Bipartisan House effort aims to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund  —  A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement.

A Message from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the DNC's 2024 After Action Report  —  I was elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee three months after one of the most painful and consequential election losses for Democrats in modern history.  It was a punch to the gut, and people were pissed off.

Homeland Security's Plan to Squeeze International Flights  —  Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.  —  In early April, shortly after Markwayne Mullin took over the Department of Homeland Security, he floated an idea on Fox News …

Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before  —  Donald Trump has been thinking a lot about his place in history.  That's one of the reasons, according to recent reporting by The Atlantic and The Times, why he's paying so little attention to his plummeting popularity …

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say  —  Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled  —  A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa …

Trump says he's postponing signing an executive order on AI out of concern it would hurt AI industry  —  President Donald Trump called off a Thursday signing ceremony for a new order on artificial intelligence because he worried it could dull America's edge on AI technology.

Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son's Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’  —  President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.  —  It's your classic dilemma.  —  You are president of the United States, and you've started a war in Iran that's not going your way.

Democrats' Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows  —  Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.  —  The Democratic Party is entering …

Bonus 228: The $1.776B Political Question  —  President Trump's $1.776B “Anti-Weaponization” slush fund is just the latest (and gravest) move that underscores the limits of judicial remedies, and the need to reinvigorate political ones.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every so often a story comes along …

Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real  —  Angelo Carusone and Aaron Rupar share a distinction that we imagine many Americans would happily cede to them: They have likely watched more Donald Trump rallies, speeches, and press briefings than any other living Americans.

New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12  —  Home Polls New York City 2026 Congressional Polling: NY-07, NY-10, NY-12  —  New Emerson College Polling/PIX 11 surveys measure key New York City Democratic congressional primaries in New York's 7th, 10th, and 12th districts.

8 Democrats Help Pass GOP Bill Forcing Teachers To Out Transgender Students  —  The bill requires educators to get parental consent for changing a student's pronouns or preferred names on any school forms.  It also bans teachers from talking about trans people at all.

ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence  —  Colorado law enforcement officials warned their counterparts across the country that social media posts by the Department of Homeland Security recruiting for ICE contained so many white supremacist themes …

‘Broadview Six’ charges dropped as Chicago's top federal prosecutor admits case was tainted by misconduct  —  Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced Thursday he was dropping charges against the remaining members of the “Broadview Six” in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct …

A Truly Mind-Blowing Theory About Tom Massie's Sex Secrets Exposé  —  BEFORE HIS DOUBLE-DIGIT PRIMARY DEFEAT on Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) spent the final days of his campaign dogged by an ex-girlfriend's revelations about their sex life.  —  In an appearance …

Trump approval among Republicans at new low in Fox News poll  —  A new Fox News poll shows President Trump's approval rating has reached an all-time low with Republicans as the issues of affordability, job growth and the economy remain top of mind for voters across the country.

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda  —  The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users' accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.  —  Ben Gilbert describes himself on Bluesky, the social media app, as an “economist …

Civil Rights Lawyers Secure $485,000 Settlement for FWC Biologist Fired Over Charlie Kirk Social Media Post  —  Brittney Brown Vindicated After State Terminated Her Employment for Constitutionally Protected Speech on Private Instagram Account … Florida officials have agreed to resolve Brown's claims …

U.S. bears brunt of Israel's missile defense, Pentagon assessments show  —  Amid hostilities with Iran, the American military expended far more advanced interceptors to protect Israel than Israeli forces did, according to Defense Department data.  —  Summary

Trump is supporting Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor's race.  It may be a poisoned pill  —  President says reality star a ‘big Maga person’ but backing may prove more hindrance than help in deep-blue bastion  —  Donald Trump's endorsement is typically a boon for candidates seeking elected office …

US to invest $2bn in nine quantum computing companies  —  Beneficiaries include start-up backed by firm with links to the Trump family  —  The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2bn in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a start-up backed by a firm with links …

Scoop: Fetterman's chief of staff resigns  —  Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff resigned Wednesday, a source familiar with the move told Axios. … She became his chief of staff in 2025.  — Her official last day will be in the coming weeks.  — Fetterman, who was once a darling …