Pam Bondi Needs a Free Speech Tutorial  —  The Attorney General seems to think ‘hate speech’ is illegal.  Charlie Kirk knew better.  —  Is a basic understanding of the First Amendment too much to expect from the nation's Attorney General?  Progressives have spent years trying to create and define a category called “hate speech.”

Senate Democrat: Patel ‘was testifying really for an audience of one: President Trump’  —  Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) rebuffed comments FBI Director Kash Patel made Tuesday during a tense oversight hearing, calling Patel's testimony “a performance.”  —  “It was a performance.

Four arrested after photos of Trump and Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle during president's U.K. visit  —  Trump, who arrived in the U.K. for a state visit, is scheduled to spend most of Wednesday at Windsor Castle with members of the royal family.  —  Police in the U.K. arrested four people …

Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges  —  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his “principal residence” at the same time, mortgage documents show — the same kind of contradictory pledges that President Donald Trump …

Stephen Miller's Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration Raid  —  When ICE agents decided to arrest over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a White House-imposed daily immigrant arrest quota was likely on their minds.  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid …

Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election  —  Georgia's Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump's call to help overturn the state's 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he's running for governor in 2026.

Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources  —  Prosecutors have not found clear evidence James committed a crime, sources say.  —  New York State Attorney General Letitia James makes an announcement at the Office …

Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker  —  Democratic candidate Xp Lee is projected to win the special election to replace slain former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL), who was assassinated during a shooting in June that also killed her husband, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions  —  Russia moved to amplify online conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's killing just hours after it happened, seeding social media with the frightening claim that America is slipping into civil war.

Fired by Trump, a Former Labor Official Warns Against Politicizing Economic Data  —  Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”  —  When the federal government revealed …

Former GOP officials fear US strikes on alleged drug smugglers aren't legal … Yoo, now a professor at the University of California Berkeley, authored the Bush administration's legal justification for enhanced interrogation techniques against suspected al Qaeda terrorists in the early years of Bush's war on terror.

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing  —  The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause  —  By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.  —  Before he was killed last week, Charlie Kirk left a helpful compendium of words …

Barnard President: Now Is the Time for Colleges to Host Difficult Speakers  —  Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking on a college campus.  This is a grim moment for higher education, for our country and for freedom of speech.  Violence is never a legitimate means of disagreeing with a speaker on a college campus.

Business Insider and the Bots … On Thursday afternoon, Business Insider staffers received a long-awaited memo from editor in chief Jamie Heller, outlining the Axel Springer-owned outlet's rules for using artificial intelligence.  The guidelines had been eagerly anticipated since earlier this summer …

RFK Jr.'s Crusade Against Vaccines Hits Its Action Phase  —  His anti-vax-stacked advisory committee is expected to revise rules for life-saving hepatitis B vax.  —  ∙ Paid  —  HEPATITIS B IS A HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE, blood-borne disease that's been called a “silent killer” …

Inside Stephen A. Smith's near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time  —  Stephen A. Smith is already probably the most influential sports commentator in the media game.  His salary proves it, as he is pushing $40 million a year in earnings, sources briefed on his contracts told The Athletic.

After Kirk's Death, Some Conservatives Blame Higher Ed for Political Violence  —  The president and his allies are accusing the “radical left” of “terrorism,” blaming unnamed organizations.  Some conservatives are condemning universities.  —  In a Sunday interview on Meet the Press …

Justice Department says it's suing Oregon and Maine as it seeks voter data in multiple states  —  The Justice Department said Tuesday that it has sued Oregon and Maine for failing to turn over their voter registration lists, marking the first lawsuits the department has brought against states …

Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success  —  An Instant New York Times Bestseller  • A Washington Post Notable Book  • A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year  —  “A first-rate financial thriller …

University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration  —  The Trump administration is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the University of California in an attempt to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday …

Trump's Economic Magic Trick Is Coming Undone  —  The essence of President Trump's pitch to the American people last year was simple: They could have it both ways.  —  They could have a powerful, revitalized economy and “mass deportations now.”  They could build new factories …

Ronny Jackson to Newsmax: Trans People Need Treatment  —  Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a physician and former White House doctor, told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes inpatient mental health facilities should play a role in treating transgender people, whom he said have underlying psychiatric issues.

Musk's X can sue watchdog Media Matters in Texas, US judge rules  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's social media company X can keep its lawsuit against nonprofit advocacy group Media Matters in federal court in Texas, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting arguments that the venue was improper and the case should be moved to California.

Trump Has Telling Reaction To Robert Redford's Death After The Actor Called Him ‘Dictator-Like’  —  Redford, a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, took aim at Trump over the years.  —  President Donald Trump is reflecting on the late Robert Redford's Hollywood career after hearing the news of his death.

‘Pay Attention’: Spirit Flight Gets Earful From Controller For Nearing Air Force One  —  The presidential plane was en route to Britain when the commercial airliner got too close.  —  Air traffic controllers ordered a Spirit Airlines flight away from Air Force One Tuesday, telling the pilots to …

Search underway for man accused of “act of terror” at FBI Pittsburgh field office after car rams into entrance gate  —  A search is underway for a man accused of committing an “act of terror” by allegedly using his car to ram the entrance gate to the FBI's Pittsburgh Field office.

Tuesday's Final Word  —  Closing the tabs ...  American Mind: The examples of the Left's frequent recourse to terror, mayhem, and death abound.  There is formally extralegal violence, which includes the murder of Kirk, the transgender killers of small children, the deliberate creation …