Trump's Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse Than You Think It Is  —  The startling decision by ABC News to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show under pressure from President Trump requires a real response from Democrats.  It has to go well beyond expressions of outrage and defenses of the First Amendment …

Tensions erupt among House Dems over vote to honor Charlie Kirk  —  A resolution to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemn his assassination has been the subject of frenzied talk among House Democrats this week as some lawmakers grapple with how to vote on it.

Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk  —  Possible slogans discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.”  There is talk of using Turning Point USA chapters as recruitment centers.  —  WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders are considering …

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor  —  President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank's meeting, where the board voted to cut interest rates.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow the president to remove Lisa Cook …

Vanity Fair Announces New Hires Across Departments  —  Jennifer Pastore, Olivia Nuzzi, Lindsey Underwood, Aidan McLaughlin, and more to join the magazine  —  Today, Vanity Fair global editorial director Mark Guiducci announced twelve new hires and a promotion, including writers, editors …

Trump admin has been quietly pushing to retake Afghan base from the Taliban for months, sources say  —  President Donald Trump has been quietly pushing his national security officials for months to find a way to get Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan back from the Taliban, three people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Judge Stops Trump Administration From Deporting Guatemalan Children  —  Trump-appointed judge expresses skepticism about the government's move to send minors back to their home country over the Labor Day weekend  —  A federal judge in Washington on Thursday blocked the Trump administration …

Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul's Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals  —  The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.

Ezra Klein Is Worried — but Not About a Radicalized Left  —  'They're failing and rethinking nothing.'  —  Ezra Klein argues that the left desperately needs a unifying project — for its own survival and for the sake of the country.  In this episode of Ross Douthat's “Interesting Times …

Inside the Room Where CEOs Say What They Really Think of Trump's Policies  —  America's top executives worry about moves that many see as state capitalism and pressure on the Federal Reserve  —  WASHINGTON—Corporate leaders regularly praise the Trump administration and its policies in public.

Labor Department Brings Back Staff Who Took ‘Fork’ Offer to Quit  —  Staffers who opted into the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, voluntarily taking paid administrative leave with the expectation of leaving their jobs, are returning to the US Labor Department.

Exploiting Male Rage  —  Charlie Kirk's audience consisted to a large extent of resentful young white men who felt that modern society wasn't delivering the status that they deserved.  —  Given MAGA's brazen attempts to exploit Kirk's murder to suppress freedom of expression, I'm sure someone will call what I just said hate speech.

This Is It  —  Obedience and Support are the Same  —  If you were writing a hackneyed novel or film about an authoritarian America, it would go exactly like this: a figure close to the regime is assassinated, a massive shrill and sanctimonious hue and cry rises over the martyred dead …

U.S. citizen tased and detained during ICE operation in Des Plaines, Illinois  —  Video captured the moment ICE agents tried to take a father and his two sons into custody—leaving one man in the hospital, even though he's not in the country illegally.  —  Family members said that the man …

Under this GOP Measure, All of Missouri's Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed  —  Lawmakers just advanced a constitutional amendment to drastically raise the bar for approving citizen ballot measures.  Voters get to weigh in on the scheme next year.

Trump says he's designating Antifa as a terrorist organization  —  President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.