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.

War?  Bartiromo Gets Boot From Fox, Lawyers Up  —  Reporters live by the leak.  Sometimes, they die by the leak too ... if they're the leaker.  Allegedly.  —  Word leaked out yesterday that Fox Business Channel and longtime host Maria Bartiromo had parted ways.

‘Not feasible’: With ballots already in the mail, election officials say it is too late for Trump's USPS order  —  President Donald Trump's controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became …

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:

Trump doubles down on threat to halt trade with top partners unless Fed cuts rates … President Donald Trump on Friday doubled down on his threat to cut off trade with countries that have surpluses with the U.S. unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.

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 …

Arab diplomats fear Iran is widening the war — and there's no way out … Iran's renewed attacks against Arab countries are raising the stakes for regional powers, with some saying they are losing hope that there's any way out of the war — and that things will get worse before the November elections.

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 …

The price of diesel hits a record high  —  The price of diesel has reached an all-time high, according to AAA.  —  The national average for a gallon is now $5.85.  The price of diesel hasn't been this high since June 2022, when the average for a gallon reached $5.81 a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine, according to AAA data.

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 …

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.

Kennedy Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops  —  In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners.

'We've told them he cannot come': Republicans grapple with how to handle Trump on the trail  —  President Donald Trump wants to be heavily involved in Republicans' midterm push.  They're not all thrilled.  —  As Trump begins to unveil his midterm campaign plans, many Republicans facing tough elections …

How Talarico is countering Trump's midterms convention  —  James Talarico is planning to counterprogram President Donald Trump's GOP midterms convention in Dallas with a focus on affordability.  The idea from the Texas Democratic Senate candidate and seminarian: host a statewide “Love Thy Neighbor” …

Ingots We No Longer Trust  —  America's word is as good as gold — that is, unreliable  —  In the Yap islands of Micronesia, rai stones carved out of crystalline limestone, with a hole in the center, are considered objects of great value, sometimes described as a form of money.

Scoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan  —  The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors, according to two U.S. officials and two other sources with knowledge of the issue.

‘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 …

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 …

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.