attack threatened to destabilize those peace efforts.  —  Israel targeted senior members of Hamas's leadership in a strike on Tuesday in Qatar …

A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum  —  The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating  —  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A Texas A&M professor under fire by university, state, and federal leaders is under investigation …

Oliver North marries Fawn Hall, his document-shredding secretary at the center of Iran-Contra scandal  —  Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan's administration.

Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law.

Man faces federal charge in killing of Ukrainian woman on Charlotte train  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty.

Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election  —  James Walkinshaw will fill a seat left open by the death of his former boss, Gerald Connolly, and shrink the Republicans' majority in the chamber.  —  A Northern Virginia Democrat coasted to victory in a special election …

‘We All Thought the Raids Were Over’: Fears Return for Immigrants in L.A. … “With this decision, we lost confidence in the courts,” Roberto Cordero said in East Los Angeles.Alex Welsh for The New York Times  —  For much of the summer, undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles region …

'He's a nut': Hill Republicans sour on Trump housing official Bill Pulte … “I think he's a nut,” one House Republican said of Pulte.  (Like others in this story, the lawmaker was granted anonymity to speak candidly about sensitive dynamics within the Trump administration.)

Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor's Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race.  —  Zohran Mamdani has opened …

The Judicial Learning Curve  —  District court judges watch each other struggle with the Trump administration—and adapt.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors … Around 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, a supervisor at the Compass Connections children's shelter …

Gabbard Retracted Intelligence Report on Venezuela  —  The report, which remains classified, described work by Richard Grenell, a former top intelligence official in the Trump administration.  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, took the unusual step of ordering …

Trump is taking America down a slippery slope where the military can kill anyone  —  The president ordered the killings of suspected drug smugglers without due process and has used increasingly violent rhetoric about sending troops to U.S. cities.  —  President Donald Trump …

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors  —  Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, will seek to block the Pentagon from offering full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a member of the crowd that rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right  —  For years, conservatives hoped that the notorious white nationalist would go away.  Instead, Mr. Fuentes has gained more traction, even while opposing the president.  —  For years, conservatives hoped that the notorious white nationalist would go away.

Florida's surgeon general said he didn't calculate the costs of ending vaccine mandates in the state.  But scientists have.  —  Florida's surgeon general said Sunday that he had not weighed the cost - in terms of infections, hospitalizations or deaths - of ending vaccine mandates in his state.