White House pulls stalled ICE director nominee  —  The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a Republican blocked his confirmation hearing.  —  Schroyer's nomination stalled …

Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’  —  The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Federal court weighs whether it's too late to revive Missouri's gerrymandered map  —  The last legal battle over Missouri's 2025 redistricting plan played out Thursday, with a panel of federal appeals court judges hearing from Republicans that they should reinstate the map designed to help …

Trump tells Axios he's approaching major crossroads in Iran war  —  President Trump told Axios Thursday that he's approaching a critical juncture in the Iran war over whether to restart massive attacks in an effort to bring the conflict to a close.  — “I have a big decision coming up.

Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs  —  Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers' electricity price impacts.

US, in controversial deal, agrees to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia  —  The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from lawmakers and defense officials that it could give China access to highly sensitive technology.

Trump photo appears to reference Kennedy Center demolition, judge orders advance notice of any move to knock it down … A new photo shows President Donald Trump eyeing a poster that appears to reference the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts being demolished …

Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI  —  Democratic consultants are privately encouraging their battleground candidates to avoid talking about artificial intelligence regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups will unleash a tidal wave of spending against them ahead of November.

Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building  —  As part of a lawsuit, the workers have asked a federal court to stop any plans to engrave the building with President Trump's name.  —  Former staff members of the U.S. Institute of Peace asked a federal court …

Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war  —  Nearly seven months into the war with Iran, a new Fox News national survey finds views souring as voters feel the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the war, a growing number think the conflict …

Blanche's Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate  —  The attorney general's campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly participated …

How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month  —  In September 2024, an entrepreneur named Justin Brown uploaded a YouTube video in which he argued that writers should be “scared right now” about the rise of AI.

Some Gas Stations ‘Out of Diesel’ as Prices Surge  —  Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.  —  Photos appearing to show gas stations running out of diesel have spread across social media as U.S. fuel prices climb to record highs …

Many of the “Michigan Jewish Dems” Backing Mike Rogers Are Actually Already Republican Supporters, Analysis Finds  —  Over 400 alleged Michigan Jewish Democratic and independent voters signed a pledge in late August to vote for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers …

Wanna Influence Sean Duffy?  Try His Son-in-Law's Campaign.  —  Transportation interests have poured money into Michael Alfonso's congressional bid while seeking decisions from Duffy's department.  —  DAVID PARKER, THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO of the trucking company Covenant Logistics, has been a reliable Republican donor for decades.

Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote  —  The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch

Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  American hunters, anglers, and landowners are the greatest conservationists the world has ever known.

How Warsh Raised Rates Without Drawing Trump's Ire  —  No name-calling, no insults.  New Fed chairman's close relationship with president gave him room to move without triggering White House backlash  —  President Trump spent months attacking the Federal Reserve for keeping interest rates too high.

‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI  —  There appeared to be a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and little progress on Capitol Hill this week.  But members remain hopeful that Congress can act.  —  WASHINGTON — Geoffrey Hinton …

We Asked 28 GOP Officials If They'd Denounce the GOP Nominee Who Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville  —  Marshall Rawson, poised to join the Florida legislature, has condoned slavery and called for the execution of LGBTQ+ people.  Does the Republican Party even care?

Pentagon issues new guidance for testosterone testing after rescinding previous one  —  The Pentagon issued new guidance late Thursday instructing mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for male active-duty and reserve service members over the age of 30 after temporarily rescinding previous guidance earlier this month.

Roy Cooper's lead grows to 15 points in NC Senate race  —  RALEIGH — With just a month and a half left until Election Day, Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has grown his lead in the US Senate race to 15.1 points over former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.

Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy  —  Some days it's hard to know what's worse for America: the wars Donald Trump is losing — most notably in Iran, as U.S. motorists pay painful reparations at the gas pump — or the ones he's winning, like his onslaught against a free press.

Senate Democrats press Hegseth for Iran war price tag  —  Forty-six members of the Senate Democratic caucus are demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a detailed accounting of the Iran war's costs, arguing that the Pentagon has failed to explain how it has spent, and plans to spend, tens of billions of taxpayer dollars.

Neighbors Are Upset Over Federal Agents' Presence at a D.C. School  —  Dozens of federal agents accompanied by National Guard troops fanned out around an elementary school in Northwest D.C. on Thursday, prompting questions and concerns from some residents while also serving as a vivid reminder …

Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting  —  Trump's efforts to largely eradicate mail voting have turned the Postal Service into an unlikely arbiter of who is eligible to vote, just months before this year's critical midterm elections.

Montana Ban Would Strike at Political Spending, and the Supreme Court  —  A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot.  Opponents say it violates a high court ruling.  —  Voter disgust over an avalanche of political spending by corporations …

China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape  —  The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world's biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries' supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.  —  One of the most important lessons from the war with Iran is one that few saw coming.

Josh Shapiro Calls for Federal Government to Place ‘Strict Guardrails’ on AI  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro criticized Congress' inaction on artificial intelligence regulation after industry leaders offered grim warnings of an AI revolt.  —  The governor, a potential 2028 Democratic …

Trump ‘I did that’ stickers pop up on gas pumps, four years after Biden got the same treatment  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is on the receiving end of some sticker shock.  —  Detractors of the president have slapped decals faulting Trump for high gasoline prices on pumps across the country as the war with Iran grinds on.

The FAA's $875 Million Plan to Use AI to Ease Air-Traffic Woes  —  New software aimed at reducing flight delays, cancellations will first roll out in Washington, D.C., area  —  Federal aviation officials are preparing to launch an AI-powered air-traffic tool in one of the nation's busiest corridors as soon as Monday.

Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe  —  The potentially drastic drawdown of 25,000 or more U.S. troops comes amid warnings from NATO allies about a growing threat posed by Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is weighing a drastic plan to pull planes, ships …