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 …

‘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 …

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.

Congress Is Running Out of Days to Avoid a Government Shutdown  —  The government runs out of funding in less than 16 days, and Congress is scheduled to be in session for seven of them.  —  Lawmakers are starting to feel the time crunch.  —  “That's a problem,” House Appropriations Chair …

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.

Trump advocates that companies stop reporting earnings on a quarterly basis … President Donald Trump floated the idea Monday of companies no longer providing earnings report on a quarterly basis and switching to semiannual instead.  —  In a Truth Social post, Trump said the idea is …

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 …

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 …

It's Stephen Miller's Show Now  —  The most powerful guy in Trump's ear has a plan for how to respond to the death of Charlie Kirk.  You're not going to like it.  —  Kash Patel's lonely one-man crusade to convince everybody he actually did a great job hunting down Charlie Kirk's killer continues.

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.

RFK Jr. has the federal vaccine court in his sights.  Attacking it could threaten vaccine production in the U.S.  —  The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program created a special court for vaccine-related injuries.  Kennedy has called it “broken” and vows to “fix it.”

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.

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 …

‘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.