Jeffries downplays clash with Mamdani over New York primaries  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is minimizing the significance of New York's congressional primaries, telling reporters the ideological direction of his party won't rest on a few House seats.

Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran  —  A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.  —  The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution instructing President Trump …

Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges  —  Defendants who dressed all in black hit with max sentences  —  Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people charged in connection with a July 2025 demonstration outside …

Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon  —  C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.  —  General chris “c. d.” donahue was the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal.

Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows  —  In April, Hegseth said the flu shot would be optional for military personnel.  —  Dr. Jade Cobern, Luis Martinez, Mary Kekatos, and Steve Beynon  —  Front view of the Chapman Training Annex entry gate in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17, 2024.

Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.  Internal Documents Raise Doubts.  —  The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.  —  President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation …

Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules  —  With the SAVE America Act effectively dead and courtroom losses piling up, the Trump administration is preparing a Plan C.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration is attempting to use federal funding to assert control over how elections …

Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat  —  A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump's signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation.  —  The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a landmark housing bill …

How Trump Turned America's Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People … A white South African, Charl Kleinhaus secured refugee status and moved with his family to the United States in a matter of months.Terry Ratzlaff for The New York Times  —  Charl Kleinhaus did not like the direction his country was taking.

The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity  —  The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights.  In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people.  —  For nearly 20 years …

Lonely 80-Year-Old Trump's Plea to Blonde Aide, 34, Revealed  —  NEVER LET ME GO  —  The aide who has gained outsize influence in the president's second term reportedly holds a special place in his heart.  —  President Donald Trump bragged to his staffers that the adoring young female aide …

Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world's largest restructuring  —  Caracas to disclose it has much more borrowing than expected after overthrow of Maduro  —  Venezuela is set to reveal a $240bn debt pile, much higher than previously thought, as the country embarks …

Bill Gates told Congress he suspected Jeffrey Epstein ‘contemplated blackmailing’ him over affairs  —  Gates also said he knew Epstein had a criminal conviction of a “sexual nature,” which he said he “probably should have” dug into. … “He never blackmailed me, but looking at these emails …

Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App  —  The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram.  It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.

Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.

Trump Is Making Big Claims About the Iran Talks.  Iran Keeps Contradicting Him.  —  President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in.  The question is whether a succession of such disputes will sink the whole venture.

Fired Navy Admiral Wins Democratic Runoff in South Carolina's 1st District  —  Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district's Republican leaning.  —  Nancy Lacore, a former Navy admiral who was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …

Trump says he asked US attorney for California election probe: ‘Do me a favor’ … Trump took credit for Hilton's victory, claiming the former Fox News host only advanced after the attorney made a call to an unspecified person.  —  “About an hour after the call, ladies and gentleman, Mr. Hilton has won,” Trump said.

Schlossberg's Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot  —  Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.  —  Standing backstage at a darkened, half-filled club in Midtown Manhattan …

Trump calls for DOJ probe into gas price ‘gouging’  —  “The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial.  The U.S.-Iran deal has eased the pressure on consumers ahead of November's midterm elections.

AI-Powered Emails Are Influencing Politics on Hot-Button Issues  —  From California to North Carolina, officials weighing policy changes are being inundated with comments via platforms that tout AI capabilities.  —  Two weeks before the board of a Southern California environmental agency …