Top prosecutor is refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure  —  A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.  —  A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges …

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said ‘Do something b—  ’ before shooting  —  Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park over the weekend shows an officer saying, “Do something, b—

How Bari Weiss Won … “I'm a newspaper woman without a newspaper,” Bari Weiss said four years ago on the first episode of her podcast, “Honestly.”  —  Today Ms. Weiss still does not have a newspaper.  But she was just handed the sterling silver keys to the Tiffany network.

Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act … “You look at what's happening with Portland over the years, it's a burning hell hole,” Trump added.  “And then you have a judge that lost her way that tries to pretend that there's no problem.”  —  The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a federal law …

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell  —  The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, brushing aside an argument from Ghislaine Maxwell that she should have been shielded from prosecution under a plea agreement …

Chicago's ‘ICE-free zone’  —  CHICAGO'S ‘ICE-FREE ZONE.’ One of the main themes of the second Trump administration has been the explosive collision between the president's determination to enforce federal immigration law and many Democratic leaders' determination not to enforce federal immigration law.

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency's Top Legal Official With Himself  —  It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist.  A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.  —  Michael Ellis, the deputy director of the C.I.A. …

South Carolina investigators say no evidence that fire at judge's home was intentionally set  —  South Carolina authorities on Monday said there was no evidence to suggest that the fire that destroyed the million-dollar waterfront mansion belonging to a state judge was deliberately set.

Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke  —  The White House aide equates opposition to Trump's agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.  —  Stephen Miller spent his weekend, as he is wont to do, describing American politics as if the nation were in the advanced stages …

New conspiracies over Trump's health swirl after text interview with CNN's Jake Tapper  —  The president famously does not use email and is not known to frequently use text messages  —  in Washington, D.C.  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights …

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say  —  The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers …

Jack Smith tracked private communications, calls of nearly a dozen GOP senators during J6 probe, FBI says  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was allegedly tracking the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican Senators as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6 …

Trump's new IRS ‘CEO’: The head of Social Security  —  Frank Bisignano will run both agencies, though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will formally remain the acting IRS commissioner.  —  The Trump administration has found its seventh leader for the Internal Revenue Service since the start …

Burbank Airport air traffic control tower unmanned on Monday evening amid government shutdown  —  Este artículo se ofrece en Español  —  The air traffic tower at Burbank Airport is unmanned on Monday evening as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

Unlawful Attacks on Venezuelan Vessels  —  New York City Bar Association Statement  —  This September, President Donald J. Trump ordered U. S. military strikes against three private Venezuelan-flagged vessels on the high seas, killing at least 17 individuals and severely damaging or sinking those vessels.

Coyner alleges Jones told her in a 2020 phone call that a few police officers dying would stop them from killing other people  —  Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Chesterfield, sat down with Virginia Scope on Monday morning to discuss the controversy surrounding text messages sent to her in 2022 …

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'  —  Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its “destruction.”  —  Violating court orders, gutting anti-corruption efforts, imperiling national security …

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules … The Defense Department on Monday loosened and clarified its new restrictions for press access to the Pentagon, after more than two weeks of negotiations with national news organizations.  —  Under the rules, journalists requiring credentials to the Pentagon …

Mike Johnson faces bipartisan heat over delayed vote on Epstein files  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to keep his chamber on recess during the government shutdown is stalling a long-awaited vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. … - But Johnson called claims that he's keeping …

It's Time for Soft Secession  —  In 2013, venture capitalist Tim Draper launched a “Six Californias” ballot initiative.  The upshot was that with some 40 million people, more than the population of the 20 smallest states combined, California was too big, too diverse, to be “efficiently” governed.

Harvard Has Identified Another Problem: Its Own Students  —  Many students don't do the reading and don't speak up in class, according to a report.  Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.  —  Harvard University …

The “Dual State” Theory Was Invented to Describe Nazis.  The Supreme Court Could Take Us There.  —  Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.  —  Perhaps the most brazenly illegal action of President Donald Trump's second term so far took place on his first day in office …

Power Is the Order of the Day, and Other Beds Trump Has Made  —  One of the biggest challenges I've had in the last nine months and especially since the summer is how to convey both the very brittle, thin nature of Trump's power and also the scale of the threat his government poses.

Exclusive: Trump official bypassed ethics rules in criminal referrals of Fed governor and other foes, sources say  — Pulte bypassed inspector general in criminal referrals, sources say  — Legal experts say Pulte's actions violate ethics rules  — Trump has applauded Pulte's actions against political opponents

Rome calls on US to reconsider extra tariff on pasta imports  —  Rome is working closely with the European Commission to press the United States to reconsider an additional anti-dumping tariff on pasta imports which would effectively double their price, the Italian foreign ministry said.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary  —  Psychiatrists have joined other public health groups in calling for the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.  —  Two psychiatry organizations — the Southern California Psychiatry Society …

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she'll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’  —  Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she'll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”  —  The Republican, who represents one of the nation's …

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AOC Mocks ‘Short Troll’ Stephen Miller And Urges Dems to ‘Laugh’ at MAGA Men  —  PETITE PUNCH  —  The progressive congresswoman took a jab at MAGA men and diagnosed them with “insecure masculinity.”  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cut White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller down to size …

The U.S.'s strongest tornado in 12 years hit North Dakota in June, National Weather Service says  —  A deadly tornado that ripped through a rural city in North Dakota in June has been upgraded to an EF-5, the National Weather Service said Monday, marking the first U.S. twister with an EF-5 rating in 12 years.

US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining  —  The US said it will take a 10% stake in Canadian minerals explorer Trilogy Metals Inc. as part of a $35.6 million investment to secure critical energy and mining projects in Alaska.  —  In an announcement Monday …

Trump's Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases  —  Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants  —  A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded.