Trump says he wants prosecutor who has investigated but not charged Letitia James removed from post  —  A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the Trump administration.

I'm a Congressional Candidate.  I Was Assaulted by ICE.  —  On Friday, Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic U.S. House candidate in Illinois's 9th congressional district, was thrown forcefully to the ground by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at a protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas  —  The Trump administration is adding $100,000 to the existing fee for H-1B visa applications, taking aim at a program that is used to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S.  —  President Trump signed an executive order late Friday adding …

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material  —  A document spells out the latest in a series of escalating restrictions placed on the press corps covering the Pentagon during Trump's second term.  —  The Trump administration unveiled a new crackdown Friday …

Ted Cruz rips FCC chair's Jimmy Kimmel threat as ‘unbelievably dangerous’  —  Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned that the FCC could take action against ABC and Disney over the late-night host's remarks about Charlie Kirk's death.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz …

Democrats rapidly shift on Israel amid Gaza assault, evidence of famine  —  A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling for cutting off sales of offensive weapons to Israel, part of a broad shift in opinion on Israel in the party.  —  Just now  —  A growing number of prominent Democrats …

Kennedy's Vaccine Mess  —  In June, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which makes recommendations about the childhood vaccine schedule, claiming the move would “restore public trust in vaccines.”  The new panel was assembled quickly …

Federal Judge Strikes Trump Defamation Lawsuit For Being Too Annoying to Read  —  Lawsuits rarely get tossed under Rule 8.  But then again, lawsuits rarely spend 85 meandering pages talking about things like the plaintiff's “singular brilliance.”  —  On Friday, September 19 …

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report  —  The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday postponed the release of a key annual report central to future inflation data. … - There is heightened concern about the future of U.S. statistics, including the politicization and accuracy …

Government shutdown looms after Senate rejects House-passed stopgap funding bill  —  Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to fund federal departments and agencies for seven weeks, putting Washington on the path to an Oct. 1 government shutdown.

EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Kavanaugh Assassin Identifies As Transgender Woman, Legal Filings Show  —  WASHINGTON—The man who attempted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a transgender woman and was deeply mentally ill and suicidal, according to court documents first obtained by The Daily Wire.

Marvel Stars Stand for Jimmy Kimmel: Pedro Pascal Defends Free Speech While Others Endorse Boycott  —  Hollywood stars — including those with Disney, ABC, Hulu and Marvel Cinematic Universe credits — are continuing to show their support for the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ host in the wake of his suspension.

Who's paying for the White House ballroom and what's in it for them  —  Washington — Contribute money to the new White House ballroom President Trump is constructing and, in exchange, donors may be able to choose a Trumpian option: their names etched inside the White House forever.

Trump is destroying America.  Are his voters starting to realize that?  —  Take your pick of bad news this week that hits close to home.  The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, which could help the flagging job market but won't curb rising costs.  The fired director of a top public health agency …

Trump Says US Hit Drug-Trafficking Boat, Killing Three in Strike  —  President Donald Trump said that the US had carried out a strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in international waters, killing three people on board, part of a campaign against cartels that have escalated tensions with Venezuela and some other Latin American nations.

The policy divide between blue and red states keeps widening  —  Americans are facing increasingly different realities on issues ranging from vaccines to abortion to guns, based on what part of the country they live in.  —  In New York, residents are able to access to abortion through …

Censorship Is the Authoritarian's Dream  —  The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.  —  More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history.