Here's the latest.  —  Here's the latest.  —  President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 of the country's top brass to a military base in Virginia on Tuesday to voice a familiar litany of culture war talking points and criticize a military that they complained …

After Volatile Summer, Trump's Approval Remains Low but Stable, Poll Finds  —  A new Times/Siena survey shows the president retaining the support of nine out of 10 G.O.P. voters, even as the government races toward a shutdown on Wednesday.  —  President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops …

White House to Announce ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer  —  President Trump is expected to unveil the measures Tuesday; Pfizer's CEO expected to attend  —  WASHINGTON—The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs …

Trump gives Hamas ‘3 or 4 days’ to agree to White House proposal or face a ‘sad end’ … President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his proposal to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza.  —  The president released a 20-point plan Monday during …

FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws  —  On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed …

Pentagon Pete's ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides  —  PRESSURE COOKIER  —  The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control.  —  Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon.  —  The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War” …

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library  —  President Trump has not revealed any concrete plans for a future library, but his son and others have been scouting possible sites in South Florida for months.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top elected Republican state officials donated …

Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown  —  Democrats plan to flood a brief informal session of the U.S. House on Tuesday in an effort to needle Republicans on the impending government shutdown, four sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

Schweikert jumps into GOP primary for Arizona governor race  —  U.S. Rep. David Schweikert is jumping into Arizona's governor's race, shaking up what looked like a two-way GOP contest for the Republican nomination.  —  Why it matters: His entry transforms the fight for the GOP nomination …

The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left  —  When Vice President JD Vance sat down to host an episode of Charlie Kirk's podcast days after the conservative activist's assassination, he came with a directive.  “When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out,” he said.

‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump's team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps … “The base is onto this.  If you are a Republican perceived to be in the way of Republicans, there could very well be consequences,” said the national Republican official …

Fossil Fuels and Fossilized Minds  —  What's driving the doomed attempt to revive coal?  —  I've just gotten back from the Netherlands, which is famous for its picturesque windmills.  But wind power in Holland is more than a historical curiosity.  There are also modern wind turbines almost everywhere you look, both onshore and off.

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say  —  The deportation flight to Iran is the most stark push yet by the Trump administration to deport migrants even to places with harsh human rights conditions.  —  The Trump administration is deporting a planeload …

How Jared Kushner brokered the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts  —  Trump's son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout  —  Antoine Gara, James Fontanella-Khan and Oliver Barnes in New York, Arash Massoudi and Ivan Levingston in London

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: 'They're paying me enough to look the other way'  —  Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government's human rights abuses  —  Billed as “the biggest comedy festival in the world” …

The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months  —  Today is the day we stop pretending that it's not.  —  Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, speaks alongside, from left, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Vice President JD Vance …

Exclusive: Nevada's acting US Attorney urged voter fraud probe to help Republicans, document shows  — Nevada Acting U.S. Attorney reveals she has asked FBI to launch sweeping voting fraud of 2020 election  — Chattah's actions may violate federal ethics rules, experts say

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Republicans decry White House moves to defund oversight activities  —  Top Senate Republicans are calling on the White House to reverse course in its plans to withhold funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency — a key government entity charged with overseeing watchdogs across the executive branch.

Trump, 79, Admits He Struggles Descending Stairs  —  GOING DOWN!  —  The president's rare admission came during a meandering speech to top military leaders.  —  President Donald Trump has made a rare admission about one of the potential dangers of his job: falling down stairs.

Targeting Tylenol Is Just Another Excuse to Blame Women for Everything  —  It's a longstanding tradition to blame all manner of social ills on women, without any basis in fact.  —  Pocket  —  I used to keep a list called What's Women's Fault?  It was quite substantial: poverty (single moms) …

OpenAI's New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out  —  Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week  —  OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator that creates videos featuring copyright material unless …