How to Lose a Trade War  —  Trump's bullying of Canada is failing.  —  U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last night.  Punitive Trump tariffs will now go into effect.  Canada will reciprocate with retaliatory tariffs of its own.  —  The story may not be over.

Why Democrats Still Have a Shot at Winning the Senate  —  Michigan and Maine remain question marks, but the party flaunts strength in purple and red states  —  in Mitchell, S.D.  —  Democrats fighting to win back the Senate from the Republicans spent their summer sweating …

Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again  —  A governor's race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.  —  Across Ohio, a state that receded …

US Postal Service issues rule to tighten requirements for mail-in voting despite courts looking to block  —  The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday new eligibility guidelines for mail-in ballots, complying with President Trump's March executive order restricting the practice …

El-Sayed's win triggered wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric online, Post analysis shows  —  After Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan, conservative commentary about him shifted focus from socialism to his Muslim identity.  —  Summary  —  Hours after Abdul El-Sayed won …

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant  —  Unprecedented cyber attack believed to be most successful of its kind  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.  Rozina Sabur , National Security Editor.  Matt Oliver , Industry Editor  —  Add us as preferred source  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.

Braun tells NIPSCO to move faster in Gary, while clergy says state must do more  —  Indiana Gov. Mike Braun urged the Northern Indiana Public Service Company to hasten its repairs as Northwest Indiana residents endure days without electricity following intense summer storms …

‘Disappointed’: Ranchers and Republicans React to Trump's Beef Import  —  “You don't put America First by putting American ranchers second,” says a North Dakota dairy farmer.  — Copy  —  Jim Richardson's weekly trips to sell beef at the Battle Creek and Sunset Valley farmers markets in Austin, Texas have dipped in revenue.

How a Billionaire Shaped Trump's Homelessness Policy … A team from the Cicero Institute, an upstart think tank, flew to Indiana this year to help make it a crime for the homeless to sleep on the street.  —  It was their third attempt.  Even in the conservative state, previous efforts to ban street camping had failed.

Trump Stock Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Trades in June  —  President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.

Trump Accounts Get an Unlikely Endorser: Gavin Newsom  —  Mr. Newsom, the governor of California, normally has harsh words for President Trump.  But he called the new children's savings accounts “one of the best things” the president has done.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has built …

Deleted tweets show Natalie Harp's zealous support of Trump on January 6  —  Donald Trump Congressional news January 6th Social media  —  Years before Natalie Harp became a key White House aide to President Donald Trump, she flooded her Twitter feed with posts demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him on January 6, 2021.

The Socialist, a Million-Dollar Rowhouse and Unanswered Questions  —  Differing accounts of where Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America, lives are raising doubts about whether the city's left-wing organizers are ready for prime time.

Trump's Economic Isolation Plan Risks Iran Strikes Across Gulf  —  President Donald Trump is betting new sanctions, a naval blockade and ramped-up economic pressure against Iran's trading partners can accomplish what thousands of bombs and missiles could not: force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms.