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.

Dan Driscoll's Parting Shot  —  The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.  —  During a white house meeting last week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll brought his concerns about the future of the Army under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly …

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

Canada grinds Trump's Greer  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  Good Tuesday morning, the temperature is heating back up in Washington, but it's only getting chillier in the Oval Office for one major U.S. trade partner.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...

California lawmakers target jobs for former immigration officers  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California would become the first state to adopt a special screening for former federal immigration officers applying for law enforcement jobs — and ban them from state and local positions …

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 …

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 …

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 Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism bill  —  House Democrats are grumbling that Republicans are setting one last political trap for them before November by attaching language touting their marquee voter ID legislation to a resolution denouncing socialism.

Russian finance minister, invited by Trump, draws objections at G-20 meeting  —  As Moscow pounds Ukraine, the appearance by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was “quite troubling,” said one attendee.  U.S. officials cited a need for “dialogue.”  —  Summary

Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz  —  The increase in shipping attacks comes after a period of relative calm in the war  —  Two oil tankers shuttling oil out of the Gulf were hit on Monday night amid a rise in attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz …

Max Miller's Democratic challenger highlights (his own) family in TV ad  —  Democrat Brian Poindexter's first general-election ad in his campaign to unseat Rep. Max Miller doesn't directly mention the Republican's well-publicized family drama — but it makes the subtext impossible to ignore.

Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report  —  The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is coming under question again.  —  This month, the bureau's parent agency, the Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning …

How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History  —  After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers.  We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.  —  In early 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly of a heart attack …

C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania's Report of Two Measles Deaths  —  Questioning a state's investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.  —  The new director of the Centers …

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.

Mike Johnson tells House GOP leaders he met with Elon Musk  —  Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-door meeting of senior House Republicans on Monday night that he met with GOP megadonor Elon Musk in Austin last week, according to two people who were in the room, as House GOP leaders hope he'll bolster …

Nessel urges Jewish Dems to place world's needs above self interest  —  LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel suggested in a private speech to Jewish Democrats on Aug. 30 that they should sacrifice their own safety and comfort in exchange for what she described as “the opportunity to save the rest of humanity.”

You're Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing  —  For Americans, it's been a real tough summer for figuring out what foods are safe to eat.  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced 26 notices for food products this August alone (not including pet food).

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 …

ICE is leaving hospitals with millions in unpaid bills  —  Last year, Popular Information broke the news that on October 3, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abruptly stopping paying third parties for medical care provided to detainees.  Third-party providers are used to provide …

Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be ‘Worthless’ as Oil Bypasses It  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that's been controlled by Iran during the recent conflict will get bypassed by oil pipelines.

Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again  —  As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple's No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.  —  Summary  —  MapQuest has seen a surge in app downloads after the company …

A ‘sleeper issue’ in red states this fall: Diesel prices  —  Republicans have been facing a problem with voters over high gasoline prices for months — but the economic pain from near-record diesel fuel prices looks set to hit at the worst possible time for them.

Ex-Rules chair to oppose rule  —  How much trouble is the GOP leadership floor plan in?  Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, a former Rules Committee chair who is not in the habit of defying party leaders, said he plans to vote against the procedural measure advanced by the panel last night.

Nepal's glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster  —  The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires.  We must take action now  —  For millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement …

George W. Bush's Code of Silence  —  He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics.  Why won't he talk about Donald Trump?  —  In 2015, when Donald Trump descended a golden escalator to announce his campaign for President …

‘An imperfect solution’ gains traction in data center fight  —  Democratic governors have a new message for data center developers amid community backlash: Cut a deal.  —  Community benefit agreements are increasingly appearing in state strategies for handling the data center boom.