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.

Key Trump legislative advisor to depart with potentially bruising midterm looming  —  President Donald Trump's director of legislative affairs is expected to depart the White House in the coming weeks, a Trump administration official told CNN.  —  James Braid has served …

USS George Washington arrives in Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln  —  USS George Washington arrived in the U.S. Central Command theater on Wednesday and is transiting the Arabian Sea, the combatant command said Thursday.  —  Washington will relieve USS Abraham Lincoln as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.

North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump  —  North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills …

Albany woman accused of plot to attack New York state Capitol … NEW YORK — A 35-year-old Albany woman was charged Thursday in a plot to attack the New York State Capitol, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court.  —  Jessica Bowie, who the FBI said converted to Islam and pledged …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

August 2026 National Poll: Democrats Lead Congressional Ballot by Eight Points; Rubio Outperforms Vance on 2028 Ballot Tests  —  Home Polls August 2026 National Poll: Democrats Lead Congressional Ballot by Eight Points; Rubio Outperforms Vance on 2028 Ballot Tests

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

Judge Orders Monitors for Child Detention as Trump Administration Plans Expansion  —  The order came the day before the Office of Refugee Resettlement held an industry roundtable to discuss new detention facilities for thousands of children.  —  A federal judge on Monday appointed a pair …

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 …

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.

Florida school board at the center of culture wars loses conservative majority  —  Democrats say the flip indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.  —  Summary  —  A Florida school board that was at the epicenter …

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

US Allows Early Sales of Winter-Grade Gasoline  —  The Trump administration is authorizing an early shift to the sale of wintertime gasoline blends, its latest move to blunt fuel costs and supply concerns stoked by the war in Iran.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday …

Bernie Sanders endorses Florida's Angie Nixon for Senate  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon on Thursday, two days after she stunned the party establishment by defeating heavily funded favorite Alex Vindman. … - Sanders also cast Nixon as a model for the Democratic Party's future.

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island  —  President Donald Trump's administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening enforcement of laws …

ActBlue co-founder pleads Fifth Amendment in closed-door House GOP grilling  —  FIRST ON FOX: ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his closed-door deposition before three key House committees, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.

Republicans notch win in Missouri congressional redistricting fight  —  A judge allowed Republicans to use their new congressional map this fall, but the state Supreme Court may weigh in.  —  Missouri is on track to use a congressional map favored by Republicans, but the state Supreme Court may have the last word on it soon.

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.

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 …

Sean Duffy's ‘Great American Road Trip’ highlights family, infrastructure, and faith  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is taking his family on a trip they'll never forget — the group of 11 is seeing America in the most patriotic way possible: on the “Great American Road Trip.”

Bonus 244: Minnesota v. Abbott  —  Governor Abbott is refusing to comply with a demand to extradite an ICE officer under criminal indictment in Minnesota.  He has no legal leg to stand on, but may instead be trying to run out the clock.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Interstate extradition is supposed to be boring.

Poll: Tight race for US Senate between Cotton, Shoffner  —  Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner holds a slim lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, but the race is within the statewide survey's margin of error of 4.7%.  —  The new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll …

The Dollar, the Dopamine, and JD Vance  —  Before we start: Earlier this week Tim talked about a family currently being held in an American internment camp in Texas.  Freddys Padilla Revilla, Edgarianny Cortez Gervis, and their 7-year-old daughter came to America from Venezuela legally.