Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan  —  The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to force states to take part in a new system to control the delivery of mail-in ballots in the looming midterm elections.  —  In a ruling Monday, the justices left in place …

Karl Rove said he'll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French  —  Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!

Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  —  On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests.  It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish …

Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud  —  Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.  —  Investigators may have broken state laws under …

Trump nominates Wesley Hunt as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia  —  President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Monday, part of a spate of nominations sent to the Senate less than two months before the midterms decides the fate of the GOP's control of the chamber.

Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence  —  The Kentucky Republican was hospitalized in June after a fall.  “Time to get back to work to finish the job for this Congress,” he said to reporters Monday.  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned to the Senate on Monday after a more than three-month absence.

Johnson teases White House meeting with AI executives ‘soon’  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said a meeting at the White House with executives for major artificial intelligence companies could happen as early as the end of this week or early next week, with pressure growing on Congress to set guardrails around the expanding technology.

Gavin Newsom tells CNN's Jake Tapper he won't run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028  —  While fly fishing in Montana, CNN's Jake Tapper asks Governor Gavin Newsom what it would take for him to run for president in 2028.  This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians …

Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now Updated with Analysis]  —  By RICK HASEN  —  You can find the ruling at this link.  —  The Supreme Court, with the noted dissents of Justices Alito and Thomas …

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.

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

Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote … Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren will rip the cryptocurrency market structure bill known as the Clarity Act in a Monday night speech, as the Senate prepares for an all-important preliminary vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon.

JD Vance uses Missouri visit to announce new crackdown on COVID loan fraud  —  KANSAS CITY — The federal government is going after thousands of people suspected of stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers through their participation in a COVID-19 pandemic program meant to protect small businesses …

ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines  —  Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.

Russia sanctions bill clears procedural House hurdle  —  Sweeping Russia sanctions legislation championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham cleared a procedural hurdle in the House on Monday, likely teeing up a full House vote later in the week.  The House Rules Committee voted to advance the measure …

Activist Blogging Platform Shuts Down After Terrorism Designation  —  Washington D.C. — On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Departments of State and the Treasury designated a volunteer tech collective behind a popular activist blogging platform a terrorist organization.

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 …

Andy Kim says Congress shouldn't trust AI companies to slow their own development  —  The AI industry's promise to slow itself down is “not nearly enough,” Sen. Andy Kim said Monday, calling for a binding federal framework and dismissing President Donald Trump's argument that new rules would hand the race to China.

College sports bill opposition brews despite Cruz, Cantwell optimism  —  Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and ranking member Maria Cantwell on Monday said their chamber was “on the cusp” of passing legislation to broadly regulate college athletics, but the measure's success is still unclear.

Sen. Kennedy readies AI ‘kill switch’ bill  —  Sen. John Kennedy plans to introduce a bill that would require companies to build a “kill switch” into their artificial intelligence models, he told reporters.  It comes as pressure mounts on Congress to regulate the risky technology and tech leaders call for an industry slowdown.