Trump cancels signing of major housing bill … Trump announced the cancellation as Speaker Mike Johnson and top House leaders held a news conference touting the bill.

The President Finds His Happy Place  —  The Democratic party is leaderless, unpopular, and up for grabs, and in last night's New York elections, the Democratic socialists showed they're the faction with momentum in it.  “Fresh off sweeping victories across New York City that showcased …

Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls  —  Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.

Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote  —  A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people …

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI  —  Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.  —  Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers …

Senator Demands Trump Personally Pay Taxpayers Back For Reflecting Pool Mess  —  “This was not a result of vandalism, but your administration's incompetence,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) told the president.  —  WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) is calling …

Top Army general who was last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post  —  Gen. Christopher Donahue was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021.  He has unexpectedly stepped down from his post after 18 months.  —  WASHINGTON — The Army's commander …

Key House caucus leaders target Supreme Court, Senate filibuster  —  The leaders of several prominent House Democratic caucuses are proposing a Supreme Court overhaul as well as the Senate filibuster in response to the justices' decision to narrow the 1965 Voting Rights Act earlier this year.

Judge wants to know why Kennedy Center sign is being hidden  —  A federal judge is asking the administration to explain why the sign to the Kennedy Center has been covered up since Trump's name was removed from facade.  —  In a ruling this morning, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper directed …

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison  —  Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility  —  By Lex McMenamin with graphics by Flávio Pessoa

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.

Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots politically biased?  We tested them.  —  Excerpts from each chatbot's responses to political questions  —  Left-leaning argument  —  Right-leaning  —  ChatGPT  —  Gemini  —  Grok  —  President Donald Trump and other conservatives …

Rocked by the Iran war, the UAE sours on Trump: ‘We got played’  —  Across the Persian Gulf region, the president was viewed as a pro-business ally, but his decision to wage war on Iran and his erratic conduct have tarnished his image.  —  Summary  —  DUBAI — Trump International Golf Club …

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 …

Pulte Trims Spy Agency, but Spares Bulk of Staff for Now  —  Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said.  —  The new acting director of national intelligence has begun cutting staff days into his new role …

Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions  —  Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.  —  In its quest to outlaw abortion across the country, the antiabortion movement …

Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts.  Arizona is hardest hit  —  When Angelica Garcia tried to renew her food stamps this spring, she said she thought she knew the drill.  —  The single mother of three in Tucson filled out the application.  She repeatedly called Arizona's Department …