Here's the latest.  —  After months of warning voters against electing Zohran Mamdani, President Trump said the two found common ground in an Oval Office meeting, adding, “I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually.”  —  Watch Live: Trump Meets With Mamdani  —  LIVE

Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas' petition formally asked the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections.  A longer-term ruling by the high court restoring Texas …

European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out  —  A U.S.-Russian proposal would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army.  If Moscow complies with the terms, it could receive benefits including reintegration into the global economy.

Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website's Language on Autism and Vaccines  —  In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research.  His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi  —  The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.  —  The editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June.

Judge puts hold on IRS sharing taxpayer info for immigration crackdown … A federal judge on Friday barred the IRS from sharing tax return information that immigration officials aimed to use to deport undocumented immigrants.  —  U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly …

Comey seeks dismissal over ‘fundamental errors’ in grand jury process  —  Former FBI Director James Comey has urged a federal judge to dismiss his case without a trial over “fundamental errors” in the grand jury process that resulted in his indictment.  —  In a 29-page motion Friday …

Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans  —  A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.

U.S. Agency for Global Media Clamps Down on Grantee Rogue Behavior  —  The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is setting the record straight after a wave of misleading press reports and troubling financial claims pushed out by its own federal grantee, Radio Free Asia (RFA).

The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics  —  Campaign donations from the country's richest are soaring.  But only 12 percent of the public says billionaires have a positive impact on society.  —  In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.

86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump  —  In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans …

EXCLUSIVE: FBI concludes Trump shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after unprecedented global investigation  —  Kash Patel, Dan Bongino and a senior official involved in the FBI probe gave an hourlong exclusive interview to Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI came …

Arizona attorney general asks state supreme court to revive case against Trump's 2020 allies … An appeals court upheld that order, and Mayes had until Friday to ask the state's high court, consider seeking a new indictment or dropping the case altogether.  Mayes' bid to resuscitate …

ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period  —  Family told local news the 17-year-old is a U.S. citizen.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a high school student in McMinnville during Friday's lunch period, according to school officials.

Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens  —  Iran's capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain.

Rapper Gets 14 Years for Funneling Millions to Obama Campaign  —  It's not every day that a Grammy-winning rapper gets sent to prison for election fraud, but yesterday was one of those days.  A rapper who was a founding member of the Fugees got sentenced to 14-years, partly for funneling millions …

Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention by Paul Ingrassia a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”

Epstein survivors say they received death threats in new letter  —  A group of nearly 30 Jeffrey Epstein survivors said Friday that they have received death threats amid the ongoing push to release investigation files linked to the convicted sex offender.

Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders?  Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is outraged—absolutely outraged—that Democrats dared to suggest in that viral video this week that military and intelligence professionals should be wary of following illegal orders.