Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly  —  President Trump's son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader …

‘No more!!!’:  Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war  —  PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressors  —  Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war.

Data centers “dug their own grave,” says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered one of the starkest warnings yet from a Republican executive to the AI industry, telling ABC's Jonathan Karl that data center companies “dug their own grave” and deserve the backlash they're facing after failing to win community support.

Twitter Broke the Left.  X Will Break the Right.  —  Of late, I've seen some arguments for why anyone who is even modestly to the left should quit Elon Musk's X. Ned Resnikoff, the author of the forthcoming YIMBY manifesto “Build or Die,” offers one version of the case.

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 …

Debt and Tax Cuts  —  How did U.S. debt get so big?  The answer may surprise you  —  ∙ Paid  —  Chart 1 Center for American Progress  —  Federal debt is in the news.  There were many headlines last week about the debt exceeding $40 trillion and now being bigger than the economy.

Iran Unleashed  —  The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran.  —  For years, Iran confronted a balance of power in the Middle East that tilted against it.  The region was dominated by a hostile American superpower, a nuclear-armed …

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.

Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust  —  President's speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned  —  A series of moves by Donald Trump's administration to sow doubt in the integrity …

Sean Duffy's Reality Show: From ‘The Real World’ to the Deal World  —  “The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors.  —  There is a convention, when someone launches a spinoff of a hit TV show …

Doctors say Trump's weight poses a significant health risk  —  The president has gained about 20 pounds since his campaign, according to his statements and those of aides.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny for bruising on his hands, swelling in his ankles and apparent drowsiness …

Traffic in Strait of Hormuz skyrockets nearly 400%, as analysts say Iran's grip on critical waterway weakens  —  Iran appears to be losing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while traffic through the critical waterway has exploded by nearly 400% over the last two weeks — as ships increasingly use a US-backed corridor to cross.