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.

House Democrats left reeling after shock defections  —  House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote. … - The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) …

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

Protests erupt over plan to slash polling locations in key Texas swing county  —  The third-most populous county in Texas will have nearly a third fewer polling places this November after Republican county commissioners dramatically reduced the number of polling locations in Tarrant County.

MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Hit With Furious Staff Backlash  —  INSIDE SCOOP  —  Disgruntled CBS staff lament another poor editorial decision from Bari Weiss.  —  CBS News boss Bari Weiss drew intense backlash from her own staff after intervening in a story to tie Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed …

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.

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 …

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.

Nikki Haley demands Vance ‘choose a side’ between Israel and its critics  —  Nikki Haley on Tuesday appeared to condemn Vice President JD Vance's defense of former Fox News host and Israel critic Tucker Carlson during his appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit.  —  “Right is right.

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 …

US says it's hitting targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after month with no military action  —  The U.S. military says it's striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action.  U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that the strikes …

Trump birthright curbs may prompt US passport checks on parents  —  The U.S. State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of President Donald Trump's latest effort to limit birthright citizenship.

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 …

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 …

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.

House formally shames Chuck Edwards for sexual harassing women on staff  —  The House moved Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards for sexually harassing young female staffers in his office.  —  The 413-2 vote was an overwhelming rebuke to the North Carolina Republican …

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 …

Mamdani, Hochul accuse Trump of defunding the police  —  NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted President Donald Trump on Tuesday for failing to make good on a promise to fully fund New York's counterterrorism efforts.  —  Last year, the Department …

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 …

New Emails Show Bovino Was Under Investigation Prior to His Retirement  —  Former Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino denied allegations of misconduct and said the investigation forced him into retirement.  — Copy  —  Former senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino faced …

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 …

‘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.

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Kremlin adviser, papal envoy to discuss Ukraine humanitarian issues  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov will discuss humanitarian issues in the Ukraine conflict with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi later this month in Russia, Ushakov was quoted by media as saying on Tuesday.

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.