Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media  —  The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One.  The Times called the move a “brazen act.”  —  The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists …

Here are the races to watch as Democrats grow more bullish on retaking the Senate  —  The map still favors Republicans, but political headwinds are shifting to boost Democratic chances of flipping seats - despite the scandal in Maine.  —  Summary  —  Democrats are growing increasingly bullish …

Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if it tries to kill him, as Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian financier … President Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” Iran if Tehran acts on threats to assassinate him, as the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned an alleged Iranian financier.

GOP senators dread pre-election shutdown fight  —  Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections. … Add to that the Senate is haunted by three shutdowns in the past year.

Kash Patel called to White House on heels of continued questions over his behavior  —  FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House …

At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys  —  It's over.  —  The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.

ICE deserves skepticism of its account of Houston shooting  —  Last Thursday, during a traffic stop in Houston, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who lived in the United States for 35 years.

Trump officials sought ways to sidestep election agency before firings, sources say  —  The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use emergency powers to force changes to voting machines, before President Donald Trump ousted its leaders on Thursday, four people familiar with the matter said.

Trump plan would fence Pennsylvania Avenue outside White House  —  The administration on Friday also released its proposal to fence Lafayette Square, the public park across the street from the White House.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration plans to erect new fences on the ends …

Somali school in Minn. faces threats after Trump posts clip of kindergartners  —  The president's post clearly showed the students' faces.  Replies filled with anti-Muslim invectives, including one user who labeled the children “future terrorists.”  —  Summary

The Red Menace Is Here!  —  When socialism came to America, we got the worst of all worlds.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Commie Gas  —  By now you have heard about the new red peril that is taking over American politics.  Socialism is ascendant and taking over one of our political parties!

Shaheen, Blumenthal, Graham, Wicker Announce Agreement on Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) …

Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Protections for Endangered Species  —  The move ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could open up crucial habitats to drilling and mining.  —  The Trump administration on Friday moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming …

Kristi Noem is DIVORCING cross-dressing husband Bryon: Distraught mother reveals every word of excruciating birthday party showdown after unbearable final blow  —  Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has told family she has begun divorce proceedings against her husband Bryon …

U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers  —  Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.  —  The Homeland Security Department told employers …

CNN Exclusive: New satellite imagery reveals Iran may be rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities  —  Exclusive satellite imagery obtained and analyzed by CNN in collaboration with the Institute for Science and International Security shows signs Iran may be attempting to rebuild its nuclear facilities.

How Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela From Afar … Eric Lee for The New York Times  —  President Trump was sitting in the Oval Office earlier this year with Secretary of State Marco Rubio when an idea came to him.  —  Maybe he should dispatch Mr. Rubio permanently to Caracas …

Mitch McConnell's D.C. Home Getting New Flooring As He Remains Hospitalized  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  NEW FLOORS FOR MITCH  —  While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.

South Carolina National Guard suspends Apache pilots who dazzled beachgoers, prompting outrage: ‘Should be celebrated, not sanctioned’  —  Eight Apache helicopter pilots who wowed a crowd of beachgoers during a Fourth of July airshow were suspended by the South Carolina National Guard …

Trump Justifies Money Made as President With Inaccurate Claims  —  President Trump has wrongly attributed the $2 billion windfall he gained during his second term to a hot stock market and claimed that he was the only president to donate his salary.  —  The $2.2 billion windfall President …