Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines.  New documents refute that  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had “ nothing to do with vaccines.”

More than 800 missing, including 65 Americans, as Nepal flood deaths mount  —  Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border Thursday after a catastrophic, deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacial collapse.

CIA Chief's Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO  —  Warning comes after new U.S. intelligence assessments indicated Russian president could launch a limited assault  —  The surprise visit by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency to Moscow this week was to deliver …

Grand jury finds DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida  —  A state grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money when it diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation …

Meta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform  —  By now you've almost certainly heard the news that Meta has settled with 52 state and local Attorneys General who had sued the company in some form or another over child safety on Meta's platforms.

ICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail Thursday …

Greer Suggests US Needs to Consider Bans on Canadian Goods  —  Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade.  Sign up here.  —  The Trump administration's top trade negotiator suggested the US ought to consider banning some Canadian goods, injecting another threat into a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.

Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges  —  The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.  —  A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln …

US Says Troops Review Will Speed Up Europe Taking on Own Defense  —  The US aims to “advance and accelerate” the transfer of responsibility for most of Europe's own conventional defense as Washington continues a review of its troop presence, a top Pentagon official said.

West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says  —  A civilian geography professor was fired from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute …

‘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.

Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80  —  Tim Curry — the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell TMZ the actor — who had been plagued with serious health issues …

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

Judge suspends charges against ex-Marine arrested with ammo on Trump's L.A.-area golf course  —  The judge sent Jeanine John Taele, 38, to a mental health court based on statements he made in a pretrial evaluation indicating he wasn't mentally fit to stand trial.  —  TORRANCE, Ca.

Trump keeps boosting data centers, even as other Republicans grow critical  —  The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters.  —  Summary  —  As voters in both parties grow anxious about the rapid build …

Trump's Department of Education Deletes Bizarre Social Media Post Appearing to Liken Him to Hitler  —  The Department of Education on Wednesday blasted out a wild social media post that seemingly compared President Donald Trump and his administration to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Postal Officials Say Trump's Mail-Ballot Push Will Create Widespread Errors  —  President Donald Trump's push to have the U.S. Postal Service screen voters for eligibility in the midterm election is running up against tight deadlines that some officials are warning will cause massive errors and disenfranchisement.

Military trial date set for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks  —  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2006.

U.S. intervened in criminal probe of oilman helping Trump in Venezuela  —  Swiss prosecutors asked the U.S. Justice Department to arrest Alejandro Betancourt.  Instead, he was given a multi-entry visa and allowed to travel to the United States.  —  Summary

Trump Unravels as Leaks Reveal How Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium … Donald Trump is reportedly instructing advisers to spend big on midterm ads...about himself.  Sources leak to The Atlantic that Trump advisers are telling him the real reason the polls look so bad is that voters are unaware of his many stupendous successes.

Democrats to Force Senate Vote on Israel's Human Rights Practices  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is leading a group of Democrats seeking answers about violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland …

Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats  —  ATLANTA — On paper, Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia should be among the most vulnerable incumbents this year.  He is the only Senate Democrat defending a seat in a state President Trump won in 2024.

The Social Security benefit cliff is here.  Washington is struggling to wake up.  —  A sudden cut to Social Security checks — long seen as a far-off doomsday — is now an imminent problem for the next president and whomever voters send to Congress in the coming years.

Trump's Strength in Primaries is Clear.  The Midterms Pose a Different Test.  —  The president's pull with the party base has been clear and his resources are vast.  But his low approval ratings make him a liability with swing voters.  —  President Trump has been the most potent force …