Republicans aren't exactly flocking to Trump's midterm convention  —  President Donald Trump has a vision for next week's GOP convention in Dallas: a televised spectacle putting Republican candidates in front of midterm voters and top party donors just two months before the Election Day — with Trump himself headlining the show.

Tillis renews calls for Hegseth's ouster  —  Sen. Thom Tillis renewed his call for President Donald Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, following the resignation earlier this week of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.  “I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men …

New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials' Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement  —  Top U.S. Postal Service officials tasked with issuing new regulations on mail voting expressed concerns in internal meetings about how the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots …

Good Riddance, Seth Moulton: You Got What You Deserved  —  The biggest reason that Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election is probably the post-Covid-19 inflation and anti-incumbent sentiment that resulted in parties in power across the world being defeated.  It didn't help that she refused …

Israel 'seeking Trump's support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza'  —  Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement  —  Israel's defence minister has said his country is seeking Donald Trump's support to approve plans …

Elon Musk Unmasked in Alex Gibney Documentary: “Insane a Person This Chaotic Has So Much Power”  —  He is the richest man on earth.  An explosive new film from the Oscar-winning director suggests he may also be the most dangerous.  —  Late one August afternoon in a Manhattan editing suite …

Thune says he worries about losing Senate majority: 'I'm a realist'  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) admitted in a recent interview that he's worried about Republicans losing their Senate majority, acknowledging the strong political headwinds they face this fall because of high prices …

2 police officers shot in downtown Minneapolis; several others injured, city officials report  —  Minneapolis police are responding to a shooting near 15 East Grant Street that has left multiple victims injured, including two police officers, according to a city alert.

Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread  —  Substantial majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents agree  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. are at their highest level in 20 years, with 89% of U.S. adults saying it is widespread.

Trump Administration Launches Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms  —  Voter fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database  —  As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.  —  In a bid to tackle alleged voter fraud …

ICE hasn't paid for detainee medical care since October.  Advocates call it the ‘death policy’  —  Over the 10 months Rodrigo spent in an ICE detention center east of Bakersfield, he asked repeatedly to see an oncologist about the tumor that was growing to the size of a lemon in his neck …

Pentagon cuts access to classified information amid Iran war concerns  —  Documents associated with the Secretary of Defense Orders Book were removed from an internal Pentagon web portal after The Washington Post's reporting, three people familiar with the matter said.  —  Summary

Trump's DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor's “Strongest Possible” Objections  —  Over the “strongest possible” objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., quashed plans to bring civil rights charges …

Trump says Iranians won't rise up because 'they're being shot' and refuses to say if CIA would aid protesters  —  President Donald Trump does not believe the Iranian public is currently capable of rising up against their government due to overwhelming violence, but he would not say if he would materially assist dissident groups.

Rogue House Democrats face growing push for “consequences”  —  Two centrist House Democrats who voted to help Republicans get a procedural motion across the finish line are now facing down possible punishment from party leaders who say they were blindsided by the move.

The Court's Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems  —  The conservative justices have separation of powers exactly backwards.  —  In deciding to allow President Trump to proceed with constructing a new ballroom, which Congress has not authorized, at the White House, which Trump does not own …

Bernie, AOC and Bannon Can Agree on One Thing: the Fight Against Data Centers  —  The strange political bedfellows are warning about the risks of the AI build-out, an issue animating the left and the right  —  WASHINGTON—Steve Bannon has made a career out of clashing with far-left politicians.

House Democrats block constitutional amendment to lock Supreme Court size at 9 justices  —  The Republican-led resolution, which requires two-thirds support in the House and Senate, comes in response to increasing openness among Democrats to expand the court.

Coast Guard plane carrying Markwayne Mullin makes emergency landing after engine failure  —  Washington — A Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and other top DHS officials made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon outside Washington, D.C., after one of its engines failed.

The MAGA Right Is Only Pretending to Be Censored  —  The conspiracy theory that persists even though no evidence supports it  —  For nearly a year and a half, the Trump administration prepared its case.  Political appointees inside the State Department combed through old files and databases.

NYC Public Schools Ban AI for Students, Restrict Screen Time  —  The largest school district in the US is banning artificial intelligence tools and restricting screen time for elementary and middle school students in the upcoming school year.  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani …

Astonishing moment NY GOP congressional staffer is hit by lightning in Staten Island — and survives  —  A New York GOP congressional staffer miraculously survived a freak lightning strike while he was walking to his dentist appointment on Staten Island, chilling footage showed.

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Maine Labor Day rally  —  Organizers said Wednesday that the planned speech was drawing negative media attention, and he will instead lead a veterans march after the rally.  —  PORTLAND, Maine — Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner …

Federal judges say they're facing intensified threats since start of Trump's second term … Federal judges say they're worried about increased threats to members of the judiciary since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, a trend some say is fueled by politically charged cases …

Americans love AI.  They don't want the data centers that power it.  —  They're ugly.  They're noisy.  They sprawl across the landscape.  They gobble up energy and water.  —  Americans hate data centers and don't trust the Big Tech companies that need them.  But they love using the artificial intelligence models they power.

GOP lawmakers seek answers from Trump trade chief on Canada tariffs  —  House Republicans pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday on Capitol Hill about the harm a trade war with Canada could do to their local economies, according to four people in the room, days before new tariffs are slated to kick in.