The Hunger Games Begin  —  40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps  —  There's a bodega around the corner from my apartment where I often make small purchases, especially fruit, vegetables and bread.  No, I'm not afraid to cross the street to buy bread.

Donald Trump's Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way … Imagine for a moment that it's late on Election Day, November 3, 2026.  Republicans have kept their majority in the Senate, but too many House races are still uncalled to tell who has won that chamber.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says What Everyone's Been Thinking About Mike Johnson  —  “He refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call,” the GOP congresswoman fumed about her party leader.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) …

Netanyahu orders “powerful” strikes in Gaza as ceasefire breaks down  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he had ordered “powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip immediately.” … It's now looking incredibly fragile.  — The Trump administration has been focusing …

Trump, 79, Wanders Off While Meeting Japanese Prime Minister  —  During a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo Tuesday, Donald Trump appeared to forget where he was going as he walked through a room filled with dignitaries and a military band, at one point even leaving Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi behind.

Escaped monkeys killed after truck accident in Heidelberg  —  One monkey is still on the run, Jasper County sheriff says  —  JASPER COUNTY, Miss. —  All but one of the rhesus monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Jasper County were euthanized, according to officials.

Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change  —  In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued resources must be shifted away from the battle against climate change.

Judge extends order barring mass firings of federal workers during shutdown … The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget “and the federal agency defendants are enjoined from issuing any more RIF notices because of the shutdown,” said Illston, a San Francisco-based Clinton appointee.

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks  —  The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.  —  Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, sued the makers of Tylenol on Tuesday …

‘Washington Post’ editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties  —  A year ago, in explaining why he had blocked the publication of an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos conceded that …

President for Life … in the normal course of history, the president of the United States is a figure who inspires optimism in the American people.  The 47th president prefers to stir feelings of fear, vulnerability, hopelessness, and political inevitability—the sense that he, and only he, can rescue the nation from looming peril.

Border Patrol agents under fire for allegedly disrupting children's Halloween parade in Chicago  —  “You're scaring our children to death,” one resident yelled at federal agents.  —  A woman walks next to what appears to be smoke as U.S. federal agents (not pictured) detain people …

Hegseth refuses to meet American troops with beards during South Korea trip: report  —  Secretary of War continues campaign against facial hair on Pacific tour  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

Scoop: GOP senator pushes Vance for help on Trump  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) urged Vice President Vance during a closed-door lunch Tuesday to get President Trump to stop demanding that the Senate do away with the filibuster and traditions around judicial nominations, Axios has learned.

Kennedy directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports  —  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Strategist's Fallacy in American politics  —  The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do  —  I was going to write today's post about social media, attention, and politics — specifically, why I think the increasing use …

Elon Musk's politics cost his firm Tesla more than one million EV sales, report reveals  —  Elon Musk's polarizing political actions since acquiring Twitter, later rebranded X, in 2022 dramatically hurt the automaker's U.S. sales, underscoring how deeply its fortunes are intertwined with the billionaire's persona.

Steven Hatfill, Covid Vaccine Critic, Is Ousted From H.H.S.  —  Dr. Hatfill said he was pushed out by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s chief of staff, who fired him when he refused to resign.  —  Steven J. Hatfill, a biosecurity expert who has publicly backed Health Secretary Robert …

Pentagon moves to fire civilian personnel with ‘speed and conviction’  —  A memo from the Defense Department's top personnel official makes it easier to remove underperforming employees and warns managers that they will be held accountable.  —  The Pentagon removed key protections …

Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership across the country in major overhaul, AP sources say  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Trump administration is reassigning at least half the top leadership …

Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say  — NDAs raise questions about military buildup in Latin America  — Pentagon's use of NDAs for Latin America not previously reported  — Trump ties Venezuela, Colombia to drug trade, raising military concerns

Oversight Committee Releases Report on the Biden Autopen Presidency  —  The report exposes Biden's decline, the White House cover-up, and invalid executive actions signed by autopen; Chairman Comer sends referrals to the DOJ and D.C. Board of Medicine  —  WASHINGTON—Today …

Johnson Dismisses Trump 2028 Talk — But Applauds the ‘Trolling’  —  The speaker said he did not see a path to amending the Constitution to allow the president to seek a third term, but that it was fun to pretend he could to inflame Democrats.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday …

Blue City, Purple State?  New York Poll Shows Mamdani Ahead, Despite Unpopular Agenda; Stefanik Leads Democrats Statewide  —  With New York City's mayoral election just one week away, new data offer a clear snapshot of voters' mindsets as they begin heading to the ballot box.

These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom  —  It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist it was stolen.  In a rambling post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was …

Official's Access to F.B.I. Files in Charlie Kirk Case Drew Pushback  —  An inquiry by Joe Kent, who leads the National Counterterrorism Center, is said to have alarmed Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director.  —  The head of the National Counterterrorism Center examined F.B.I. files in the last several weeks …

Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising?  These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer. … As President Trump's consolidation of autocratic power gains steam, it's often been argued that the failures of liberal governance meaningfully helped to bring us to this moment.  In this reading, the Biden administration …

Here's What Trump's Ballroom Donors Want  —  A comprehensive rundown of Prospect reporting on the companies that gave to Trump's monument to himself on the White House grounds  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  The cost of Donald Trump's garish ballroom …

Judge rebukes Bondi and Noem over Abrego Garcia comments  —  A federal judge slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday for making inflammatory public comments about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration earlier this year.

The New York City mayor's race is an ethics test  —  Trump, Adams, and Cuomo have made it a choice between corruption and Mamdani.  —  If you like Eric Adams (and Donald Trump), you'll love me.  That seems to be former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closing argument as New Yorkers start voting for their next mayor.