Bipartisan group discusses using discharged House bill for compromise health plan  —  A bipartisan group of moderate lawmakers privately strategized Wednesday about how to pass an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies early next year — possibly by using a newly discharged House bill …

Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship  —  An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who've unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”  —  The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip …

His Vanity Fair photos of Trumpworld blew up online.  We called to talk.  —  Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel was captured by Christopher Anderson's lens.  What was he thinking?  —  On Tuesday, Vanity Fair published a two-part story by Chris Whipple about the inner circle …

White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’  —  Newest additions appear to be part of the administration's ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump's opponents

Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear  —  Trump's former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question  —  President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz …

Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘criminal scheme’ to overturn 2020 election  —  Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith told …

FBI's No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he's moving on  —  Speculation and anticipation have gripped the nation's premier law enforcement agency over the future of one of its top leaders, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.  —  Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave …

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died  —  Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91.

American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.  —  HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities.  The organization said the cuts could harm child health.

Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails … The Biden appointee noted that the seven-day notice requirement complicated lawmakers' ability to view real-time conditions at facilities immigrants have long complained are overcrowded, unsanitary and unsafe.

The revealing pointlessness of Trump's primetime speech  —  When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war.  —  President Donald Trump's speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance.

Prosecutors tried and failed to add 3rd felony charge against Letitia James, court docs show … Prosecutors also asked a magistrate judge to keep records of the proposed indictment sealed after grand jurors rejected all three alleged charges, but the judge declined the request, according to court records.

Voters Give Democrats In Congress A Record Low Job Approval But Still Might Vote For Them In 2026, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Think Trump's Use Of Presidential Power Goes Too Far  — mail_outline  —  Heading into a year with midterm elections …

Democrats should try to win in Florida  —  In 2024, Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris 56.03 to 42.37 in Texas.  Democrats in the state are currently engaged in a contested Senate primary between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett — a race that until recently also featured Colin Allred, until he was squeezed out by Crockett's entry.

The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing.  We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.  —  A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family  —  When President Trump ran for re-election in 2024, he and his family already had vast business interests stretching …

Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers … The markets, glutted with supply and with prices at nearly five-year lows, are giving President Donald Trump an unusually free hand to tighten military pressure on the South American OPEC member …

Threats Against Judges Could Lead to a Judicial System Crisis  —  “The Domino's pizzas arrived at the homes of federal judges without explanation,” the Times editorial board wrote earlier this year.  “The message was clear: We know where you live.”  In the Opinion Video above, Esther Salas …

For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn't Want the Public to See  —  The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water.  But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.

National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says  —  Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”  —  The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado …

The lasting impact of Trump's federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood  —  Young men passed around a booming speaker and girls laughed while dancing.  Kids raced through the parking lot on Lime bikes, dodging potholes.  Maciah King-Brooks, 16, grabbed two hot dogs off the grill.

Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers  —  Doublespeed, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that uses a phone farm to manage at least hundreds of AI-generated social media accounts and promote products has been hacked.

ICE voodoo doll discovered in New Orleans as immigration crackdown continues  —  Makeshift doll depicting ICE agent found near Magazine Street amid Operation Catahoula Crunch  —  NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A makeshift “voodoo doll” depicting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was found …

Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams  —  One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon.  His mother says the app is to blame.  —  Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm.  —  The families of two teenage boys …