Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  —  The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island.  He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.

DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general's report.

Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville.  Now He's Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.  —  The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives marched alongside neo-Nazis at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a new Talking Points Memo investigation can reveal.

PAC Spending Reveals: Republicans Are Screwed in the Midterms  —  Polling has taken a beating this year, but you don't need to look at a single poll to get a sense of how the parties are feeling about this midterm election.  All you have to do is study where the leading outside campaign groups are spending money.

Kennedy Center leaders say Trump's name on facade may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’  —  Center's Trump-installed leaders also say it is on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday  —  Leaders of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts say it is reportedly on the brink …

A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera.  A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work  —  Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who've had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans.  Now she's fighting back.

Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump's top foes  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Congressional news January 6th  —  The Justice Department's push to pursue a sweeping conspiracy probe into former officials behind investigations targeting …

Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges  —  Agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department's escalating elections-related probes …

MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption  —  Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.  —  in the summer of 2025, the government of Brazil suddenly found itself in a deep crisis.

Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs  —  President Trump lashed out at calls for new AI guardrails and protections, arguing AI only needs a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)  PRESIDENT” and that AI critics should “BEWARE!” … PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"

Russia wanted to cow Ukraine allies with railway drone attack, says top EU diplomat  —  Prominent Western security officials were on a nearby train.  —  Russia's Sunday morning drone strike on a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border was intended to push Western countries to stop …

MAGA media back GOP nominee's racist social media post complaining about nonwhite college students in Texas  —  Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec defended Bo French's post, saying that “there's nothing wrong with wanting Texas to stay Texas” and “I don't see anything hateful about it”

HAYDEN PANETTIERE DIED FROM FENTANYL-LACED OXY, SOURCES Drug Dealer DEA Target  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hayden Panettiere took one fatal pill the day she died, and multiple law enforcement sources believe it was oxycodone laced with fentanyl.  —  Our sources — all connected to the case …

US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda  —  Critics say segment about airman's rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump's unpopular war  —  A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran …

Manchin endorses Collins in Maine Senate race  —  Former Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), praising her as the “soul of the Senate.”  —  Manchin gave his nod to Collins …

Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?  —  President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to cash out the digital “tokens” created by the family's cryptocurrency firm, intensifying concerns from ethics experts about potential conflicts of interest.

Bernie and Bannon unite for “pro-human” AI  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event on Tuesday to push for human-controlled AI. … The nonprofit advocacy group is behind “The Pro-Human AI Declaration,” …

Illegal deportations spike under Trump's ICE push  —  Jose Ojeda Duarte's wife sensed something had gone terribly wrong.  She had just searched his name in ICE's detainee locator and discovered he had disappeared.  —  Hours earlier, at 3 a.m., Ojeda told POLITICO, ICE officers had roused him abruptly.

Untroubled Watters: Fox host still hasn't told the truth about Reflecting Pool “vandals”  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool provides a useful case study in how the network's MAGA stars respond to the collapse of their narratives.

BREAKING: EPA Will Test Drinking Water for Abortion Pills & Contraception  —  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has caved to a years-long anti-abortion campaign, announcing that it will test the nation's water supply for abortion medication, contraception, and hormones used in gender-affirming care …

In Hegseth's Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil  —  Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.  —  For decades, secretaries of defense have largely sought to insulate …

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements  —  “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says  —  ADD US AS A GOOGLE PREFERRED SOURCE

Retired conservative judge warns U.S. is ‘sleepwalking’ toward another Jan. 6  —  Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig said Trump is laying the groundwork to challenge the results of November's midterms.  —  Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig is sounding the alarm ahead …

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’  —  The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” “blah,” “leave me alone,” and button mashing in Flock's ‘reason’ box.  —  Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department used …

E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants  —  Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.  —  The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit …

Texas Landowners Sue to Stop Trump From Building a Wall Through Big Bend  —  MARFA, Texas — Landowners, ranchers and business owners in the Big Bend region of Texas along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the region's landscape and heritage are suing to stop …

Don't Believe the Hype About James Talarico  —  The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.  —  When Vice President JD Vance told the midterm convention audience that he had absolutely no desire to see James Talarico's browser history, it got a good laugh.

A Military Official Says U.S. Has Put ‘Space Control Weapons’ in Orbit  —  The U.S. military has deployed weapons into orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday, publicly acknowledging a capability in space that the Pentagon had kept largely secret.  —  “Today, we continue to ensure …

Mitch McConnell expected to return to Senate this week  —  GOP lawmakers believe Sen. Mitch McConnell will return to the Capitol this week, ending a three-month health-related absence, according to four people granted anonymity to disclose private conversations.