Exclusive: Fetterman to praise Trump in bombshell GOP convention video  —  DALLAS — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is preparing to make a bombshell appearance Wednesday night at the GOP convention, in a video praising President Trump and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick for helping America's steel industry, Axios has learned.

Missouri court opens contempt probe into Republican official over redistricting fight  —  The Missouri Supreme Court has asked Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to respond to claims that he is defying a ruling that bars the state from using a new, GOP-friendly congressional map.

Military Aide Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide on New Air Force One  —  The mishap occurred while the Qatari-donated jet was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.  It delayed President Trump's departure to a Republican convention in Dallas.  —  A military aide accidentally deployed …

Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps  —  The Trump administration is proposing major changes to how the U.S. government produces census results for the next national head count in 2030.  —  While the plan faces likely legal challenges …

Trump's Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of Term  —  The president still says he expects the war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections this fall  —  WASHINGTON—Top White House advisers have raised privately with President Trump the prospect …

The AP Will Keep Using ‘Lake Ontario’ Despite Trump's Renaming Effort  —  The Associated Press said it will not refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America” unless it's deemed “relevant,” despite President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the body of water.

Bessent's political turn in GOP speech tests his bond-market credibility … Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's push to calm the bond market is colliding with a more political role, as his planned Republican convention speech raises questions about the credibility he needs to manage U.S. debt markets.

Trump Promises $5,000 Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms  —  President Donald Trump floated a dividend for American voters if his party wins the upcoming November midterm elections, promising a $5,000 payment to each US citizen adult if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate.

“We're the Outliers Here”: UK-Led Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Isolate the US  —  On September 8, the British government banned the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.  —  Eleven other nations—Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway …

60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump's Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality  —  With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.  —  Just before noon on a holiday weekend, while many Americans were at the beach …

Jim Jordan says he will relinquish Judiciary gavel, pass on a return to Oversight  —  DALLAS — Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday he plans to end his eight-year run leading Republicans on two of the House's most prominent committees after this Congress, raising fresh questions about what comes next for the veteran Ohio lawmaker.

Trump's DOJ is investigating Utah's election chief for refusing to hand over voter data, it says in letter  —  The Justice Department is investigating Utah's top election official for refusing to hand over the state's entire, unredacted voter database, it informed her in a letter dated Friday and obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.

House GOP super PAC puts Democratic challengers in starring roles … The Congressional Leadership Fund — a super PAC affiliated with Johnson (R-La.) — is keeping the focus squarely on the Democrats running for Congress.  — The two strategies aren't necessarily at odds.

Exclusive: Trump plans to send $500 Obamacare rebates before election  —  The Trump administration plans to send $500 rebate checks to as many as 1 million people who it says were overcharged for their coverage under Obamacare, Axios has learned. … - The payments also underscore a tenet …

Trump's Convention Offers an Unusual Fund-Raising Opportunity for Republicans  —  Republicans are hoping to use the Dallas extravaganza as a fund-raising opportunity, with some local parties charging as much as $20,000 to be an “honorary delegate.”  —  President Trump's unusual midterm convention …

Ken Paxton Isn't Ready For Prime Time.  Republicans Know It  —  The candidate who should have been the star of the midterm convention was given five minutes to speak during rush hour  —  “If we lose Texas,” Ken Paxton warns, “we lose America.”  —  The warning from the Texas attorney general …

Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears  —  Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control  —  An Anthropic researcher is quitting the artificial-intelligence industry …

U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year's Primary Elections, Audit Finds  —  Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year's primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency's Office of Inspector General.

Brothers Seeking Pardons for Sex Trafficking Hire a Former Trump Lawyer  —  Documents appear to show payments were made to the lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz to pursue “executive clemency and judicial reversal” for Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.  —  Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander …