Trump Pivots to Crime as War, Economy Imperil GOP Midterm Hopes  —  President Donald Trump turned to the issue of crime when he hit the campaign trail Friday as Republican prospects in November's midterms continue to suffer over his handling of the economy and war in Iran.

Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.

Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank  —  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank  —  World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's flagship crypto venture …

Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows  —  The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter.  An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”

Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial  —  The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump's felony conviction.

Democrats abandon deep-red state Senate races, boosting independents  —  Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents.  But Alani Bankhead in Montana declined to join them.  —  Summary  —  Democrats trying to unseat Republican senators …

Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump's preferences  —  The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II.  The change could cost billions.  —  Summary  —  The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers …

Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement  —  Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Butler County Jail following an apparent increase in enforcement after the official end of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.

Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox's Own Pro-Trump Spin  —  Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News.  —  You've probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy.

Why Trump is tearing up a beloved national park  —  Big Bend National Park is the latest casualty of Trump's border wall obsession. … It's still being built — through a pristine Texas national park. … The Trump administration is preparing to build hundreds of miles …

Why Is Hunter Biden on a Media Blitz?  —  The former president's son is trading silence for airtime, using podcasts and essays to talk about his past and share grievances with his father's administration  —  He has hung out with Nick Fuentes, ridiculed former Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates … This week in New Philadelphia, Ohio, at a coffee shop called the Daily Grind, Sherrod Brown told a crowd of 100 or so people about the last big thing he did as a United States senator.

Trump Heads to Luxury Golf Club as Sailors Endure Horrific Conditions at Sea  —  Trump golfs as sailors face food and supply shortages, broken plumbing, and deteriorating conditions.  —  Add us on  —  President Donald Trump is heading to another weekend at his Bedminster, New Jersey …

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim  —  FIRST ON FOX: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday directed a review of state grants to entities operating two major Texas airports over religious accommodations after Dallas Fort Worth International Airport …

Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia … A shocking but familiar scene unfolded on Monday when federal agents pointed a gun in a woman's face as she sat behind the wheel of her vehicle.  —  Two viral videos captured by the woman …

Three More Congressmen Violated the STOCK Act  —  Three more members of Congress have violated an insider trading and transparency law, according to a NOTUS review of federal financial records, making them the latest in a litany of lawmakers who've blown by a federally mandated deadline …

Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory  —  President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway.

There's a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence.  It's not just Netanyahu  —  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers.

CIA Behind Mystery Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats  —  FENIX 701  —  It took chipping away at it by the The Guardian, the New York Times, and others before the Washington Post blew the story wide open yesterday: “The mysterious strikes targeting multiple Ecuadorian fishing boats near …

AOC's student debt unpaid as she embarks on costly egg-freezing journey  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made at least $174,000 annually for nearly eight years as a member of Congress, but like many of her “Squad” colleagues, she has yet to put a substantial dent …

Ken Martin Is Open to Change at the DNC  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Martin struck a defiant pose at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting here this week, blowing past criticism of his tenure as he rallied DNC members still largely supportive of his leadership.

Accused Olympian seeks protection from future Reflecting Pool charges  —  Attorneys for the Olympian previously accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filed a motion Thursday to bar prosecutors from bringing further criminal charges against him related to the case …