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.

Trump: Fans ‘will not be happy’ Bartiromo out at Fox News  —  President Trump said late Thursday that Maria Bartiromo's fans will not be happy that the host is out at Fox News.  —  “I can't believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

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:

Surprisingly strong jobs report could set stage for Fed rate hike  —  The U.S. added an estimated 162,000 jobs in August, an unexpectedly strong showing for an economy that has seen a high rate of retirements by older people and a sharp decrease in immigration.

NC elections officials alter mail ballot rules just before they're mailed out  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved new guidelines Friday regarding mail-in ballots, hours before those same ballots were sent to voters.  —  The new guidelines pertain to the standards the board …

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.

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 …

Trump reveals Brazil, Argentina involved in controversial beef deal  —  President Trump said Friday that tariff-free imported beef will be coming from Brazil and Argentina, among other places, as his administration works to alleviate stubbornly high prices.  —  “It's coming from Argentina.

EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation's bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers.

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 …

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.

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.

Trump's new proposal for colleges fits his larger segregationist project  —  The Trump administration is doubling down on its segregationist policy agenda by threatening the tax-exempt status of private universities that provide targeted aid to nonwhite students.

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” …

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.

‘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 …

The “priorities gap” and the midterms  —  Voters want a president who works on their problems.  They say Trump isn't — and he and Republicans are losing support because of it  —  In the past two weeks, several high-profile events have shown voters that President Donald Trump is not focused …

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 …

Federal ‘Bureal’ of Investigation: Kash Patel Posts Embarrassing Slop Video About How Much the FBI Loves AI  —  Is anybody checking this stuff for accuracy over there?  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is not known as the most competent guy around.  And a video he posted to X on Thursday isn't going to help that reputation.

Supreme Court grants Republican emergency appeal on TV ad rates before midterms  —  The Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from Republicans in a dispute over campaign ad prices on Friday, clearing a legal roadblock to political parties getting cheaper TV ad time ahead of the midterm 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 …

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 …

Homeland Security Dept. Asks for Inquiries Into Voting Machines  —  Critics of ballot-marking devices have claimed that hackers could manipulate digital codes on ballots.  Election experts say the systems are safe to use.  —  Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary …