Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo  —  Jon Husted's campaign, after being contacted by The Post, said it would part ways with the political director.  —  Summary  —  A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers …

Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure  —  The contractor said the pool's new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.  —  The contractor that renovated …

Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline  —  Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.  —  The world's most valuable energy corridors are pinching shut.

Republicans Jump at the Chance to Advertise on Trump's $5,000 Checks  —  The president proposed a vague plan to distribute payments if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in November.  — Copy  —  Republican incumbents and candidates are already fundraising around President …

Lutnick says Trump's $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn't rely on taxpayer funds  —  A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them.  Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. … President Donald Trump's promised $5,000 “dividend” …

C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to White House Before Sept. 11  —  The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.  —  Tucked at the end of a Sept. 10, 1998, intelligence report sent …

Political unity permeates 25th anniversary of 9/11  —  NEW YORK — At Friday's 25th anniversary commemoration of Sept. 11, there were no arguments.  There were no boycotts.  And no first responders turned their backs in protest.  —  The energy at ground zero was quite the opposite.

The Numbers Don't Lie: Trump's Convention Speech Was a Total Flop … Republicans spent more than $40 million to produce their unprecedented midterm convention—but even that enormous investment couldn't convince the American public to tune in.  —  Donald Trump spoke at the Dallas event …

Record diesel prices squeeze food, transport  —  The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. … - That's up 60% from a year earlier.

USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County's Ballot Over Spacing Issue  —  A Florida county's mail-in ballot envelope design was almost rejected by the U.S. Postal Service for less than two-hundredths of an inch.  —  Leon County, Florida's mail ballot envelope design placed the words …

A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms  —  The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.  —  A Russian disinformation campaign is targeting the midterms …

Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court  —  Nazira Haji Zada conceded being an “alien terrorist” in a case heard by a secretive court established three decades ago but which held its first hearing this year.  —  Summary  —  A woman with lawful-permanent …

Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree  —  Police have arrested Jacques Ratliff and ruled the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, as a homocide  —  Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune …

Condoleezza Rice apologizes to families for failing to prevent 9/11  —  Condoleezza Rice admitted she carries “deep personal remorse” for not doing enough to prevent 9/11, offering her apologies on Friday during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon.  —  “Those of us in authority …

Trump, Hegseth push Iran war at Pentagon 9/11 memorial  —  President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday used remarks commemorating the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to draw a parallel between the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and the ongoing U.S. war with Iran.

Attorney General Blanche said Trump's ‘weaponization fund’ was dead.  Now DOJ is appealing  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it's appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump's attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies.

Sen. Jim Justice Failed to Properly Disclose His Massive Wealth  —  Sen. Jim Justice failed to properly submit an annual report detailing his billion-dollar personal fortune, blowing past a legal deadline despite requesting and receiving two extensions, The Washington Sun found.

Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warships  —  Anthropic says it disrupted the plot, which was included in its report on adversaries using AI to develop weapons and track dissidents  —  Iran used American-developed artificial-intelligence models to try …

25 years after 9/11, the GOP has never been more anti-Muslim  —  The GOP wants America to fear Muslims. … Hi readers — today marks 25 years since 9/11.  In New York City, Washington, and Pennsylvania, survivors, families, and politicians are gathering to grieve and commemorate the attacks.

U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops  —  Finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships  —  Before Iran carried out its attack that killed three U.S. troops in July …

Markwayne Mullin calls for Americans to reject politicization of DHS on 9/11 anniversary  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin used his address on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to call attention to the importance of the Department of Homeland Security in protecting the nation from terrorists.

Trump's Real Problem Is Real Wages  —  The best response is to let Kevin Warsh and the Federal Reserve get inflation down.  —  The August inflation report came in stubbornly high on Friday, which means there's no reprieve for the White House this election year, or for the Federal Reserve when it meets on monetary policy next week.