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

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 …

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.

Majority of Americans reject Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, poll finds  —  A new poll has found that a majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump's decisions to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America and impose higher tariffs on Canadian goods.

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 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.

California lawmakers take their big swing on data centers  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers are rushing to rein in data centers, passing seven bills in the final week of the state's legislative session to put stricter rules on an industry whose rapid buildout has sparked backlash across the country.

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.

Trump welcomes Russia back to the G20.  Europe isn't having it.  —  ASHEVILLE, North Carolina — The Trump administration's decision to bring Russia back into the fold at a gathering of the world's leading economic officials is stirring fresh tensions with European allies who want to continue isolating Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

What voters really mean when they say the Democrats should “fight” more  —  81% of Democrats say their party should focus on ending Trump's corruption, while 54% want it to prioritize affordability.  In open-text response they write leadership should “put regular people first”  —  ∙ Paid

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 …

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.

What Trump's ballroom win really says about the Supreme Court  —  The justices reject a challenge on standing grounds.  —  Earlier this summer, liberal Justice Elena Kagan defended the Supreme Court's Republican-appointed majority as conservative, rather than partisan.  “Is this court very conservative?

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.”

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 ...

The Trump administration is burying science and health care in paperwork  —  Despite a stated focus on ‘finding efficiencies,’ the White House has increased the bureaucracy scientists, Medicaid beneficiaries must navigate  —  If you have ever interacted with the federal government, it's probably involved a lot of paperwork.

ICE nabs over 2K illegal migrants across NY in ‘Operation Rotten Apple’ — including child rapists, killers  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) snared nearly 2,200 illegal migrants — including convicted murderers, rapists and drug traffickers — in a monthlong sweep across New York state …

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.

Three Takeaways from Vance's Closed-Door Speech to Jewish Republicans  —  Vance warned of ‘growing suspicion’ of Israel among Americans under 40  —  Vice President JD Vance delivered closed-door remarks to Jewish Republicans in Las Vegas on Monday night, covering a range of topics …

Trump claims Chicago ‘will die’ without his help to tackle ‘out of control’ crime  —  President Trump insists federal government is a ‘fine tuned crime fighting machine’ and urges Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to request support, despite widespread local opposition to last year's incursion by immigration agents

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 …

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 …

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 …

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).

Capitol agenda: Hard-liners threaten to freeze floor — again  —  The House has been back in town for a few hours, but GOP leaders may already be forced to send members home early.  A handful of House Republicans are threatening to shut down floor business Tuesday over frustrations …