Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America  —  President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America.  —  The order, which Trump signed Thursday …

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate  —  Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’  —  Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr …

White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump's Helicopter  —  A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.  —  Construction at the White House …

Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections … - The effort leaves virtually no part of the election system untouched. … Even measures later blocked in court can create uncertainty and erode trust before Election Day. … - The plan requires states to redesign ballot envelopes …

Fired Journalists at Independent Military Publication Sue Pentagon  —  Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.  —  Three journalists at the federally funded but independent Stars …

ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted  —  A surge in immigration arrests this summer has swept up thousands of people who had not previously been the focus of President Trump's mass deportation campaign.  They included people married to U.S. citizens …

A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images.  Some Republicans see a pattern.  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff.  The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.  —  Summary

Wyoming's Republican governor raises concerns over ‘aggressive’ DOJ election monitors  —  Gov. Mark Gordon said the behavior of Justice Department officials who observed the state's primary elections last week was “irregular.”  —  Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon expressed concern Wednesday …

Trump to Axios: I'm not worried Russia will attack NATO  —  President Trump told Axios in a phone interview on Thursday that he isn't concerned that Russia will attack NATO countries.  —  Why it matters: European leaders have grown extremely concerned and warned publicly that Moscow …

ICE Agent Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight  —  The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.  —  An immigration officer facing state charges in connection …

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute  —  The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.  —  Brevard County deputy sheriff Michael Fultz resigned from the force …

Man arrested with guillotine near Capitol told police weapon was ‘the real deal’  —  The man who was arrested Tuesday for driving with a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol told police officers the weapon was “the real deal,” according to his arrest affidavit.  —  The affidavit …

‘Thin Air,’ Real Money: Donald Trump's Crypto Products Have Left Investors at Least $4.7 Billion Underwater  —  Introduction  —  “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air,” President Donald Trump tweeted in July 2019.

Trump Family's New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh  —  The Emirati ‘spy sheikh’ backs a 49% stake in the entity behind the new World Liberty bank  —  The Abu Dhabi royal sometimes referred to as the “spy sheikh” is a major shareholder backing a new U.S. bank the Trump family's …

Where Trump's tariffs hit hardest  —  States bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, from California's $62.8 billion share to Wyoming's $107 million.  —  Why it matters: Local industries dictate how and how hard communities have been hit …

Piker backlash grows  —  Add Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff to the growing list of Democrats condemning left-wing commentator Hasan Piker after he suggested that pro-Israel advocacy could fuel violence against American Jews.  —  Pressed on Piker's remarks, Ossoff said through a spokesperson that the he …

A Republican Attack Ad Used a Family's Tragedy.  Now They're Furious.  —  Relatives of a family killed by a semi truck say they were not consulted about the ad, which connected the crash to illegal immigration.  —  In the months after Jesse Mallen's sister died in a highway crash, looking at photos of her brought him comfort.