How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6 … “They were not invested in actual investigative work anyway,” said Higgins, who has pushed an unfounded theory that FBI agents helped coordinate the events at the Capitol.  “That thing was never legitimate.  It was always biased.

Trump to meet with top congressional leaders as a government shutdown looms  —  The gathering at the White House on Monday comes after Trump canceled an earlier meeting with Democratic leaders.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders …

Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility  —  UPDATE: At 1:27 a.m. on Sept. 28, Unraveled Press reports that co-founder Steve Held has been released.  —  ORIGINAL STORY — The co-founder of Chicago independent media outlet Unraveled Press …

Trump's shutdown plans: Mass layoffs, deregulation, military deployments  —  The White House's call for mass layoffs in a looming shutdown tracks with past administration efforts to defang much of the federal government.  —  Under the Trump administration's plans for a government shutdown …

How to Debunk Republicans' Shutdown Talking Points  —  Their main argument is about health care, and it shows how desperate they are to dodge blame when prices spike for millions of Americans.  —  ∙ Paid  —  REPUBLICANS ARE PROJECTING LOTS of confidence about the government shutdown that's likely …

Sen. John Thune said he accepts Hegseth's decision on Wounded Knee medals  —  Sen. John Thune said he accepts the Department of Defense decision to keep in place Medals of Honor for 20 soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, where 300 Mniconju Lakota people were killed.

Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland … The president, his aides and allies have been increasingly focused on Portland over the last several weeks, repeatedly referring to the city in apocalyptic terms that call back to the summer of 2020, when protesters gathered against police violence for more than 170 days.

3 dead, 8 injured after shooter in boat opens fire on North Carolina waterfront bar: Official  —  Someone on the boat opened fire on the American Fish company, an official said.  —  PHOTO: An ambulance responds to an emergency call in an undated stock photo.

Inside the Trump Administration's Push to Prosecute James Comey … The first few days in any new job are always hard, but Thursday was especially tough for Lindsey Halligan, the newly installed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.  —  She had to navigate an unfamiliar courthouse …

‘The cases swung, not me’: Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court  —  In the decades I have covered the Supreme Court, I have read lots of books written by justices, and with a couple of notable exceptions, they are...sigh, pretty boring.  —  Retired Supreme Court Justice …

White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies  —  The proposal could potentially transform the government's vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.  —  Just now

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

Sunday thought: The slumbering giant is awakening  —  An extraordinary week for America  —  It was an extraordinary week.  The slumbering giant of America is awakening.  —  Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air.  Over 6 million people watched Kimmel's Tuesday monologue assailing Trump's attempt to censor him.

Inside the Crisis at Tylenol  —  The CEO behind Tylenol thought he'd found a way to work with the Trump administration.  Then everything went off the rails.  —  The chief executive of the company that makes Tylenol got a text message earlier this month that contained nothing but a single link to a Substack post.