The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers  —  An exclusive excerpt from Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East examines how bank accounts linked …

Elon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting Republicans  —  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave another $76 million to boost Republicans in the first two weeks of October, bringing his total giving this cycle to more than $442 million.  The additional funds, which Musk gave to his super PAC …

Republican gerrymanders in Texas threaten to fall flat, poll finds  —  Democrats have strong chances in two key congressional districts, according to a new Post-Schar School poll.  —  SummaryLoading...  With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win …

Democrats Aim to Build Red State Momentum With an Epstein Ad Blitz  —  As the limits of where Democrats hope to win in 2026 creep further into reliably red territory, party operatives have been turning more often to a wedge issue that helped Donald Trump win in 2024 — disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad  —  Republican Mike DeWine said ad featuring estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton was ‘wrong’  —  Donald Trump issued a swift rebuke against Mike DeWine, Ohio's Republican governor, who on Thursday …

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski  —  The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president's second term.  —  The Justice Department has opened …

Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can't be used to vote in November  —  The high court said a federal judge shouldn't have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire's secretary of state.

The Woolly Mammoth Billionaire's New Startup Is Genetically Engineering War Dogs For The Military  —  This voice experience is generated by AI.  Learn more.  —  Ben Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences has teamed up with Palmer Luckey's team at Anduril to create a dog that's optimized for military use.

Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions  —  Military-grade system appeared to be working more normally on Thursday, soon after the call  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump called Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked him to lift restrictions on a military-grade version …

U.S. oil holds above $100, Brent at five-month high as Iran says it's prepared for warfare  —  Crude oil futures ticked higher on Friday, with global benchmark Brent crude hovering at a five-month high.  —  By 4:50 a.m. ET, front-month Brent crude oil futures were 0.7% higher at $113.50 per barrel.

Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say  —  The federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, state officials said in recent court filings.

Blanche won't rule out DOJ post-election action in a ‘doomsday’ scenario  —  The attorney general's comments come in the middle of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to zero in on what elections experts say is a relatively rare phenomenon of voting by noncitizens.

More pollster funny business uncovered by FiftyPlusOne  —  A shady pollster from sunny California just disappeared from the internet, a few days after FiftyPlusOne asked to verify its data  —  Mary Radcliffe, G. Elliott Morris, Cooper Burton, and FiftyPlusOne

Scoop: Some Freedom Caucus members want Brandon Gill out  —  A small group of Rep. Brandon Gill's fellow House Freedom Caucus members are privately questioning whether he still belongs in the hardline group, Axios has learned. … - The lawmakers spoke on condition of anonymity to offer candid assessments of a colleague.

Hegseth staff damaged historic WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his office  —  The globe was especially notable because it had green pen or marker notations where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower marked areas in Europe, three U.S. officials said.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's …

Democratic socialist set to become D.C. mayor — and face Trump's pushback … Zohran Mamdani famously brought democratic socialism to the largest U.S. city when he became New York's mayor.  Now another member of the Democratic Party's progressive flank is poised to lead Washington, D.C.

Pete Buttigieg Is Staging an Aggressive Final Midterms Sprint  —  The potential future presidential candidate is ending this election run with a seven-state tour.  — Copy  —  Pete Buttigieg will embark on an aggressive seven-state campaign tour in the final 10 days of the midterm election …

Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Taming Housing Costs  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at bringing down housing costs in a bid to show that his administration is addressing voters' affordability concerns in the final sprint to the midterm elections.

Covert Russian Group Injects Baseless Claim Into the Texas Senate Race  —  Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms, according to intelligence officials.  Most are targeting Democrats.  —  Even as President Trump pursued a thawing of relations …

Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison's Skydance  —  The Scoop  —  Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance, according to people familiar with the matter, providing a much needed financial injection as the company looks to cut costs and bolster its stock price.

Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks  —  Tehran retains missile and drone stockpiles; Washington is trying to move more servicemembers and diplomatic staff out of harm's way  —  Iran's message is stark: If the U.S. and Israel restart their air campaign …

Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit  —  A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December.  —  Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections …

Buttigieg endorses independent over Democratic nominee in Montana Senate race  —  Both parties are paying increased attention to Montana in recent weeks.  —  Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary and popular Democratic Party surrogate who has confirmed considering a 2028 presidential bid …

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre  —  Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms' latest push  —  Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth.

Trump's Battle With the Media Ramps Up  —  As President Donald Trump barnstorms the country ahead of the midterms, on top of his usual White House events this week, he's had some pointed exchanges with journalists in his path.  He called one reporter a “dummy,” another “a stupid person” and a third “a sick person.”