Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump's I.R.S. Deal  —  Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president's immunity from tax scrutiny.  —  Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general …

Wisconsin Is DSA's Biggest Test Yet  —  Democratic socialist Francesca Hong has risen to the top of a chaotic gubernatorial primary, with major ramifications for Democrats' future.  — Copy  —  FRANKLIN, Wis. — The first, second and third questions for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong …

Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump's grant overhaul  —  Senate appropriators released text Sunday of a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown come Oct. 1 and punt broader government funding negotiations until after the midterms.  —  Under the bipartisan plan …

New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast  —  Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump's latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-skip crash on her way to church service  —  Rep. Kaptur among those with non-life-threatening injuries  —  TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo) was taken to an area hospital to get checked out after a hit-and-run crash …

MAGA Rep Accused of Wife Beating Streams Jaw-Dropping Attack on Her  —  DOWNWARD SPIRAL  —  A bitter custody battle has unearthed shocking allegations.  —  A Trump-endorsed candidate facing allegations of violence and domestic abuse has released a lengthy video refusing to drop out of the congressional race and trashing his ex-wife.

California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax  —  The California Democratic Party on Sunday endorsed a November ballot measure to tax billionaires' wealth, bucking Gov. Gavin Newsom and the influential labor unions that oppose it.  —  The party's executive board narrowly voted …

James Carville vows to abandon Democratic Party if far-left Hasan Piker becomes leading voice  —  Democratic strategist James Carville pledged to leave the Democratic Party if far-left streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice in it and argued that an “overwhelming majority” of Democrats agree.

Park Service Finds Trump's Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places  —  The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.  —  President Trump's proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch would change the skyline of Washington to such an extent …

Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals  —  Nearly eight months after President Trump predicted U.S. companies would “rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil industry” to boost production, no new petroleum deals have been finalized there with American firms.

Loomer's Ukraine reversal deepens split in Trump's ‘America First’ movement  —  Influential MAGA blogger and former Kyiv critic Laura Loomer expects to visit the president to advocate for the U.S.-Ukraine alliance.  —  Laura Loomer, the controversial but influential pro-Trump blogger …

RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview  —  Vaccines Children's health Respiratory viruses Fighting disinformation  —  In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame …

Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83  —  Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son J.D. Granger said.

Spitting Attacks Show Rise of Anti-Christian Hate in Israel  —  Negative attitudes toward Christianity are becoming more common among young Israelis  —  JERUSALEM—In Jerusalem's Old City, a group of Israeli teenagers recently banged on the door of the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church …

The Future, Made in China  —  Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy.  Who wins will have huge political implications.  —  Kai-Fu Lee, the C.E.O. of the artificial-intelligence company 01.AI, lives in a mirrored high-rise in Beijing, near a procession of landmarks that emperors considered the center of the cosmos.