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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel's vaccine vote as ‘reckless’  —  A trustee of the American Medical Association (AMA) denounced a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel's vote to change hepatitis B vaccine guidance as “reckless” and urged the agency to reject the recommendation.

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 …

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 …

Judge will release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents … - The administration has pushed to get the records released multiple times this year, but judges have previously blocked those efforts because the “Government failed to show that disclosure was appropriate under any of the exceptions” …

Republicans have a mess on their hands over health care subsidies  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are both considering votes on GOP health care priorities next week — if they can figure out what those priorities are. … Republicans are still divided and debating their counter offers.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Karoline Leavitt's Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex … The mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary's brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month, WBUR reported Friday.

Chi Ossé ends early bid to challenge Jeffries … The move puts an early cap on Ossé's campaign, after the 27-year-old councilmember filed paperwork to run for the Brooklyn-based 8th District just last month.  —  The DSA voted not to endorse the young councilmember's challenge late last month …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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 …