Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories  —  The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.  —  WASHINGTON — The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic …

Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers  —  South America  —  The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname …

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution  —  The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents …

Vanity Fair, Olivia Nuzzi Agree to Part Ways  —  Nuzzi joined the magazine as an editor earlier this year  —  Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi said they have agreed to part ways following new revelations and allegations about an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.

Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  On Thursday, the Supreme Court offered the latest in its ongoing series …

US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth  —  A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.  A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried …

HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait  —  As you walk down a particular hallway on the seventh floor of the Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C., you'll find a line of photographic portraits of all the people from years past who have led the Public Health Corps …

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. film and streaming assets in $72 billion deal … Netflix announced Friday it's reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

Judge orders Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury records in Florida to be released publicly  —  A previous bid to release the transcripts was denied by a different judge earlier this year.  —  A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of material from grand jury investigations …

Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide  —  Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test.  The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process …

Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors … The investigation Cuellar referred to appears to be an ongoing probe of DOJ “weaponization” led by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).  —  Cuellar ran into Jordan shortly after Trump announced the pardon of Cuellar …

Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96  —  He burst onto the scene with an attention-getting renovation of his Southern California home before going on to design some of the world's most recognizable buildings.  —  Frank O. Gehry, one of the most formidable and original talents …

The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In  —  The court's conservative majority said that Texas' asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.  —  Only two decades ago …

Trump's Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour  —  The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump's approval rating.  —  After months of holding steady, President Trump's approval rating has taken a dip over the past several weeks …

Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend's pal a lift home: sources  —  The FBI director's use of resources is under intense scrutiny as he insists he's “a steward of the taxpayer dollars.”  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting …

Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators  —  Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’  —  The Trump administration has moved to formalize a crackdown on the issuance of visas …

ObamaCare anxiety rising among House GOP centrists: ‘To do this is buffoonery’  —  Frustration is mounting among moderate House Republicans as various competing health care plans appear to be going nowhere, with less than 10 working days left on the calendar before millions of Americans see their health insurance premiums spike.

Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges  —  The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now.  —  The legal decision that ended the criminal cases against the former F.B …

U.S. Warns of Europe's ‘Civilizational Erasure’ Through Immigration  —  America's goal should be “to help Europe correct its current trajectory,” the administration said in its new National Security Strategy.  — 1.4k  —  The Trump administration said on Friday that Europe was facing the …

MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire His E.P.A. Administrator  —  As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.  —  Several prominent activists in the “Make America Healthy Again” …

Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed by ICE officers  —  Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said Friday she was pepper sprayed and “pushed around” by Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers during a raid in her district. … - Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is still being prosecuted …

Tom Steyer's climate pivot signals new playbook for Dems … “Everyone knows that this race is really about affordability,” Steyer's campaign strategist Rebecca Katz said in an interview.  “Tom wants to get back to basics.”  —  It's a far cry from Steyer's 2020 presidential campaign …