Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won't Touch It  —  After the oil, President Trump went for Venezuela's gold.  The White House brokered deals potentially worth billions.  I went to Venezuela's mines to see for myself how it was playing out.  —  Anatoly Kurmanaev

Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students  —  The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees  —  In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.  —  The theft by a criminal hacking group of reams of sensitive personal data involving potentially tens …

Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job  —  Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.  —  Andrew Bailey, who has served as deputy director of the F.B.I. as part of an unusual leadership arrangement …

Face-to-face with ‘bomb plotters’: Farmer tells of 999 call after stumbling on masked men  —  Exclusive: Gloucestershire villager feels lucky to be unharmed after she encountered suspicious group near RAF air base  —  Driving home from a party in the early hours, a local farmer came across …

DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure  —  Kurt Olsen, who previously worked as Trump's election security czar, left the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation Monday.  —  SummaryLoading...  Another prominent Trump loyalist working on a wide-ranging conspiracy investigation …

The Untold Origins of Trump's Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting  —  Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump restricting voting by mail in ways that could have thrown the upcoming midterms into chaos.

Trump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel Project  —  The announcement comes as Trump is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump will announce a Minnesota company's plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa …

Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state's voting machines  —  Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) adopted a resolution Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state's voting system just weeks before the midterm elections.

District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University ‘gang rape’  —  A student alleged that seven fraternity members sexually assaulted her in 2024.  —  Peter Charalambous, Olivia Rubin, Courtney Wilson, and Aaron Katersky  —  Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening …

‘We cannot ignore the elephant in the room’: Ken Paxton's estranged wife speaks to GOP women  —  Relationships Congressional news Senate election US elections  —  Angela Paxton, who is divorcing Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, posted a video Monday of recent remarks urging Republican women …

US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies  —  This has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell.  But it sounds quite sleazy and another example of the US government becoming a de facto investment arm of the Trump Corporation/TrumpaNostra.

Texas governor declares emergency to bring down fuel prices  —  Gov. Greg Abbott, in a tight re-election race, allows for commercial use of diesel normally reserved for agriculture.  —  Loading...  HOUSTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) declared a statewide disaster Monday to address high fuel prices …

Trump offers Iran economic relief for concrete nuclear concessions  —  President Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release Iranian frozen funds in return for concrete Iranian steps regarding the nuclear program, U.S. officials say. … - At the moment, the two sides are far apart on key issues.

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shopping potentially explosive book: sources  —  Amid the current “Midterm Madness,” former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is shopping a book, sources exclusively tell Page Six Hollywood.  —  Details on the book proposal that's making …

John Thune: Taxpayer dollars shouldn't fund Trump ads  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune took issue Monday with a new ad campaign featuring President Donald Trump that is being underwritten with federal funds.  “It's a great message.  I like the message.

NFL asks Homeland Security to take down video of Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins  —  The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down a video on social media showing highlights of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins in reference to a purported caravan of immigrants approaching the U.S. border.

‘I want public executions’: Texas GOP candidate's extreme posts extend beyond racism  —  Race & ethnicity Oil & gas DOGE Social media  —  Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas' most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.

Blurred lines  —  Donald Chase is the kind of voter Democrats are fighting over in Georgia.  —  The Oglethorpe peanut farmer has voted Republican for nearly his entire adult life.  He's supporting and contributing to GOP candidates elsewhere on the November ballot.

RFK Jr.'s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance  —  White House officials worry the health secretary's plans could cover most food in U.S. grocery stores  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. efforts to revamp America's food system have hit their biggest hurdle yet: The White House.

“They don't understand the scale of the hunger!”  - An unfolding crisis at the nation's food banks  —  Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states  —  Add MeidasTouch as a preferred Google sourceUse your Google account to add this to your settings

Bizarro White House Vid Has QAnon Buzzing  —  While Republicans cringed at the champagne-soaked spectacle, conspiracy theorists scoured it for a message.  —  TRUMP ADVISER DAN SCAVINO got in a heap of trouble on Saturday for posting a video about how much partying he's doing as White House deputy chief of staff.

Pope rejects AI “fake news” claims after Trump calls fears a “hoax”  —  Pope Leo XIV told reporters that warnings from AI researchers should be “taken seriously” and are not “fake news.” … - As the first American pope, Leo is also positioned to counter President Trump …

In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case  —  Alito will sit out the first case heard by the Supreme Court this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies.  He had previously pushed back.

Democrats prepare to spend in red districts  —  House Democrats are looking confident.  —  Their campaign arm is rolling out $11 million in ads across 35 districts, including some redrawn by Republicans in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas, according to an announcement …

Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who “meddle” in U.S. elections  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has assigned personnel to use “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities to identify, disrupt, and neutralize foreign interference” in the upcoming elections, Axios has learned.

Firm Set to Buy Chicago's Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out Deportations  —  The New York-based investment firm set to buy Chicago's parking meters announced Monday it had sold an airline that has been carrying out deportations for the Trump administration, officials announced.

ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified  —  The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon after the incident.