Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms  —  The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.  —  The White House ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday …

Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers  —  Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting.  —  Summary  —  HOUSTON — The three men who were arrested during …

The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Be AI Slop  —  Donald Trump is now the first president to have an airport named after him while still in office.  And what better way to commemorate this high honor than with lazy AI slop?  —  Until a few days ago …

Trump Won't Sign Housing Bill But Will Allow It to Become Law  —  President Donald Trump said he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest over lawmakers declining to approve a separate voter-ID bill he has prioritized.  —  The housing legislation, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act …

Trump tells The Post he's ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target  —  President Trump on Friday told The Post he has “left instructions” should Iran succeed in their plots to assassinate him — and there'll be hell to pay.  —  “I've been on their list for a long time.

McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video  —  Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.

Cities, states warn of credit impact from proposed federal grant rule  —  Cities, states, hospitals, universities and other public entities that depend on federal grant funds have until Monday to comment on a proposed Trump administration overhaul of the grant process that critics …

Ashley Hinson Says She Feels Americans' Financial Pain Despite Being a Millionaire  —  Hinson called herself a “working mom” while making millions on the stock market  —  Key Points  —  Iowa Republican Representative and U.S. Senate Candidate Ashley Hinson has repeatedly said in interviews …

Hegseth frustrated with lack of adherence to grooming rules after “beardos” speech last year  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — As they juggle ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran and a host of other national security challenges, senior Pentagon officials have also been pressing ahead …

UK Police Launch Murder Inquiry After Death of Former Conservative Lawmaker  —  Police launch murder inquiry after death of Ann Widdecombe  —  Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of former MP and minister Ann Widdecombe.  —  The ex-Tory prisons minister, who was 78 …

Ex-DHS boss Kristi Noem divorcing husband Bryon after cross-dressing bombshell, mom says  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has begun the process of divorcing her husband Bryon following bombshell revelations earlier this year that he engaged in a lurid secret life of cross-dressing …

Two Days of U.S. Strikes in Iran Signal a Sharp Escalation  —  U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats.  —  U.S. forces sharply ramped up their attacks against Iran this week, hitting …

Former Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Pays $20,000 for Post-Employment Restriction Violation  —  For Immediate Release  —  Deirdre Walsh, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) …

Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report  —  Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns …

Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy  —  Pete Hegseth Federal agencies US military The Middle East  —  As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.

Platner's Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee's Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints  —  PITTSBURGH, PA. - Yesterday, Payday Report learned that Congresswoman Summer Lee barred Moraff from her 2022 congressional campaign after receiving at least three complaints of sexual misconduct against Moraff.

CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within  —  A survey reveals concern among the rank and file that Trump-administration meddling is undermining intelligence work.  —  The CIA officer Ray Cline, who was the agency's chief analyst during the Cuban missile crisis, once observed that when it comes …

Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files: “Unlike anything I had seen”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of files related to UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena, including one report from a military aviator …

This Is a Lot More Worrying Than the Supreme Court's Ruling on Executive Power  —  The Supreme Court last week expanded the powers of the “unitary” executive, raising fears among many that the presidency is becoming too strong.  Yet as big as the ruling appears to be, it wasn't even the most concerning news …

Trump Brushed Off His Scandals.  Here's Why Platner Couldn't. … If a Democrat reclaims the presidency in 2028, the party and its new leader will be faced with a tantalizing question: Now is it finally their turn to behave like Donald Trump?  —  Probably there is no 2028 aspirant …

Judge blocks Trump anti-DEI conditions on California, Oregon grants  —  A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from imposing “anti-DEI” conditions on grants sought by 11 cities and counties in California and Oregon from the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Interior, and FEMA.

A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party  —  Rahm Emanuel and the death of the pro-Israel Democrat. … This week, Rahm Emanuel — a chief of staff in the Obama White House and widely rumored 2028 candidate — went to Tel Aviv to deliver a stern message to the Israeli public …

Texas Democrat vows to investigate Musk's SpaceX if elected attorney general  —  Nathan Johnson, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, said he wants to determine whether SpaceX is unfairly getting state grant money.  —  A Texas Democrat is launching a political attack ahead …

Work on Trump's E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case Divides Sullivan & Cromwell  —  Law firm's co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president's appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases.  It reversed course after being asked by Trump's personal lawyer.

Gay Wyoming Republican sues members of his own party for ‘pedophile’ slur  —  Reid Rasner, an openly gay Republican running for Wyoming's sole House seat, is spending the final stretch of the campaign on a project he didn't expect: suing members of his own party for defamation.