Trump's Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him  —  You'd be forgiven for thinking the saga involving Donald Trump's vile prosecutions of innocent people over his Reflecting Pool fiasco has finally come to an ignominious end.  On Thursday, a judge officially threw …

Too Fun to Check: El-Sayed Refuses to Renounce Hasan ‘America Deserved 9/11’ Piker  —  Give Abdul El-Sayed at least some credit for consistency.  After tossing red meat during primaries to drive base turnout, most politicians will shift to the center afterward to compete in the general election.

Trump demands compensation for US from Iran  —  President Trump on Monday demanded reparations from Iran for those who have died amid the conflict, after Tehran called for compensation for damages.  —  “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation …

Taylor Farms Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Jalapeños Over Salmonella Concerns  —  The company said it was unaware of any reported illnesses linked to its products containing jalapeños, which were distributed to major retailers across 26 states.  —  Taylor Farms, which has been linked …

The Moronic Bullshit of the “Third Way”  —  The statements seem as belligerent as Pete Hegseth on a bad hair day.  —  “We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” says Jonathan Cowan.  —  Cowan is president of Third Way, described by The New York Times as a “leading centrist Democratic group.”

Florida attorney general threatens charges after Cunningham is fouled in WNBA game  —  Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) threatened to charge WNBA players with assault after a hard foul against star Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham over the weekend.

How Fox News is trying to cover up the Rep. Max Miller alleged domestic abuse scandal  —  No mentions on primetime shows, and the network also isn't asking Republicans about it on air  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TYLER MONROE & ROB SAVILLO  —  Fox News is keeping its viewers in the dark …

State Department Revokes More Than 175,000 Visas  —  Under President Trump, the United States Department of State has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals who violated the terms of their visas, committed crimes, called for violence against U.S. citizens, defrauded Americans …

Precision Has a Price  —  FOR GENERATIONS, SENIOR MILITARY officers attending professional military education have been taught a simple but enduring truth: Logistics establishes the art of the possible.  No commander can conduct operations without the fuel, ammunition, and other resources needed to sustain the fighting force.

The Campaign Tactics Helping Progressives Win Primaries Ahead of the 2026 Midterms  —  Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party.  Their tactics show a different way to succeed.  —  In late March, several thousand angry demonstrators gathered …

Ocasio-Cortez on Hong positions: ‘Woke 1 was crazy’  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday quoted a New York City Council member in describing Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's (D) past positions, saying “Woke 1 was crazy.”  —  ABC News's “This Week” …

243. Birthright Citizenship, Redux  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.  I'm grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope that you'll consider sharing some of what we're doing with your networks.

Why Is Iran Acting Like It Is Holding All the Cards in Hormuz Talks?  —  Plus, voters' impressions on the economy pose a midterm challenge for the GOP, and Netanyahu breaks with Trump over the peace plan for Gaza  —  Good morning.  On Tuesday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went …

Nancy Mace Hit With Humiliating On-Air Lesson on First Amendment  —  Representative Nancy Mace went on an Islamphobic tirade on CNN Sunday and had to be given a lesson on the Constitution.  —  CNN's Omar Jimenez was interviewing the South Carolina congresswoman, who finished fifth …

The Great Delegalization  —  More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.  —  In early 2010, an earthquake devastated Haiti—but, even as Haitians in the U.S. had far less to return to, they received a new opportunity to stay.

The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against three states that seek to undermine our Nation …

Trump Turns National Parks into Piggybank  —  There are enormous canyons.  —  Geysers.  —  Majestic cliffs.  —  Waterfalls and wildlife.  —  Rainforests and reindeer.  —  But in America's national parks under President Trump, the most dramatic sight might be the rapid shifting of taxpayer and donor money.

Democratic extremism?  GOP spent a decade riding extremism to power.  —  Republicans have spent the past decade worshiping the most extreme president in our nation's history, a man with an almost impossibly long history of loathsome behavior and malicious dishonesty.

Trump officials offer cities tens of millions for Memphis-style police surges - with conditions  —  DoJ to give $300m for enforcement surges in four cities, as long as they abandon progressive ideologies on policing  —  The Trump administration is offering grants of tens of millions of dollars …

The Man in Charge of Immigration Data Just Resigned  —  Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term.  —  Marc Rosenblum, the top statistician at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a decade, resigned in frustration in late July.

Pelosi unleashes her political machine in fight to replace her  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi is unleashing her political machine to block one of California's most prominent state lawmakers from replacing her in Congress, bringing an increasingly bitter feud to a head inside San Francisco's Democratic establishment.

Pentagon renames South Carolina air base after Graham  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Pentagon officially renamed an air base in South Carolina after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a fierce defense hawk who died suddenly last month.  —  Joint Base Charleston, which supports more than 60 Pentagon …

Looks Like the WNBA's Absurdity Is About to Sink the Entire Transgender Movement  —  Rush Limbaugh had a saying to explain how he would drive a point home about the left that perfectly applies to what we're seeing in the WNBA today.  He said that sometimes you have to illustrate the absurd through absurdity.

Hegseth can't persuade Republicans to back his big budget  —  In the year and a half since Pete Hegseth squeaked through his Senate confirmation, congressional Republicans have handed the Pentagon chief big wins — and defended some of his most controversial moves.

'We've never seen anything like this': ICE's detention crackdown swamps the courts … Months later, ICE agents whisked away Yair Vargas Torres, shuttling him across three states — and attempting to move him to a fourth — before a federal judge ruled that his detention without bond was illegal.

Tucker's third way  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Monday morning, we're feeling as strong as a Bull Moose, and hope you are too.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — What's next for Tucker Carlson's post-MAGA movement.

A twist in the race for Lindsey Graham's seat: No clear Trump-aligned candidate  —  The president backs Graham's sister, but each contender in South Carolina's Senate primary has found themselves out of step with him in some way, and a runoff is likely.  —  Summary

As Voters Grow Anxious Over A.I., Trump Shrugs Off the Concern  —  The president and his top aides have been especially bullish about data centers, despite national blowback against the facilities.  —  The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has started to rattle voters around the country …