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 …

Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine  —  Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.

You Really Need to See Epstein's Birthday Book for Yourself  —  This time, the conspiracy theorists were right.  —  Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened “Request No. 1,” the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book.

Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now  —  The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud.  —  A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump from removing Lisa Cook …

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 …

GENERAL (RET.) MARK A. WELSH III  —  I am reaching out today to follow up on a statement I distributed through social media yesterday regarding an ongoing issue with one of our 16,000 course sections.  I directed the Provost to remove the College of Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head from their administrative positions.

John Roberts allows Trump to withhold foreign-aid funds approved by Congress — for now  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has revived President Donald Trump's bid to slash $4 billion in foreign-aid funding without Congress' approval, adding new urgency to a legal clash over the power of the purse.

Democrats add 1 more vote in Congress after Virginia special election  —  Democratic Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson easily on Tuesday, with the Associated Press calling the race at 7:36 p.m. Eastern time.  The race for the seat …

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.

Republicans bash Florida's anti-vaccine stand: ‘Horrible idea’  —  Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over Florida's move to end vaccine mandates for school children, voicing fears about the spread of preventable infectious diseases and what it means for their home states.

Biden's Final Flop: 911,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported in the Year Through March  —  The U.S. economy added nearly a million fewer jobs in the year through March 2025 than previously reported, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Israel's attack in Qatar infuriated Trump advisers, officials say  —  On Tuesday morning, the U.S. military spotted Israeli jets flying east toward the Gulf.  The U.S. sought clarification, but by the time Israel provided it missiles were already in the air, three U.S. officials say.

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.

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites  —  The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.

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 …

Flagging economy weighs on Republicans' midterm hopes  —  The News  —  President Donald Trump and his GOP majorities in Congress know they have work to do selling voters on their economic agenda ahead of the midterms.  Their job isn't getting any easier.  —  Trump's party is staring …

GOP poll: Sununu is competitive with Pappas … This memo is notable because it comes from a group with close ties to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and it's the clearest sign yet that GOP leaders aren't excited about former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who's already in the GOP primary.

The Constant Battle  —  The first excerpt from 107 Days … The first stop on the day's calendar had been planned months earlier.  At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering …

'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.)

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 …

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.

They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America  —  Although it has long since entered the pantheon of American rhetoric as one of our nation's great orations, there was a time, however brief, when the Gettysburg Address had its critics.  —  The president's funeral sermon …

We Know How to Combat Violent Crime.  Sending In the Troops Isn't It.  —  America is slogging through another of its counterproductive debates about violent crime, occasioned by President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to patrol the streets of Washington and his threat to send the Guard into Chicago and elsewhere.