Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate race  —  The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's message to Sen. Mitch McConnell: Disclose more about health or resign  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a message for Sen. Mitch McConnell: Either the state's senior senator should explain his long absence from the Senate and give details about his health, or resign.

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 …

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

Lindsey Graham's death leaves Trump reflecting on his own mortality  —  Publicly and privately, the president has been musing about aging and fate after his friend's sudden death.  He is set to deliver a eulogy for Graham on Tuesday.  —  Donald Trump did not expect Lindsey Graham to die first.

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?

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.

Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines  —  President is focused on shots' alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to issue ahead of midterms  —  WASHINGTON—At a May lunch at the president's golf course in northern Virginia …

Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU  — 7 min Click here to listen to this article … - New court filings detail immigration agents in Los Angeles referring to potential targets using racial slurs.

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 …

The truth about the viral 9/11 petition targeting Mamdani  —  On Sunday, the New York Post, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid, ran a story on its cover under this blaring headline: “STAY AWAY: Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary.”

‘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.

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.

The Subpoena Detective: A Dispatch from the Times Hearing  —  On jets, journalism, and a judge  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  It's nearly 2:00 p.m. on July 23 in courtroom 23B at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in New York's lower Manhattan, and the room is …

Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule  —  The Trump administration rule, which took effect immediately, could transfer nearly 450,000 cases to immigration judges, who could dismiss the asylum petitions.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration launched …

'You Aren't Going to Like What Comes After America'  —  Blaming Canada used to be such a fantastical idea that it was a joke.  A couple of decades ago, “South Park” imagined a campaign against Canada for fabricated offenses (in this case, children who swear) as a satirical device whose obvious impossibility …

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Responds to Trump's Attack on Her in Daily Show Interview: The Award I Got ‘Really Bothered Him’  —  Kaitlan Collins is speaking out about President Donald Trump's attack on her at Friday's White House Correspondents' Dinner.  —  The CNN anchor sat down with Jon Stewart Monday …

Judge orders Trump to turn over financial documents in BBC defamation case  —  A federal judge on Monday ordered President Trump to turn over financial documents to BBC from his trust, supporting claims that a poor documentary edit caused monetary damages for the leader.

Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandal  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Ashley Moody has been in the United States Senate for 18 months and yet she remains a bit of an enigma.  She doesn't do many interviews outside of the safe confines of conservative media, like Fox News.

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.

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.

Joint Base Charleston will be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Pentagon says  —  [+] Add Post and Courier News on Google  —  CHARLESTON — The Pentagon is taking steps to rename Joint Base Charleston after Air Force veteran and late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham …

Gorsuch: US ‘never supposed to be ... about one race or one religion’  —  Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said in a recent interview that the U.S. was not founded on “one race or one religion,” pushing back on arguments made by conservatives such as Vice President Vance.

Trump aide who bet on the president's speeches no longer works for the government  —  Gabriel Perez, the White House staffer who allegedly used his advanced knowledge of President Donald Trump's speeches to place bets on the prediction market Kalshi, no longer works for the federal government, a White House official said Tuesday.

The Secret Service Is Spending $90M to Supersize its Force  —  The Secret Service awarded a $90 million contract to an untested firm this month for a nationwide advertising campaign aimed at recruiting thousands of personnel ahead of a grueling protective schedule in 2028.

Gulf states back plan to let Iran collect voluntary fees to use Hormuz  —  Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters on Tuesday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

House GOP memo shows party's ‘socialist’ scare tactics are not working  —  Ahead of the midterms, a conservative firm is warning House Republicans to smear liberals as “communists,” saying that socialism “alarms far fewer in the abstract.”  —  House Republicans have gotten their marching orders …

Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting  —  Police refused to release the arrest report, saying it could “could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts.”  —  Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last Wednesday.

As U.S. Pauses Strikes, Iran Is No Rush to Resume Cease-Fire Talks  —  Amid a reprieve in the fighting, Iran's leaders are betting that they can endure more pain than President Trump can, and they have leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say.  —  Iran's skies have been free …

SpaceX stock-purchasing by Congress members fuels conflict concerns … Three days after SpaceX's blockbuster public debut, Rep. William Timmons bought as much as $100,000 of the rocket company's stock.  —  The South Carolina Republican chairs a House oversight panel on military and foreign affairs …

A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There  —  Anthropic said the system is working as intended. … A trove of chat logs and projects created with Anthropic's Claude — some including sensitive personal and company information …

How Trump's “self-deportation” push has ramped up … - Through July 16, the nearly $600 million program — dubbed Project Homecoming by the Department of Homeland Security — has helped about 132,000 people exit the U.S.  — Roughly 70,000 more have signed up and are on track to leave, according to the data.