Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump … Past names that have topped the list include President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and President Viktor Orbán.  This year, POLITICO broke precedent to recognize an American for the first time in the decades-long history of P28.

Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

New York judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell-related grand jury records  —  The ruling comes days after a federal judge in Florida also ordered the release of grand jury investigations into Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007.  —  A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted …

Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond  —  Hours after former NFL star Colin Allred quit the Texas Senate race Monday, rabble-rousing Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumped in — the latest sign that Democrats are facing a Tea Party-style revolt by progressives.

Scoop: Trump aides bullish on Supreme Court boosting GOP in midterms  —  Senior Trump advisers are telling top GOP donors that a pair of upcoming Supreme Court decisions are likely to bolster Republicans in the 2026 midterms — and transform the party's power to win elections for years.

Trump says he's fixing affordability problems.  He'll test out that message at a rally  —  President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he's tackling Americans' affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — shifting an argument made in Oval Office appearances …

Shooting at Kentucky State University kills 1; suspect in custody, officials say  —  One person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University, the city of Frankfort said Tuesday.  —  A suspect has been arrested, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.

JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case  —  A lawyer defending restrictions on how much party committees can spend in coordination with candidates argues the case is moot because of Vance's equivocation about 2028.

Brad Lander set to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman from the left … Lander's entry will mark New York progressives' boldest salvo yet in primaries to unseat more mainstream party members on the heels of Mamdani's ascension to the helm of the country's largest city.

Life Inside the Undocumented Underground  —  During President Donald Trump's second term, dramatic raids staged by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have become a part of life.  We want to show you what that looks like up close and on the ground in one American city.

ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store … The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to track local sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement authorities, sued the U.S. government on Monday for allegedly infringing his free speech rights.

Newsom's favorability soars as he opposes Trump  —  Want to see more of NewsNation?  Get 24/7 fact-based news coverage with the NewsNation app or add NewsNation as a preferred source on Google!  —  (NewsNation) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has seen a bump in favorability as he has engaged …

At will?  Whose will?  —  Based on the oral arguments in the Slaughter case, it is clear that the Supreme Court will soon tell Congress that it can no longer decide if the heads of independent agencies are to be nonpartisan experts.  The result has been long predicted — after all …

Here Are All the Times Trump Attacked Female Reporters in the Last 30 Days  —  From “piggy” to “ugly” to “obnoxious,” the president has lobbed insults at women questioning him  —  President Donald Trump seems to revel in sparring with the press — and in the past month, nearly all of his targets have been women.

New Jersey twins charged in threats to kill DHS official, ‘shoot ICE on sight’  —  New Jersey suspects allegedly posted medieval torture threats against DHS assistant secretary on social media  —  EXCLUSIVE: Two New Jersey brothers were arrested Tuesday on charges tied to terroristic threats …

We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they'd known sooner.  Here's what they said  —  Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they've learned about authoritarians  —  Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen …

Kevin Hassett Says He Wouldn't Bow to Pressure Over Cutting Interest Rates  —  But favorite to be next Fed chairman agrees with Trump there is ‘plenty of room’ for cuts in coming months  —  National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett says he would rely on his own judgment and not bow …

‘Go somewhere else’: Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store  —  In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door. … A convenience store manager in Kenner locked a group of Border Patrol agents out as they approached the store on Saturday.

Russia's hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test  —  Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation  —  In July 2024, DHL parcels exploded in logistics centres in the UK, Poland and Germany.  Each of them was powerful enough to have brought …

At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether Congress can require cause before the president removes the heads of most independent agencies.

Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find  —  Prompted by ProPublica's reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting …

Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin  —  Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation Tuesday to prevent President Trump or any sitting or living former president from being featured on U.S. currency …

America Has Become a Digital Narco-State  —  Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe  —  Imagine what would happen if the United States were to legalize the distribution and sale of heroin — and do so without any restrictions or regulations on how the drug is marketed and who can buy it.

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ  —  The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.  —  On a Thursday in early September …