Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump's Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms  —  A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS  —  Pierre Damas Bel's family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor.  —  Summary

2 House Democrats vote to salvage GOP agenda  —  A pair of House Democrats voted to rescue the Republican legislative agenda Tuesday as GOP leaders faced an internal revolt, an extremely rare crossing of party lines that pushed a key procedural vote through a closely divided chamber.

Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa  —  Yasmany Moreno thought he was being transferred.  Again.The 32-year-old Cuban who traveled between Tampa and Miami for work had already spent more than a year in immigration detention centers across the United States.

Live updates: US and Iran exchange fire after abrupt end to month without military action  —  Explosions seen over Jordanian city of Aqaba as Iran says it is retaliating for U.S. strikes  —  Explosions have been seen over the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba as Iran says it is retaliating for U.S. strikes.

Why Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned  —  Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday: the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals.

The Plot to Steal Venezuela's Oil  —  A scam that is both vile and deeply stupid  —  The United States has an ugly reputation in Latin America — a reputation that, I'm sorry to say, is mostly well deserved.  Our government has a long track record of supporting dictators …

Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump  —  British far-right pundit breaks silence on ICE arrest and deportation and says he was ‘really, really terrified’  —  Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right commentator who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

CBS' El-Sayed Scandal … At 8:18 a.m. on Monday morning, CBS News published a post on X that immediately drew an avalanche of criticism: “As the nation prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001,” the post said, “Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan …

Tucker Carlson helped make JD Vance.  The VP refuses to condemn his antisemitism.  —  Vice President JD Vance put his relationship with Tucker Carlson back in the spotlight this week when he was asked about the right-wing podcaster's history of promoting antisemites at a meeting of Jewish Republicans …

‘Stop doing memes’: Carney urges US to drop theatrics  —  Canada's prime minister said talks can resume once the Trump administration ‘starts being serious.’  —  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney still sees a path to a mutually beneficial trade deal with the U.S. — once Washington stops playing games.

MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump's Lake Ontario order  —  Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting 'we're not changing it'  —  A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake Ontario …

The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump  —  I attended a military retirement ceremony last month at which Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the presiding officer and featured speaker.  It was eerily, even alarmingly normal.

Trump approval stuck at lowest level of political career: Survey  —  President Trump's approval rating has remained stagnant at the lowest point between his two presidencies, according to a new poll.  —  The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey shows that Trump's approval rating has remained at 33 percent …

A Familiar Media Failure  —  There are only two parties, and only one election; legacy media is once again creating false impressions about the stakes; Democrats once again aren't helping their own cause.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Wherever you fall on the question of whether Abdul El-Sayed …

An $88,600 Photo With Trump: GOP Hopes to Raise Millions During Convention  —  Republican National Committee plans pair of high-dollar fundraisers during this month's midterm convention in Dallas  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans are planning to raise millions of dollars during the coming GOP midterm convention …

White House prepares for Democratic investigations  —  President Donald Trump, his family and officials in his orbit are preparing for a Democratic takeover next year — even though the president remains publicly optimistic that his party will retain control of Congress.

Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America's Agrarian Past, Dies at 92  —  A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.  —  Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer who plowed his fields behind Belgian draft horses …

Zelenskyy Threatens to Shut Air Traffic Over Russia With Drones  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines to avoid Russian airspace as he threatened to respond to Moscow's escalating missile attacks by crowding its skies with drones.  —  “Russian airspace will effectively be closing …

Bending the Knee at Yale … This spring, I stood in a tent on Yale University's Old Campus, surrounded by classmates marking the occasion of our 25th college reunion.  The tent was full of spouses and bored children and the half-eaten remnants of lunch, and thankfully everyone was wearing name tags …

We Found Her: The Most Absurd General-Election Candidate in America  —  It was a close call, but it sure looks like Donald Trump is going to get his East Wing ballroom, at least for now.  Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that construction could continue.

What to watch in Massachusetts: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, JB Pritzker and the myth of Malört.  —  By The Politics Desk … Massachusetts primary puts Democrats' generational divides on display  —  By Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar  —  Today's primaries in Massachusetts …

U.S. Job Openings Rose Slightly in July  —  Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs that are squeezing household budgets.  —  U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June …

A New World Order Is Coming.  We Aren't Ready.  —  When a storm is coming, there will always be signs.  The wind might suddenly drop.  The tide goes out farther than usual.  Streamers of clouds sail across the sky.  —  It's possible to misread or even ignore these signs …

Billionaire CEO says charity is a ‘negative’ for the world: 'I'm not going to do that'  —  Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has a net worth of several billion dollars, but don't expect him to donate to charity or do any kind of philanthropy anytime soon.  —  During a recent interview …

Institute for Public Policy and Social Research  —  MSU Poll Shows Democrats Lead, Republicans Coalesce Behind Rogers  —  The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University (IPPSR) released the latest iteration of the long-running State of the State Survey.