F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11  —  The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau's director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.  —  Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, temporarily halted some cooperation with the agency's counterpart …

More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly  —  Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department's casualty database.  —  Summary

A Brief History of Sam Alito's Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud  —  His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.  —  Against Justice Samuel Alito's most fervent wishes, a federal district court order that prohibits …

Why Democrats are starting to feel bullish about a midterm wave  —  Democrats say the Iran war, high prices and President Donald Trump's sinking popularity give them a real chance of congressional majorities.  —  Summary  —  Democrats' wary optimism about the midterms gave way to growing confidence this week.

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say  —  The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.

A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportations  —  Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea.  The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump's deportation program.  —  Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration …

No modern president more hostile than Trump to free press, says New York Times publisher  —  New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger panned President Donald Trump's hostility toward the press in an editorial marking the publication's 175th anniversary on Friday, setting up yet another clash between …

Kansas 2026: Hamilton and Marshall in Tight Senate Race; Masterson Leads for Governor  —  Home Polls Kansas 2026: Hamilton and Marshall in Tight Senate Race; Masterson Leads for Governor  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media poll finds 45% of Kansas voters support Democrat Adam Hamilton …

Fear Strikes Out  —  But the hatred remains  —  On Wednesday Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, gave a speech affirming the EU's willingness to move toward making Canada an “associate member.”  Nobody quite knows what that would mean, and it might be mostly symbolic.

Seeking Black Votes in Texas Senate Bid, Talarico Wins Crucial Endorsement  —  The Congressional Black Caucus's political wing backed James Talarico, who defeated a Black opponent in the primary.  He faces Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, in November.

String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington's restraint  —  A strike on a train that imperiled former European leaders and CIA officers is among a spate of attacks that risked a dangerous escalation with the West, experts say.  —  Summary  —  An airstrike on a train line …

A Republican ‘Minivan-Driving Mom’ Swerves Away From the Trump Brand … Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa is locked in a tight race against Josh Turek, a Democratic state representative, that could be crucial for Senate control.  KC McGinnis for The New York Times

California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI 'before it's too late' … California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an executive order aimed at addressing the potential dangers related to artificial intelligence.  —  Newsom is part of a group of 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls …

The race raters are lowballing the Democrats  —  Based on my analysis of their historical ratings, Cook, Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball are probably underestimating Democrats' House win probability by about 30 percentage points  —  Soooo, wazzup with the race raters?

Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong  —  Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system.

Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known  —  The Trump administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and data center-related infrastructure projects to be built on federal public lands — far more than previously known.

Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax.  Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex.  —  The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.  —  President Trump made clear in the past week that he views fears …

Legal fight over Trump's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘still alive and kicking,’ judge says  —  ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - A federal judge signaled Friday that she intends to let a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” proceed even though officials have insisted that the program has been abandoned.

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 …

Top DOJ official warned prosecutors would be fired for not pursuing alleged voter fraud, according to sources  —  A top Justice Department official warned managers in a recent conference call that federal prosecutors could be fired if they decline to investigate and pursue cases of reported election fraud …

‘My Money:’ Trump's Claim That He Controls MAGA Super PAC Draws Watchdog Complaint  —  Federal law bars those holding federal office from directing spending decisions for a political organization with no contribution limits.  —  President Trump has called the $400 million super PAC run …

RFK Jr.-Linked Group Offered Access to US Officials for Payment  —  A nonprofit group with ties to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. solicited payment from companies in exchange for access to top agency officials at an upcoming event, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg News.

Democrats vow to pursue ‘Trump crime family’ after midterm elections  —  Lawmaker on oversight committee says he will probe Donald Trump's sons and Elon Musk if his party takes control of the House  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Democrats will be “aggressive” …

Fear and loathing in Trump's Miami backyard over immigration crackdown  —  Staring into the camera, Rep. Maria Salazar cut a new campaign ad that told President Trump what so many of her fellow Hispanic Republicans in Miami are saying: Immigration crackdown has gone too far.

A.I. Risk And The End Of The Neoliberal Style In Politics  —  You can't make pragmatic compromises with predatory counterparties.  —  Artificial intelligence is unpopular.  Artificial intelligence is scaring people—because it's scaring its own engineers; because its executives tell the world …

Abdul El-Sayed on affordability, Hasan Piker backlash, and working with Black voters in Michigan  —  Abdul El-Sayed on Canada, Kamala Harris, and talking to Fox News viewers  —  ‘The Voter Files’: Maine voters on Sen. Susan Collins after reversal of Roe v. Wade

Build columns, not Trump's arch, D.C. official tells administration  —  The administration has defended the president's plan by citing a 1924 plan to build columns at the site.  —  Summary  —  View with 1920s columns  —  View with  —  proposed arch  —  President Donald Trump …

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.

Pentagon releases more UFO files, including documents on secretive military program  —  Washington — The Pentagon on Friday released its sixth batch of files on unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including dozens of documents detailing a military program that commissioned studies …

Former Institute of Peace board members ask court to stop addition of Trump name to headquarters  —  Former board members for the U.S. Institute of Peace asked a federal court on Thursday to block the Trump administration from etching President Trump's name into the facade of the institute's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Spanberger slaps new guardrails on data centers  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday unveiled what she called the “highest standards in America” for data centers, including what she said is the country's first crackdown on on-site power plants using natural gas.