The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.  —  Last week, the Washington Post fired me.  —  The reason?  Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns.  —  Eleven years ago, I joined the Washington Post's Opinions department …

We Cannot Excuse Political Violence  —  We are grateful that Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin is in custody.  We unreservedly denounce political violence and underscore that speakers, no matter their viewpoint, should never fear for their lives.  Nevertheless, we refuse to pull our punches …

‘The whole thing is screwed up’: Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers … “The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield.  “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”

Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani  —  In the four years since I took office, one of my foundational beliefs has been the importance of the office of New York governor working hand in hand with the mayor of New York City for the betterment of the 8.3 million residents we both represent.

Knives are out for embattled FBI Director Kash Patel, despite Trump support  —  Patel sought meeting with Trump following blunders, as new co-deputy begins work next week  —  On Monday, former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey - once President Trump's top pick to lead the FBI …

Charlie Kirk Helped Republicans Break Through to Young People  —  It was nearly impossible for college students to open social media without being served a video of Kirk  —  PHOENIX—When Olivia Hubbard left Iowa to attend college, she thought she was going to get a break from the conservatism her dad was always touting.

GOP momentum grows to force Trump DOJ to release Epstein files  —  Some Republicans now say privately that it's inevitable that Congress will pass legislation directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump says public companies should not have to report quarterly results  —  President Trump on Monday suggested U.S. public companies should no longer have to report earnings quarterly, but on a six-month schedule instead. … - The change would require approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.

‘Scary’: Why Kevin Hassett's friends are afraid he'll become Fed chair … “I've known him for a very long time.  I've liked him and I've respected him, but lately I've seen him go on TV and make arguments that really make no sense in support of this administration's policies,” said Gregory Mankiw …

Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions  —  By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.  —  Facing pressure from the Trump administration …

Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy  —  More Americans are experiencing joblessness for six months or more, a sign of labor market's weakness ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week.  —  More Americans are facing stretches …

‘Holy S**t’: Trump's Outrageously False Claim Gets Hit With Immediate Fact-Check  —  The president's claim wasn't even remotely close on this one.  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday tried to justify the fatal U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat by claiming that 300 million people, presumably Americans, died from drugs last year.

Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drone in its airspace  —  Romania says a Russian drone has breached its airspace - the second Nato country to report such an incursion.  —  Romanian fighter jets were in the air monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine on Saturday and were able …

Elliott Abrams on Why There Will Never Be a Palestinian State … After they rejected [former Israeli prime minister Ehud] Olmert's 2008 offer.  I hated his offer, which would have abandoned Jerusalem, and thought it would never get cabinet or Knesset approval.  But even that offer was rejected by the Palestinians.

Channel 4 to mark Trump's UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’  —  Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president's false or misleading statements  —  More than 100 of Donald Trump's inaccurate statements are to be dissected by Channel 4 to coincide …

A tragic murder, a baseless smear, and the fight for the U.S. Senate  —  A high-stakes race for an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina has gotten nasty very quickly.  —  On August 22, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was fatally stabbed while riding the train in Charlotte.

The rural health ‘Hunger Games’ are underway … “We can use this as an opportunity to pivot from the crisis that we are currently living in to the comeback that America expects from us,” Oz told reporters.  “If we invest these monies wisely, we won't just have health care systems barely hanging …

It's Stephen Miller's Show Now  —  Kash Patel's lonely one-man crusade to convince everybody he actually did a great job hunting down Charlie Kirk's killer continues.  “I made the decision to surge so many resources,” he told Fox & Friends this morning.  “I had to expedite the process …