Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatens states over elections  —  The secretary's comments come as the Trump administration is increasingly using government agencies to sow doubts about the nation's electoral system.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin …

Moreno Announces Bill to Sanction Canada for Wildfire Pollution Emergency  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) announced he will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials for their failure to contain wildfires impacting air quality across Ohio and the Great Lakes region.

Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry  —  On Thursday morning, during the second day of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., dropped an unexpected ultimatum: While he acknowledged he was leaning toward supporting Blanche …

ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’  —  A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.”  It also plans to use the data to investigate immigration fraud.

We Went to a Yacht Party for the Most Pro-Deportation People in DC … It was, they believed, time to party. … “Ahoy!  This is the captain speaking,” piped a cheery voice, not emanating from an actual captain, but rather a video of a former DHS staffer in a captain's hat.  “Where are we going on this boat?

Alan Dershowitz cancels on House Oversight ahead of planned Epstein interview  —  Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who worked to craft the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, will not appear before the House Oversight Committee for his scheduled …

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite  —  Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.

Mace, Norman still eyeing Senate bids despite Trump snub  —  Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) are both still considering bids for the U.S. Senate despite President Trump endorsing Darline Graham Nordone for a full six-year term. … - But Mace is still considering a bid …

Judge rules OMB can't retroactively nix grants based on new rules  —  A federal judge declared Friday that the Trump administration can't cancel grants based on new rules or goals established after the fact — in a blow to its efforts to terminate billions of dollars already promised.

Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars  —  Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.  —  President Trump has held fast to one belief over the course of the nearly five-month war with Iran …

Top US tax lawyer forced out after White House clash over tax audits  —  The U.S. tax agency's top attorney was forced from his role in recent days after refusing White House demands to participate in tax audits, according to three people familiar with the matter.

House GOP releases bill to fund government until after the midterm elections  —  House GOP leaders released text Friday for a bill to fund the vast majority of the federal government from the start of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1 until after the midterm elections — bypassing …

Judge rules FEMA CFO's firing was illegal  —  ALEXANDRIA, Virginia-A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency's chief financial officer without going through the steps Congress has mandated for terminating civil servants.

Venice protests greet U.S. Ambassador Fertitta's arrival on superyacht  —  A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the lagoon city aboard his superyacht, drawing criticism of President Donald Trump's policies.

ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir  —  After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings.

ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has yet more blood on its hands.  —  An employee at an ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, shot a protester Thursday evening, Aurora Police Department shared in a written news release.

AIPAC Closes Donor Portal to Democrats Who Voted to End Aid to Israel  —  The pro-Israel lobbying group appeared to be punishing Democrats it had previously endorsed for re-election after they voted in favor of an amendment that would have cut off U.S. aid to Israel.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab.  DOGE Downsized It Last Year  —  “Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.  —  As cases of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora rise across the US …

Massive health insurance upheaval leaves New Yorkers with big new bills  —  NEW YORK — Nearly half a million New Yorkers recently booted from a federally funded health insurance program are confronting an expensive and confusing marketplace as they search for new coverage.

Scoop: U.S. sending dozens more refueling planes to Israel ahead of possible escalation  —  The Trump administration notified Israel it is sending dozens more refueling planes to the country ahead of a potential expansion of military operations against Iran, three U.S. and Israeli officials said.