Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump's New Rules  —  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.

Trump Fatigue Starts to Rattle Republicans  —  While the president readies to rally voters at midterm convention, some lawmakers say resentment and worries are building  —  WASHINGTON—Congressional Republican leaders are putting President Trump front and center in their campaign to keep control …

AP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man  —  Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during …

Maria Bartiromo Out at Fox News, Fox Business  —  Maria Bartiromo, the one-time CNBC darling who parlayed her success in covering Wall Street to a job at Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, has heard the closing bell at the news organization.  —  “We thank Maria for her work …

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.

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 …

Tillis Wants Hegseth Fired.  Is the Pentagon Chief in Trouble?  —  Plus, the U.S.'s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia includes a road map for enriching uranium, and the odd political alliance opposing data centers  —  Good morning.  The aftershocks of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation this week continue to rumble.

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 …

Carney brushes off Lutnick's take on what killed trade talks  —  Prime Minister Mark Carney says there's little value in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claims about why Canada walked away from trade negotiations.  —  Trump Cabinet members have launched coordinated attacks portraying Carney …

Rusty state of USS Abraham Lincoln after marathon deployment shocks observers  —  As the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln pulled into port in Thailand on Wednesday, observers were shocked by its appearance.  The almost 1,100-foot-long warship was covered in rust from bow to stern.

Iowa 2026 Poll: Hinson Leads Turek for U.S. Senate, Sand Maintains Edge over Lahn for Governor  —  Home Polls Iowa 2026 Poll: Hinson Leads Turek for U.S. Senate, Sand Maintains Edge over Lahn for Governor  —  Voters Concerned about Tariffs, Impact of Data Centers

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.

Pentagon temporarily rescinding guidance on testosterone screening for US troops, official says  —  The Pentagon is temporarily rescinding recently published clinical guidance for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for service members age 30 and older, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.

Trump says he'll ask Europe to pay back US for munitions sent to Ukraine  —  President Donald Trump said the federal government will ask Europe to pay it back for munitions given to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden, as the White House grapples with dwindling stocks of munitions …

Judge Blocks Trump's Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship  —  The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.  —  A federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocked …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.”

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 …