Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies US military  —  The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during …

Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting.  Now It Can't Prove It.  —  The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state's voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.

Donald Trump Effectively Just Told Iran to Get a Nuclear Weapon  —  He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea.  —  Anyone can get distracted now and then, and say things out loud he or she probably shouldn't say.  Perhaps an excited friend lets on about a surprise party …

FBI agents confront Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport and seize his electronics as part of sexual misconduct investigation  —  FBI agents confronted Eric Swalwell with a search warrant when he landed at San Francisco Airport Saturday and seized the former congressman's electronic devices including …

GOP's Senate map gets shakier as Texas, Iowa become toss-ups  —  Two key Senate races in typically Republican states, Texas and Iowa, are a toss-up heading into the midterms, according to the latest projections from The Cook Political Report. … Doing that will require wins in states that aren't typical battlegrounds.

Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell's California House seat  —  Progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) …

I was a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for 11 years.  This is why I resigned  —  I really wanted the column to run.  I didn't think it would, but I felt obligated to try to get it in.  —  Toward the end of last month, before the Seattle Storm hosted the Indiana Fever …

FBI stops suspected ISIS plot to blow up New York Capitol building  —  The suspect, a 35-year-old woman, allegedly purchased bomb materials and spent weeks surveilling the Capitol building  —  Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a woman accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol in Albany.

Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter  —  A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.  —  About 73,000 wild horses roam federal public lands in the American West.

Jason Arday's marathon challenge and other claims found to be true after his death  —  Claims the late academic made which were widely derided as false in media and online discourse this month appear to be true, an MEE analysis has found  —  Key claims made by Jason Arday …

Trump Boasts of Declassifying Secrets, but Withholds Key Election Files From Public  —  Even as the White House claims to be focused on transparency, it has ignored a congressional requirement to disclose a report on foreign meddling in the 2024 election.  —  The White House in recent weeks …

The fatal flaw(s) in Trump's new economic threat to countries assisting Iran  —  The president said he's prepared to impose “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences” on countries that assist Iran.  There is reason for skepticism, however.  —  It's been nearly six months since Donald Trump launched …

More than 150 Polymarket wallets may have traded on military secrets, research finds  —  More than 150 wallets on Polymarket International may have traded on inside U.S. military information, attracting copycat bets and raising concerns that the market could broadcast signals exploitable …

Religious groups ask judge to consider contempt over undercover ICE operation  —  Religious groups are asking a federal judge to consider holding Department of Homeland Security officials in contempt after an undercover agent inadvertently dropped a recording device inside a Minnesota church …

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Throws Her Support Behind Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement  —  The mayor previously stated that she opposed the $111 billion merger deal unless jobs were preserved in the transaction. … The mayor, who is running for reelection this year …

Two Years Ago, They Revered Trump; Now, They Ridicule and Revile Him  —  Donald Trump has lost his war in reality and virtual reality, not only with Iran but also in the arena where he thought he was the eternal master, in image and myth.  He has lost it on land, sea, and air—and in thin air.

Britain would be bonkers to ditch Palantir  —  Whatever the company's flaws, its critics have taken a worryingly illiberal turn  —  Making database-management seem transgressive is a feat.  Palantir, a technology firm, has managed it by publishing manifestos bemoaning the West's hollowed-out civic culture …

Stars and Stripes publisher announces departure with a parting shot at Pentagon  —  An active-duty Navy captain was placed in leadership ahead of the publisher's resignation, sparking fears that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might gain control of the newspaper prized for its independence.  —  Summary

Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers (accessible)  —  Living in the UK  —  You are in the United Kingdom (UK) because you are seeking asylum.  —  We understand that coming to a new country can be diffi cult, and that laws and customs here may be different from your home country.

GOP senator places hold on Trump nominees over wetlands policy  —  Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) is placing a hold on all future Trump nominees over the administration's approach to wetlands.  —  In a statement shared with The Hill, Cramer expressed disappointment that the administration …

US hits Hezbollah with fresh sanctions, emphasizing ties to Iranian government  —  The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it over actions on behalf of the Iranian government, according to a statement seen by Reuters.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes aim at Muslim washing stations in airports  —  Legal experts dispute Abbott's claims that the ritual washing stations are discriminatory, with some saying his attack fits a pattern of anti-Muslim actions and rhetoric.  —  Summary

Why David Jolly's Win Matters Regardless of What Happens In November  —  If you wanted to hear an old-school Republican in Florida on Tuesday night, you had to go to a Democratic victory party.  —  Standing beside his family in Miami Lakes, David Jolly thanked Democrats for welcoming him into their party.

Scott Bessent and the Art of the Treasury Tightrope  —  Plus, U.S. debt reaches $40 trillion, and the Army cuts a much-heralded drone unit as it goes ‘back to basics’  —  Good morning.  The bond market was going bonkers, and relatively untested Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had to do something.

The Only Truth About Trump's America Is That Everything Is a Lie  —  TRIED AND UNTRUE  —  Our government is braindead.  If they get their way, we're next.  —  OPINION  —  As bad as you think things are, they're worse.  —  How do I know?  I mean, besides that I am Jewish …

A fake poll tested media and poll trackers.  Here's who passed and failed.  —  Median Strategies, a fake polling firm, claimed it was a “social experiment.”  The fraudulent poll received some attention but was shunned by mainstream poll aggregators and exposed by a reporter.

Ukraine Planned to Swarm Moscow Airports With AI-Guided Drones  —  The stalled operation, code-named “M&Ms,” sought to isolate Russian elites and force Vladimir Putin to negotiate a truce.  —  Early this year, Ukrainian officials came to President Volodymyr Zelensky with a risky new plan to end the war with Russia.

Trump's FAA picked an unlikely contractor to lead its air traffic overhaul.  The agency is having second thoughts.  —  Federal Aviation Administration officials are raising concerns about the performance of a contractor overseeing the Trump administration's overhaul of the nation's air traffic …

Watch: Trump, first lady headline Fostering Future Together event in Rose Garden  —  First lady Melania Trump, joined by President Trump, made an announcement at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday afternoon related to the administration's Fostering the Future Together initiative.