Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules  —  The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.  —  A federal judge in Boston ruled for the third time on Friday that the Trump administration's plans …

Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms  —  Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election.

In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members  —  About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military's diminished stocks of munitions.  —  U.S. government investigators have taken …

Maria Bartiromo's Downfall at an Increasingly Cautious Fox News  —  The network this week took Maria Bartiromo off the air, pulling one of the last hosts whose coverage of Dominion Voting Systems drew an expensive defamation lawsuit.  —  In July, as President Trump was preparing a prime …

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Friday to block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet's need …

Tetris Owner Denounces Trump White House Clone of Game  —  Responding to Build the Wall, an apparent copy of the retro video game, the Tetris Company said “we take copyright infringement very seriously.”  —  The Tetris Company, the company that owns the rights to the classic video game …

Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance's position that it's not a ‘war’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.”

Veterans make emergency request to block construction of Trump's arch  —  The administration is seeking to render the project a “fait accompli” by moving quickly, the veterans' lawyers argued Friday.  —  Three Vietnam War veterans on Friday asked a federal judge to prevent work …

Gallup Polls Show Democrats Outnumber Republicans Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections  —  Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.  —  The share of Americans who associate themselves with the Democratic Party …

Putin's envoy Dmitriev to meet Witkoff, Kushner upon their arrival in Moscow, sources say  —  Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev will meet U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner upon their arrival in Moscow on Saturday, two people familiar with the upcoming visit told Reuters.

ChatGPT bans campaigns from using AI to make ads.  They're doing it anyway.  —  A Post review found 39 campaigns that disclosed payments to AI companies, but consultants say many more do it and don't disclose it.  —  Summary  —  Artificial intelligence has subtly entered the machinery …

Republican House candidates tone down Trump on their campaign websites  —  Several congressional hopefuls have removed or downplayed mentions of the president and his priorities as Trump's popularity wanes.  —  Why did Mike Beltran, a Republican trying to unseat Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Florida), first decide to run for public office?

Judge weighs how to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charge against Olympian … A Washington judge on Friday said he will rule quickly on whether to dismiss a now-discredited indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with prejudice …

The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026  —  So far.  —  ... This is a list of the 75 most corrupt things Trump did in 2026.  These are not all of the corrupt things.  There were many more, all of which I chronicled throughout the year in my daily column ‘Today in Politics.’ I was planning to list 100.

Trump Signs Order to Help Ranchers Bypass USDA-Inspected Processing Facilities  —  He characterized the move as an effort to reduce smaller ranchers' reliance on a handful of large meat-packers.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday intended to make it easier …

HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED  —  The Health Department's office to improve the health of minorities has abruptly terminated more than half its existing grants, saying they didn't focus on the Trump administration's new priorities of addressing infertility and encouraging exercise.

Gen Z's politics aren't what people think  —  After 12 years of dominating American politics — either as president, as a candidate, or from the sidelines — Donald Trump will finally exit the stage in 2028, and it's anybody's guess what will come next.  But one thing we do know is that Gen Z …

Former Staff Members Threaten to Expose Fetterman's Internal Messages  —  The former aides started a social media account they said would publicize Senator John Fetterman's communications, following a report detailing the Democrat's disdain for doing his job.

How to survive a national debt scare  —  The national debt hasn't been a major issue in the 2026 midterms.  But perhaps it should be.  As of last month, the United States is in debt to the tune of $40 trillion.  That's 12 zeros, which averages out to about $116,000 per American.

Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms  —  The 6-week-old died Aug. 18 at home, after being in palliative care at home soon after birth, Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni said.  —  Summary  —  A local coroner has said that an infant from the Amish community in Lancaster County …

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.

Missouri Republican candidate allegedly tried to plant drugs on primary opponent: Investigators  —  The state GOP has called on Thomas Christopher Ross to withdraw from the race.  —  Thomas Ross booking photo.  —  Joplin Municipal Jail  —  A Republican candidate for a Missouri State House seat …

Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum  —  There are plenty of issues Republicans and Democrats disagree on, but increasingly, they're aligned on this: they want Flock surveillance cameras gone.  —  The widespread backlash against AI-powered license plate readers …

Looking Back on the Summer of High MAGA in Trump's Washington … When the history of this time is written, it may be observed that the United States of America celebrated its 250th anniversary with one, big Donald Trump-themed party in the nation's capital that lasted for one whole summer.

The mystery behind an audio clip that helped upend a Senate race  —  Artificial intelligence tools increasingly allow political actors to fool voters — and help candidates cast doubt on reality.  —  Summary  —  Late last month, left-wing firebrand Hasan Piker showed his Twitch viewers …