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.

Michael Cohen and President Trump Speak Again  —  (New York New York) - Years after their relationship collapsed into public warfare and courtroom testimony, Michael Cohen and Donald Trump are speaking directly again—and at moments, the old familiarity is impossible to miss.

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 …

Trump increasingly lashing out at allies as victory in Iran war proves elusive  —  Unable to force Tehran's surrender, President Donald Trump appears to be taking his frustration out on Oman and other U.S. partners in greater measure.  —  Summary  —  To kick off the week …

Aisha Wahab wins special election to serve out remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term, AP projects  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a special election, Bay Area voters have chosen state Sen. Aisha Wahab to carry out the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term, The Associated Press projects.

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 …

Why Treasury Secretary Bessent's moves to calm the bond market haven't worked so far  —  Interest rates rebounded Thursday despite efforts by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to put a lid on longer-term borrowing costs, a sign Wall Street investors remain worried about burgeoning government debt …

They're Building The Excuse Now  —  On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a Department of Commerce “report” that claims more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election.  That sounds bad, right?  At least, until you hear the response.

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 …

Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium  —  Republican Mike Rogers expressed support Thursday for a “pause” on data center construction as he runs against a progressive Democrat for Michigan's open Senate seat.  —  Michigan is one of the top Senate battlegrounds this cycle …

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.

All the Democrats' probes  —  Presented by This newsletter will be on hiatus next week.  We'll be back to our normal schedule on Monday, Aug. 31.  —  IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — Parties battle scandal-plagued primaries  — GOP braces for White House funding battle  — Freeland wants Braid's job

ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost TPS back to homeland  —  Community leaders said Thursday's removal flight was one of the largest they had seen and included people who were detained in recent weeks.  —  The first deportation flight to Haiti since the Trump administration ended humanitarian protections …

Natalie Harp's Intimate Letters to Trump Revealed in Full  —  WITH ALL MY HEART  —  Trump's biographer Michael Wolff is revealing two bombshell letters Harp wrote to Trump, calling him her “Guardian and Protector.”  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Harp's intimate letters to Donald Trump …

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 …

Nancy Kissinger, Wife of Former Secretary of State, Dies at 92  —  A foreign policy specialist, she was politically savvy and well versed in global issues, and traveled widely with her husband, Henry A. Kissinger, on his diplomatic missions.  —  Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary …

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.

Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says  —  A statement from the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center did not provide details on the specific work the individuals were doing.  —  A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site …

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.

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.

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 …

Hormuz ship crossings hover in single digits, data shows  —  Ship crossings at the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint were down on Thursday from the previous day, initial shipping data showed, amid growing concern over risks to shipping in the Middle East, with US-Iran peace talks remaining in limbo.

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 …

Democrats sue Trump DOJ for records on potential ballot seizures in midterms  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Department of Justice Thursday, seeking records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified.

Ex-CIA Officer: Natalie Harp Is an Intelligence Nightmare (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)  —  Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos discuss Trump's “economic D-Day” against Iran, the risks of secondary sanctions and a prolonged blockade, and why Tehran may retaliate rather than simply give in.

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.