Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power …

Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi's First-Ever Lifetime Ban  —  Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address  —  WASHINGTON—Kalshi said on Monday that it would ban former Republican …

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 commemoration invite scrutiny of past remarks  —  As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, may be facing the risk of renewed scrutiny and fresh political attack.

Do you support or oppose renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America?  —  All adults  —  Region  —  Gender  —  Politics  —  Age  —  Race  —  Strongly support  —  9%  —  Somewhat support  —  10%  —  Somewhat oppose  —  10%  —  Strongly oppose  —  51%  —  Not sure  —  19%

Trump Administration Shuts Down Hundreds of Trucking Schools  —  The Trump administration is shutting down hundreds of commercial driver training schools as part of a broader federal crackdown on alleged fraud in the trucking industry.  —  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration …

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’  —  The president has backed the construction of data centers, but most Americans oppose building them near where they live  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump warned Monday that communities that don't embrace data centers will …

US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says  —  The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats …

Bessent met with Russian counterpart at G20  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 Monday, a striking sign of the Trump administration's willingness to reopen high-level engagement with Moscow.

Talarico Sounds Alarm as Texas Plans to Close Dozens of Polling Sites … Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations.  —  The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday …

Vulnerable Republicans are eyeing Trump's war chest.  He has other plans.  —  As Republicans fight to hold Congress, Trump and his allies are spending money and political capital to keep him at the center of the campaign.  —  Summary  —  For vulnerable politicians, the safest place …

Two words that worry global central bankers the most  —  Around the world, what were once solid lines dividing the responsibilities of those in charge of fiscal policy and monetary policy are being challenged or redrawn. … - It was a challenge very much on the minds of the central bankers …

Trump Adds Nine Drugmakers to Medicaid Price Deal Program  —  The Trump administration has struck new drug pricing agreements with nine biotech and pharmaceutical companies including UCB SA, Bridgebio Pharma Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.  —  As part of the deal …

These Generals Fought for Israel.  Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.  —  A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow immediate firing of 29 transgender military service members  —  The members' case challenging the Pentagon ban goes to trial in January.  —  Calling it a matter of “exceptional importance,” the Trump administration has filed an urgent appeal …

DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans  —  A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.

The Cruelty Comes to Springfield  —  Six months in, the war in Iran is suddenly hot again.  The U.S. military said Sunday it had bombarded Iranian troops on Larak Island who were trying to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz, killing several people.  Iran responded by firing …

Exclusive: DHS plans to launch voter fraud investigation surge Tuesday  —  Election security Federal agencies Donald Trump National security  —  The Department of Homeland Security is planning a surge in its efforts to investigate voter fraud in select states starting Tuesday, according to internal federal guidance reviewed by CNN.

Trump: Reflecting Pool ‘almost completely fixed’ with improvements  —  President Trump on Sunday said the improvements to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are “almost completely fixed.”  —  Trump shared a photo of the grass near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall …

White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up  —  The White House is renovating one of the most exclusive bowling alleys in America - a favorite rehab target for presidents of both parties that's at least once blown up in the president's face.  —  On July 28, the General Services Administration …

‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far  —  This article was featured in the Daily Prospect newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  For the first few hours of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight over the Atlantic Ocean …

Hegseth chose loyalty over leadership — and has crippled the military  —  The Iran quagmire wouldn't have happened under Trump's first-term military leaders.  —  It was obvious from the start that appointing Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News weekend host — as secretary of defense …

Pro-AI group jumps into the data center fight with new ads aimed at reshaping public opinion  —  The nonprofit group Build American AI is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin to promote its data center agenda.  —  One of the largest pro-AI groups involved …

Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds  —  The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency's ability to conduct audits.  —  The amount of money the Internal Revenue Service collected from audits dropped dramatically …