Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator  —  Poised to be a possible swing vote in a divided Congress, he churns through staff as he dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and courts Israel lobby  —  One morning in June …

Ballroom Blitz  —  Trump's obsessive bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.  —  These are Corinthian columns," President Donald Trump tells me as he sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office in late August, a stack of printed renderings spread before him.

Internal watchdog report: Former Labor Secretary oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds  —  Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy, according to a new report …

I Am Going To Lose My F****** Mind  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man and the Republican Party's most prolific donor, took a beat Wednesday to engage with Wilfred Reilly, a black, conservative professor, who idly asked,"Are Jews white?"  You know...just wondering.  —  Musk responded at length:

US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average as the Iran war disrupts the flow of fuel  —  Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the 6-month-long war with Iran continues to disrupt the world's flow of fuel.

Ken Paxton's Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings …

Top Farage aides quit after undercover donations sting  —  Dan Jukes, Farage's long-term media chief, and James Orr, his senior policy adviser, have stepped down as Reform UK launches investigation.  —  BIRMINGHAM, England — Nigel Farage lost two of his closest advisers after they were caught …

Europe's Gold Fled the Nazis.  Now It's Fleeing Trump.  —  Our allies once trusted America to safeguard their reserves.  Now they worry the president might freeze them.  —  NEARLY A CENTURY AGO, our European allies evacuated their gold to America to safeguard it from the Nazis.

Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he'll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses  — President Donald Trump demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits.

A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.  —  New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.  —  Iran has grown more confident in its ability to attack targets in the Middle East …

Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say  —  A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

ICE Wants to Know Everyone Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years  —  Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin arrested, booked in Louisville jail  —  The Bourbon County Sheriff's Office arrested former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Thursday at a film set in Paris, Kentucky.  —  Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested Thursday in Paris by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office due …

Thou Shalt Take Down All Of Trump's Monuments  —  Lo, Donald Trump is building yet another monument to himself while losing the war he started to distract from the Epstein files.  —  Before we begin, bless the little heart on this post so the billionaire algorithms accidentally show it to many more people.

Bartiromo's Fox Betrayal … On Thursday afternoon, Fox News issued a press release that reverberated through the media and political worlds.  In a terse statement, the network announced that it had severed ties with Maria Bartiromo, the once-respected business journalist who in recent years became consumed …

North Carolina Mails First Ballots of Fall, as Trump Tries to Restrict Them  —  A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters.  The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.  —  North Carolina was set …

U.S. Adds a Whopping 162,000 Jobs in a Bright Spot for the Economy  —  Unemployment rate stayed at a historically low level of 4.1%  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Nonfarm payrolls, change from a month earlierSource: Labor DepartmentNote: Seasonally adjusted

Trump to use Qatari plane for international trip despite security worries  —  The president wants to use the gift for a trip to Ireland next weekend; plans to “max out” its security will wait.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week aboard the Boeing 747 gifted …

Inside Mamdani's Private Army of Public Influencers … On the morning of March 25, a flood of posts began popping up on scattered social media sites that struck a remarkably similar tone.  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani had just decided to cancel a $9 million contract that New York City …

‘F**k you...hurry up and die’: Swing-seat Democratic House candidate's deleted tweets show far-left record  —  William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most competitive House races in Michigan, deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition …

Army Heroes' Humiliating Nickname for Pete Hegseth Is Leaked  —  BETRAYED  —  Astonishing details of Delta Force's naked mockery of Hegseth have leaked to the Daily Beast.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  In his effort to transform himself from a misogynistic loser-boozer into the man running the world's …

MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP  —  It isn't every day that Republicans admit that Donald Trump is harming their midterm hopes.  After all, that would require an admission of Trumpian fallibility, which is unacceptable to MAGA.

Susan Collins is desperately concerned  —  The mask is slipping as the Maine senator reveals her fears—and how far she'll go to cling to power.  —  Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine has always played the game of posing as a “moderate,” while being a reliable vote for Senate Republican leadership …

The coming verdict on Trump's Strait of Hormuz strategy  —  The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what's truly getting through becomes clear.

Scoop: Rep. Mejia launches PAC to fund progressive upsets  —  After winning an upset primary victory over a field of better-funded, establishment-backed rivals, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) is launching a super PAC to help other progressive underdogs do the same, Axios has learned.