Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy  —  Program that held down premiums not renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors  —  The Trump administration plans to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans …

Trump Can't Help Taking a Snooze at Lindsey Graham's Funeral  —  The president was visibly dozing off throughout the late senator's memorial at Washington National Cathedral  —  Lindsey Graham was laid to rest today, and at least one of his many mourners marked the occasion by getting in a little nap.

Blanche vote could be postponed, Cornyn says  —  A crucial committee vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general could be postponed, Sen. John Cornyn said Tuesday, amid a struggle over changing a settlement agreement Blanche brokered between President Donald Trump and the IRS.

Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?  —  Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke, whose company commands a market capitalization near $154 billion, told his social media followers this week that a tax-tiered voting system …

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case  —  President Trump paid E. Jean Carroll more than $5 million from a 2023 lawsuit, but he is now asking the court to overturn a much larger award that a jury ordered him to pay in 2024 for defaming her.

Gavin Newsom and Ruby Rippey's Affair Was a Public Scandal.  Rippey Writes About Her Experience for Vanity Fair  —  When news of her affair with Gavin Newsom exploded into the public eye, it was only the outward mark of a long-rippling private implosion.  In the wreckage of the scandal, Ruby Rippey faced her demons but lost her voice.

Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent  —  Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.  —  Ross Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, is leaving to join the CBS News program …

Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services  —  Evangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can't walk away—and broadcasting it online  —  What is it about being in an enclosed space, surrounded by people who can't escape, that makes evangelical Christians even more insufferable than usual?

Trump's job approval hits record low, driven down by Gen X, white Americans, and Independents  —  Americans' approval of Donald Trump's job performance continues to decline, according to the July 25 - 27 Economist / YouGov Poll.  34% of U.S. adult citizens strongly or somewhat approve …

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive  —  Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.  —  The Trump administration …

The IRS Is Imploding  —  In many years of paying taxes, I've never had a problem with the IRS.  So, I was surprised to receive a letter dated May 25 informing us that my husband and I owe lots more money than we had paid for our 2025 taxes—and of course interest and fines.

Kentucky Gov. Beshear demands McConnell prove ‘capacity to serve’ or resign  —  The Democratic governor criticized the limited communication between the Republican senator and constituents after he suffered a fall.  —  Summary  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell …

The Trump asylum change that could fast-track deportations  —  This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.  Subscribe here.  —  Welcome to The Logoff …

‘A disaster for America First’: Trump allies fear Netanyahu meeting will pull US deeper into war with Iran  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during his last in-person meeting at the White House, reportedly sold President Donald Trump on starting a war with Iran.

Joe Biden appears to discuss sensitive information on tape with ghostwriter  —  In recordings made in 2016 and 2017 former president also appears to describe possessing classified information  —  Former US president Joe Biden appeared to discuss sensitive information and describe possessing …

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock an Ohio House Race  —  Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.  —  A sordid, yearslong family drama involving two powerful Republican members …

Iran launches missiles at U.S. base for first time since Trump paused strikes  —  Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles toward a U.S. military base in Jordan on Tuesday in what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described as an “attempted surprise attack.”  — All of the missiles …

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says  —  Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’  —  More than 155 scientists, physicians and public health advocates …

Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup  —  Free and fair elections this November should produce a Democratic wave, mass repudiation of Trump, and the possibility of a new impeachment.  With each passing day, it becomes increasingly clear that Trump has only one strategy for averting that fate: stealing the 2026 midterm election.

This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics.  Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.  —  In a private ceremony on Sept. 17, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at a podium inside the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and praised a Florida nonprofit for what he called …

Fifa's shameful scheme to sell off World Cup is gravest existential threat to football yet - but will anyone stop it?  —  Fifa's latest money-spinning wheeze, to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investment, has been met with horror.  Now its member associations must make a stand …

Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency  —  Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.

Judge Allows Trump to Refile His $15 Billion New York Times Defamation Suit  —  A federal judge in Florida is allowing President Donald Trump to amend and refile his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times after the publication moved to toss the case on First Amendment grounds.

Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugar field, baby alive beside them  —  A Guatemalan man deported from the United States and his wife, who recently self-deported to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane field in southwestern Guatemala, authorities said on Tuesday.

Senate Confirms Jay Clayton to Lead U.S. Intelligence Community  —  Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.

State Department will dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held up, Collins says  —  The State Department will dispense the $600 million Congress appropriated to an international partnership helping developing countries buy and distribute vaccines, Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee said Tuesday.

Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza.  It's Working.  —  Since October, former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has been quietly overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel.  One article, titled “The Reality Behind Gaza's ‘Journalists’ …

Behind-the-scenes fury and panic dominate key House primary  —  While Democrats across the country are pulling their hair out over Michigan's brutal Democratic Senate primary, a key House race in the state is also quietly giving party leaders heartburn.

Fauci's diary reveals his thoughts on a ‘rambling’ Trump and his own fame  —  Released by GOP Sen. Rand Paul, diary entries from the federal scientist who helped lead the covid response spotlight the internal battle over how to handle the outbreak.  —  Summary

Graham Was a Key Voice for Ukraine: Farkas  —  Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute, discusses the role the late Senator Lindsey Graham played in helping persuade President Trump to maintain support for Ukraine and other “front-line democracies.”

Rogers holds double-digit lead over El-Sayed, tied with Stevens in Michigan Senate poll  —  Presumptive Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.), comfortably leads progressive Abdul El-Sayed and is neck-in-neck with Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in new polling just one week out from the Michigan Senate primary.

Rahm Emanuel on Why Democrats Keep Losing … Rahm is one of them.  —  Rahm I. Emanuel tiptoed into Illinois politics after a youthful flirtation with ballet and a less-dainty encounter with an Arby's meat-cutter that took off half his right middle finger.