Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov't shutdown  —  Workers call the partisan email “a vile slap in the face.” … As the federal government teeters on the brink of a shutdown, workers across many agencies received identical emails late Tuesday afternoon blaming Democrats for the possibility.

Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation's top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, today.  Such a meeting was unprecedented …

White House withdraws Trump's controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data  —  The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut  —  The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.

Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital  —  Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, sending one to the hospital in the latest clash between authorities enforcing …

Mike Johnson Caught Trashing Trump's Vulgar AI Video  —  TROUBLE IN PARADISE  —  The House Speaker was spotted discussing the president's bizarre video with a Democratic colleague.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson was recorded criticizing a bizarre AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump …

Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate  —  The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich's decision to honor Durbin with a ‘lifetime achievement award’ has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.  —  Pope Leo XIV responded to controversy over the Chicago cardinal's plans …

Pfizer-Trump deal blindsides other drug companies  —  Pfizer's decision to announce a deal with the Trump administration on drug prices Tuesday caused an uproar within much of the pharmaceutical industry, most of which was caught off guard by the announcement.

Boston Mayor's Blowout Victory Jolts CEOs Seeking New Direction  —  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that's putting city business leaders on edge.  —  The progressive Democrat defeated Josh Kraft …

WaPo's Ad Chief Wavers … Those departures have drawn the most public attention, but an equally consequential matter has been unfolding on the business side.  The task of selling advertising, already a challenge in today's digital media economy dominated by Meta and Google …

Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as “training grounds”  —  After President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” Gov. JB Pritzker said the 25th Amendment …

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’  —  Jimmy Fallon plans to keep “The Tonight Show” out of politics.  —  During a recent interview with CNBC's “Squawk on the Street,” the late-night frontman said his show has …

Trump's Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way … The Democrats who are capturing media and public attention right now all share something in common.  They are openly and urgently leveling with the American people about a singular basic reality: President Trump …

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.

Leaked texts on Scott Bessent's phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties  —  The White House's plan to aid Argentina appears to have backfired.  —  According to a photo of a private text on the phone of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …

National parks will remain mostly open in shutdown … The Trump administration will keep most national parks open to the public if the government shuts down Wednesday, according to two people briefed on the plan.  —  With congressional leaders still gridlocked on a deal to fund …

New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-three percent of Americans think the current Supreme Court is too conservative.  Though that proportion is not meaningfully different from 2022-2024 readings, it is the highest Gallup has measured by one percentage point.