We need the truth about Trump's alleged ‘ballroom’  —  Do rich guys have to ruin everything?  Apparently so.  There came a time about 15 years ago when my soccer obsession got to the point where I felt I needed to pick an English Premier League team to root for, in addition to the U.S. national teams and the Union.

Darline Graham faces an uphill battle in South Carolina Senate runoff  —  Notching a first-place primary finish with an endorsement from President Donald Trump seems like a surefire path to victory in a deep-red state — unless you're headed into a GOP runoff in South Carolina in 2026.

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.  —  ICE plans to spend up to $20 million …

David Ellison Says He'll Pull Paramount Out of California Starting Oct. 1 if States Refuse to Negotiate Settlement in Antitrust Suit … And, in a move seemingly aimed at gaining leverage in the showdown, he's prepared to start moving Paramount out of California as soon as October unless …

He Was Deported to a Country He'd Never Heard of.  He May Never Go Free. … Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.  —  As he stepped out of the American military cargo plane, Roberto Mosquera still couldn't tell where he was or why he had been taken there.

Congress Needs Its Tech Experts Back … While DOGE had wound down and scattered their alumni throughout the government long before then, the nation is still dealing with the consequences of their arson and ransacking of the federal government.  Office of Management and Budget director …

Minnesota Governor Primary Results 2026  —  Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is retiring, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the heavy favorite for their party's nomination.  The Republican primary includes Trump ally Mike Lindell, the former MyPillow CEO, as well as state House Speaker Lisa Demuth and other candidates.

Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Vile Plot to Rig Midterms as GOP Unnerved  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Splits From Fiancé Riley Roberts  —  There's a reason Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't mentioning her fiancé Riley Roberts when she talks about freezing her eggs ... TMZ has confirmed they broke up.  —  AOC and Riley actually split roughly two years ago …

Son-in-Law of Sean Duffy Wins G.O.P. House Primary in Northern Wisconsin  —  Michael Alfonso, 26, had the support of the transportation secretary and an endorsement from President Trump.  —  Michael Alfonso, 26, clinched the Republican nomination for Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District …

JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port  —  Washington alarmed by Kyiv's campaign on vessels collecting Kazakh oil from Novorossiysk  —  Ukraine has halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using a critical Black Sea port after a request …

New York City Launches Sweeping Investigation Into Polymarket and Kalshi  —  Probe targets the marketing practices of four prediction markets with operations in the city  —  The New York City Council is investigating four prediction markets for alleged deceptive marketing practices and targeting minors …

Siena: Hochul has 10-point lead over Blakeman in first poll of likely voters  —  ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 10 points in a Siena University poll released Wednesday morning, the first major poll of likely voters this election cycle.

Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who cajoled economy into modern era, dies at 97  —  Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday aged 97, was never one to mince his words.  —  When the four-volume selection of his speeches came out in 2011, they shocked readers with his description of …

White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution  —  Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring new charge against Olympic canoeist after U.S. attorney dropped case  —  WASHINGTON—White House officials have asked the Justice Department …

Mamdani's Honeymoon With New York Is Over  —  New York City mayor faces messy rollout of pied-à-terre tax and fraying relations with local politicians  —  Zohran Mamdani was riding high as the mayor of New York City earlier this summer, after fulfilling a campaign pledge to put …

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction  —  The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.  —  Summary … Fountain  —  Fountain

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing  —  Reporting Highlights  — Ready, Fire, Aim: In a rushed process exempted from normal rules, the Army hired General Dynamics, which brought on a Turkish subcontractor with little vetting, to make artillery shells.

Republicans stay mum on whether they'll return campaign cash from embattled Max Miller  —  Rep. Max Miller has kicked campaign cash to more than a dozen fellow Republicans competing in some of the midterm's tightest races.  Few are saying whether they now have plans to return the money …