House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment Over Hegseth Impeachment  —  The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment.  —  House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early …

Dow falls 700 points as losses accelerate after the Fed hikes rates, Warsh highlights inflation risk: Live updates  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years and central bank Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighted persistent inflation.

House Republican Meeting Turns Into Shouting Match  —  A late-night meeting in House Speaker Mike Johnson's office went off the rails Tuesday, with multiple sources describing the session as one of the most contentious this year.  —  “Everyone was fired up,” one source said.

The Midwestern Führerbunker Driving the Right Off the Cliff  —  Editor's Note: I've worked on this for weeks.  Yes, it is long.  I beg you to read it all.  I've kept it as easy to understand as I can.  Please read it.  You guys always ask me to “name names.”  Challenge accepted.

Bill Cassidy Says He's Fed Up With Trump Nominees' ‘Wiggle Room’ on Vaccines  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy lambasted the Trump administration for stoking vaccine doubts among Americans, after reports Tuesday that two unvaccinated Pennsylvanians had died of measles.  —  “It is irresponsible …

Trump threatens to stop Kennedy Center renovation if his name isn't added back to building  —  President Trump threatened to stop the planned renovation of the Kennedy Center if a judge's ruling barring his name from being added to the building again isn't overturned.

Top Democrat puts hold on Trump's $2.8B weapons sale to Israel  —  The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the rare step Wednesday of publicly announcing a hold on the Trump administration's $2.8 billion plan to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel.

EU Chief Proposes Making Canada First Associate Member of the Bloc  —  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pushed for much deeper partnerships with Europeans  —  Amanda Coletta Joe Parkinson in Lisbon  —  The European Union's top official said she would work to make Canada the bloc's …

Bari's ‘60’ Bust … In the days leading up to the “60 Minutes” season premiere, CBS News projected plenty of confidence.  After facing a storm of backlash over the summer for blowing up the acclaimed newsmagazine with a series of high-profile—and still unexplained—firings, the Bari Weiss-led network went on the offensive.

The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad  —  Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike.  But the real issue isn't the ad - it's that she's a registered Republican.  —  Sydney Sweeney is hot.  —  The 29-year-old actress knows it.

Trump's arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials say  —  While acknowledging the project's “adverse effects” on dozens of sites, the administration is asking local preservationists to sign on to an agreement by Monday.  —  Summary  —  Federal officials acknowledge …

White House doesn't want voters to see the real Trump  —  Natalie Harp's enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter  —  If there's ever been anything Donald Trump loves more than gold, it's a camera.  The former reality TV host has willingly debased himself …

District Court, District of Columbia  —  Add Note Search this PDF Download PDF  —  Emergency MOTION for Hearing Regarding Shutdown by JOYCE BEATTY.  (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Zelinsky, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/16/2026)  — PDF  —  Case 1:25-cv-04480-CRC Document 84 Filed 09/16/26 Page 1 of 4

Helicopter providing coverage for NBCLA, Telemundo 52 crashes in Los Angeles  —  Several news helicopters were in the San Fernando Valley community covering a deadly bus crash at a nearby intersection.  —  Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized Tuesday night …

Kansas's former GOP governor backs Democrat over Marshall for Senate  —  Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves (R) on Tuesday endorsed Adam Hamilton, a Democrat challenging Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall (R).  —  Saying the country is “facing increasing partisan gridlock and division,” Graves said it is …

The Trump Administration Is Imprisoning Somali Immigrants in Gitmo  —  “The worst place ever I've been in my life.”  —  That's how Sakariye Abdi Mohamed described the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, where he and a handful of other Somali immigrants are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How the Times Lost a Defamation Trial  —  An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom's first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.  —  It is rarely a good sign when the New York Times standards editor fires off an email to you at the end of the day.

Fencing erected in front of Kennedy Center after Trump-appointed board announces indefinite closure  —  Fencing was erected around the perimeter of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Wednesday, one day after President Donald Trump and his handpicked board announced its indefinite closure.

George W. Bush's new book of paintings of political prisoners will be out in March  —  NEW YORK — Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in March that features portraits of political prisoners and dissidents.  —  The Penguin Random House imprint Crown announced Wednesday …

Senate Republicans manage to advance farm bill with McConnell's return  —  The measure still faces significant challenges as Democrats demand changes to SNAP provisions.  —  Senate Republicans managed to advance a farm bill with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) returning to break the deadlock …

The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers  —  Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine's front lines.  —  The inside of an armored sarcophagus smells of gunpowder, gasoline, and gangrene.  Remotely operated, unmanned ground vehicles …

Inside JD Vance's Little-Known Years at Yale Law  —  Is JD Vance a craven political opportunist?  A true believer in a post-Trump, MAGA agenda?  Or is the presumptive 2028 GOP frontrunner waiting for the chance to be his own man?  And what does his wife, Usha, think about all of it?

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT  —  The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 - 0 vote:  —  The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4 to 4 percent …

House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress  —  The House voted Wednesday by unanimous consent to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with two congressional subpoenas sought by the Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.

New Dan Osborn recording features blunt comments about some Nebraska Trump supporters  —  U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn participate in debate at Nebraska State Fair  —  Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn, after weeks of leaked recordings, now faces what his critics call a potential …

Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts  —  A Government Accountability Office report found that use of such leave jumped 435% between 2023 and 2025.  —  The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave …

Afghan terrorist gets 20 years for role in deadly 2021 attack at Kabul airport  —  Thirteen American troops and about 170 Afghans were killed in a suicide bombing at the airport's Abbey Gate as the U.S. left Afghanistan.  —  Summary  —  The Marine's father had already told the courtroom full …

Georgia's Ruling Party Moves to Ban All Parliamentary Opposition  —  Georgia's ruling party expanded a legal push to outlaw the parliamentary opposition, moving to initiate a ban of the final major group remaining in the legislature.  —  Georgian Dream already asked the Constitutional Court …

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Runs Anti-Congressional Stock Trade Mailers As He Trades Stocks  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr. wants his constituents to know: He doesn't approve of lawmakers trading individual stocks.  —  In taxpayer-funded mailers sent this month to residents of New Jersey's 7th Congressional District …