Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms  —  With the window for spending starting to shrink, a Trump-allied nonprofit is putting $1 million toward ads featuring the president, but his PAC hasn't spent in contested races.  —  Summary

Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students  —  The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women's Movement, Dies at 92  —  She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.  —  Gloria Steinem speaking at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

Officer Ousters, a Cash Crunch and Iran Attacks: The Headaches Mount for Hegseth  —  The House passed a stopgap spending bill this week to avert a government shutdown, but the measure does little to relieve the Pentagon's mounting financial strain six months into the Iran war — or the pressure facing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says  —  An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.  —  In the wake of a hiring surge last summer, an official in charge of evaluating new recruits …

House Republicans set to cut pre-election session short  —  Republican leaders announced Thursday that the final two weeks of the pre-election House session are canceled, severely curtailing what had been a full legislative calendar for September.  That means members are set to depart Washington …

Democrats seize on two GOP midterm vulnerabilities: Data centers and the ‘big beautiful bill’  —  Voters are in an uproar over data centers — and Democrats are trying to direct anger toward Republicans by pointing to a tax provision buried in the GOP's “big, beautiful bill.”

How a coming Supreme Court clash over prediction markets could reshape American betting  —  A nationwide brawl between dozens of states and the prediction markets championed by President Donald Trump has landed at the Supreme Court.  —  The clash, if taken up, would mark a blockbuster showdown …

Who's the Snowflake Now?  —  It's one of the worst videos of the Trump era, and that's saying something.  —  You see a young Muslim woman dressed warmly for early spring walking down the street when she's approached by a man in civilian clothes.  She shouts as he places his hands on her.

Leon Black defies House Oversight Committee, sues Congress amid Epstein investigation  —  Leon Black, a billionaire investor with ties to the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, declined to show up for his scheduled transcribed interview Thursday with the House Oversight …

Federal judge blocks Trump's latest order limiting birthright citizenship  —  The judge cited the Supreme Court's June ruling that blocked Trump's earlier order seeking to limit citizenship by birth.  —  A federal judge reinforced the constitutional right to birthright citizenship Wednesday …

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 Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones  —  In addition, the F.C.C. is weighing stiff restrictions on common drone technology such as thermal imaging and aerosol spraying.  —  The Trump administration imposed tariffs of up to 100 percent on drones on Thursday …

Secret Service is getting the fortified White House that past presidents resisted  —  Officials will present plans to permanently fence Lafayette Square, but some preservationists and civic leaders are concerned about the lack of public access.  —  Summary

NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face  —  I'm excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000.  Together, we will scale Hugging Face's platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide.

Lutnick apologizes for saying no Americans have died in Iran war  —  U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized on Thursday for stating that no Americans had died in the Iran war, acknowledging that 18 service members have been killed and he was thinking about Venezuela when he made the mistaken statement.

Widow of airman killed in Epic Fury denied death benefits as Iran conflict ‘is not a war’  —  The widow of an Alabama airman has revealed she and her children are not eligible for some benefits because the Iran war has not officially been declared a war  —  The widow of an Alabama airman …

Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally, sources say  —  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked his new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency's online measles tally after he questioned whether the disease contributed …

Dozens Of Federal Judges Go On Record About The Rising Threats They Face  —  In rare first-person accounts, judges describe a surge in disturbing threats, “swatting” and “pizza doxxing” since Trump took office in 2025.  —  WASHINGTON - Federal judges rarely speak publicly about the work they do …

A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy  —  Pierre Damas Bel, 20, committed suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE.  ‘That ankle monitor is what killed him,’ a family friend said.  —  Wearing an ankle monitor is painful.  They're physically heavy and often fitted tightly, restricting movement.

Weary US Sailors Lay Bare War's Strain During Thailand Shore Leave  —  A brief respite for the USS Abraham Lincoln's exhausted crew underscores the challenges of fighting a Middle East war while maintaining readiness in the Pacific.  —  It's 1 a.m. in Pattaya, and the sailors …

Why Trump's ‘golden shares’ are enticing progressives  —  The Trump administration is shaking up federal involvement in the mining, tech, energy and defense sectors by making the government part-owner of dozens of U.S. companies — and sparking a conversation among progressives …

Historic first: Older adults now outnumber the youngest children worldwide  —  People 65 and older now outnumber children ages 5 and younger worldwide for the first time in recorded history, according to a new report by the U.S. Census. … They reflect the scope of the challenge in caring …