Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans  —  Hundreds of top military officers and staff have been summoned to Virginia on short notice for a speech by Pete Hegseth.  Trump decided this weekend to attend the meeting, adding new security concerns.

Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City  —  Mayor Adams's campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he will abandon his foundering campaign …

Multiple people shot at Mormon church in Michigan and shooter is down, police say  —  Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday.  The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc …

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.

What the Trump regime doesn't want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting  —  The blood hadn't yet dried after a deadly Wednesday morning sniper attack on the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention site in Dallas when top government officials started flooding the zone with the story …

US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts  —  Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation program  —  The Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday …

Trump, 79, Shares Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds  —  SCI-FI SCAM  —  The “medbed” that Trump promoted is a far-right conspiracy theory.  —  President Donald Trump posted an AI version of himself promoting a fake product called “medbeds” to his 10.8 million followers on Truth Social Friday night.

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.

Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket  —  The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015  —  Settled legal precedent in the US is not “gospel” and in some instances may have been …

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed  —  For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views.  —  The day Charlie Kirk was killed …

Leader Thune says government shutdown ‘totally up to the Democrats’: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) weighs in on the battle over federal funding, just days away from a potential government shutdown.

Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split … Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, did not appreciate being threatened by the White House over her backing for a bill ordering the release of the Epstein files.

Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 28, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 28, 2025.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN …

Trump's Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock  —  When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.  —  According to the law, Robert Morris was a criminal.  The second Black lawyer in the history of the United States …

When the right broke, according to the right  —  I've written here and in my forthcoming book about a transformation within the Republican Party over the past few decades, with a once-fringe conservative populist faction now overwhelmingly in charge.  There are a number of key moments to focus …

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.

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

China weaponizes ag imports to target Trump and US farmers  —  China's freeze on U.S. soybean purchases hits a key GOP constituency in the run-up to 2026 midterm elections … The dramatic shift echoes China's response to the tariff war during Trump's first term when the value …

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 …